Chief Common Premises & Eco Sustainability

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• Lead the Eco Sustainability Unit, identify organizational goals and targets and ensure adequate support is provided to achieve results, through developing and implementing action plan based on quality data collection to reduce the environmental footprint and resource consumption.
• Provide inputs to the preparation of the UNICEF strategic plan on climate change, including, data analysis, briefings, or short notes to the Senior Management as needed.
• Lead the engagement and nurturing of the relationship with Programme Group and Supply Division to encourage climate considerations in policies to meet the UNICEF objectives on greenhouse gas reduction and reduction in water consumption.
• Define action plan to support the implementation of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP) to achieve planned results in the Operations pillar.
• Lead UNICEF’s engagement to advance eco-sustainability agenda in inter-agencies meetings and working groups.
• Ensure the Greening and Accessibility Fund is well managed to achieve the global assigned objectives.
• Oversee implementation of sustainable strategies including Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) certification and renewable energy solutions, in new, renovated, and existing UNICEF offices.

• Manage, guide, and coordinates the administrative support to offices in the area of premises management including construction, fleet management, eco- sustainability, accessibility, insurance, non-expendable property, and compensation claims.
• Provides analysis, interpretation, and guidance on administrative policy matters, propose amendments of administrative instructions to improve efficiency, simplification, or to meet audit recommendations.
• Undertake missions to Field/Regional offices to review and assess performance of projects, provide guidance on specific substantive projects implementation issues (common premises, fleet leasing, environmental sustainability), and represents the Chief Administrative Management Services Section at various relevant workshops and meetings as required.
• Provide technical support in Common Back Office (CBO) initiative such as review of MoUs ensuring compliance with TTCP guidelines.

• Lead the oversight and assessment of proposals from field and regional offices for establishment, changing and closing offices and make recommendations in compliance with relevant policy and procedures, taking into consideration, safety and the wellbeing of staff, including accessibility, inclusiveness, and environmental sustainability requirements.
• Provide leadership in support to the UN Common Premises agenda, accessibility, and inclusiveness of office, ensuring that adequate resources and support are provided to achieve UNICEF objectives/goals, and overall conducive working environment.
• Oversee the management of assets, including Property Survey Board procedures, as well as valuation of donated assets, and coordinate with Financial Reporting & Grant Management Section for appropriate recording in vision.
• Lead the process to identify offices in need of accessibility and coordinate actions plans and necessary projects across UNICEF offices to improve accessibility and meet UNICEF Strategic Plan established target.
• Actively involved in UN inter-agency collaboration to achieve UN reform targets on efficiency agenda.
• Lead the global planning and oversight of the implementation of construction/renovation projects with the objective of improving Common Premises performance, safety and staff wellbeing.

• Manage the Fleet Unit, develop strategy for effective and efficient fleet management and road safety.
• Oversee the implementation of the vehicles leasing programme and ensure adequate information on insurance is shared and well understood to mitigate risks in the overall management of assets.
• Provide clearance for the vehicles acquisition for UNICEF operations, coordinate training of drivers and fleet managers in their respective roles, analyze and produce reports in the fleet management to support leadership decisions.

• Lead the overall development of initiatives, including new approaches and technology to promote eco efficiencies, accessibility, fleet management and common premises

• An advanced university degree (Master’s and above) in one of the following areas is required: Business Administration, Management, Financial Management, Accounting, Public Finance and/or related operations function (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internal Control, Project Management, etc.).
• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in Administration, Business Management, Financial Management, Accounting, Public Finance, and related operations function (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Business, Project Management, and others), is required.
• Similar UN/UNICEF experience in the same field of expertise including ECO sustainability is required. 
• International and national work experience, with background and familiarity working in Emergency situations is required.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization would be considered an asset. 
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required.  Knowledge of an additional UN language ((Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is considered an asset.

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