Chief of Service, Social Affairs

The Chief of Service, Social Affairs leads the Partnerships, Engagement for Social Development Branch within the Division for Social Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The role involves formulating and implementing the branch's substantive work programme, managing activities, coordinating with UN entities and stakeholders, and providing policy advice on social development and strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and implements the substantive work programme of the Branch under his/her supervision.
• Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Branch, ensures timely execution and coordinates work within the Division, Department, and UN system.
• Leads, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Branch and provides policy advice to the Director on social policy and development partnerships.
• Coordinates work carried out by different units and strengthens partnerships with UN agencies and other stakeholders.
• Coordinates the Division’s input to preparations for senior officials meetings including CEB, EC-ESA, and UNSDG.
• Provides programmatic reviews and supervises preparation of outreach events and communications materials.
• Coordinates preparation of parallel programmes and stakeholder engagement activities at intergovernmental meetings.
• Supports preparation of programme and resource mobilization proposals.
• Ensures high-quality standards of outputs produced by the Branch.
• Assists the Director in work programme planning, priority setting, and resource allocation.
• Undertakes or oversees administrative tasks including budget preparation, performance evaluations, recruitment, and staff management.
• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff, fostering teamwork and communication.
• Leads and supervises organization of meetings and seminars on substantive issues.
• Participates in international, regional or national meetings providing programmatic expertise and represents the Division.
• Performs other tasks and duties as necessary.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in international relations, social sciences, economics, sustainable development, law, public administration or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A minimum of combined fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in policy-oriented work in social development and/or sustainable development, ten years of which must be at the international level, either in the public or private sector, is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex networks or partnerships at national, regional, or international levels is required.
• Experience in donor relations, resource mobilization and trust fund management experience is required.
• Experience in developing communication materials (e.g., communication campaigns, speeches, press releases, articles, audio-visual materials or similar) in the development field is required.
• Experience in developing and organizing visibility events at the margins of intergovernmental meetings is desirable.
• Experience in leadership and management in multicultural settings, including coordination of interdisciplinary teams, is desirable.
• Experience in intergovernmental support and inter-agency engagement is desirable.
• English language proficiency at UN Level III in reading, writing, listening and speaking is required.

Skills

• Policy Development
• Social Development
• Sustainable Development
• International Relations
• Donor Relations
• Resource Mobilization
• Trust Fund Management
• Communication Campaigns
• Speech Writing
• Press Release Creation
• Audio-Video Production
• Event Organization
• Network Management
• Partnership Management
• Intergovernmental Engagement
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Leadership in Multicultural Settings
• Team Coordination

Languages

English