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About the Role
The Special Assistant to the Director will provide timely and analytical information and coherent support to the Director of the New York Global Office. This role requires a proven ability to work under pressure and with discretion in a sensitive environment, along with excellent organization, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Manage the Director's calendar and inter-office coordination, including managing coverage of engagements, taskers, and correspondence.
- Ensure accurate input and background on issues related to the UN System and Multilateral engagement, providing timely advice to the Director.
- Oversee coordination and consolidation of inputs from Partnerships Officers for official documents, including briefings, remarks, and position papers.
- Act as a focal point to support all Executive-level missions to the UN Headquarters, including staffing support and notetaking.
- Ensure coordination for visits, meetings, and briefs with other Special Assistants.
- Act as a focal point for engagement with Member State and UN System front offices, scheduling meetings and other engagements for senior leadership.
- Engage with UN System and Multilateral counterparts to ensure appropriate representation and participation of the World Food Programme.
- Manage administrative elements of the Director’s office, including agenda meetings, events, travel, accommodation, and security clearance.
- Coordinate internal meetings and reports, including the Annual Performance Plan and Risk Register, ensuring internal information management.
- Perform other official duties and special assignments as requested by the Director.
Requirements
- Proven ability to work and act under pressure and with discretion in a sensitive and challenging environment.
- Excellent organization, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Benefits
- Highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
- Investment in personal & professional development through training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and internal mobility opportunities.
- Attractive compensation package.
About the Company
- The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity.
- WFP celebrates and embraces diversity.
- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Equal Opportunity
- WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
- All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications.
- WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority.