Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant – Senior Associate will provide dedicated support to the two DEDs. managing their meeting calendars, correspondences and facilitating other activities as requested. The incumbent will play a pivotal role in ensuring effective and timely support to the Deputy Executive Directors and will have to have an agile mindset and be able to apply good judgment to manage competing priorities with a minimum level of supervision. The incumbent will engage directly with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and will have to display strong UN values throughout all areas of work. The incumbent also needs to have strong communication skills.
The Executive Assistant – Senior Associate also supports the Executive Office by performing a variety of administrative processes and contributing to other priorities of the team to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the Executive Office.
The Executive Assistant – Senior Associate, like other members of the Executive Office Support Team, reports to the Management Advisor. Performance management objectives and assessments will be done in consultation with input from the two Deputy Executive Directors.
Functional Responsibilities:

Organize meeting logistics, including but not limited to the preparation of meeting minutes/summaries of actions to be taken.
Communication and knowledge management: