Director of Administration

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Director of Administration is responsible for the effective, efficient and systematic management and delivery of all administrative support services required by ESCAP and client entities, enabling efficient and cost-effective mandate delivery and ensuring adherence to established UN regulations, rules, policies and procedures in all operational areas.

Under the direct supervision of the Executive Secretary, the incumbent is required to perform the following functions:

• Provides strategic advice to the Executive Secretary on the integrated management of ESCAP’s financial, human, and physical resources, in alignment with current UN Secretariat reform initiatives, including efforts to modernize planning, budgeting, and talent management. Supports senior leadership in driving data-informed administrative decision-making and in implementing streamlined, future-fit service delivery models. Leads the deve...

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