Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space
Vor 3 Tagen
The position is located at the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna, Austria. UNOOSA manages and implements the Programme on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which focusses on strengthening international cooperation in the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space and advancing the use of space science and technology for achieving sustainable development. The Director reports to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and will work under the overall supervision of the Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary-General.
**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the Director will be responsible for directing all activities of the Office for Outer Space Affairs, ensuring that such activities are carried out in accordance with the mandates of the General Assembly, the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), and the established policies of the United Nations. The Director will be responsible for the following duties:
- Advise and provide substantive assistance to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on matters relating to the peaceful uses of outer space, including representing him/her at conferences and meetings dealing with space activities.
- Formulate the Office’s overall strategies and policies, determine priorities and allocate resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
- Co-ordinate and oversee reports on budgetary and programme performance matters, and their review and approval by the Programme’s intergovernmental bodies, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budget Questions, Committee for Programme Coordination, the General Assembly and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
- Manage the Office for Outer Space Affairs and direct the planning, coordination and implementation of its work, including that required for the intergovernmental bodies for which the Office serves as the Secretariat or Executive Secretariat and for the discharge of the Secretary-General’s responsibilities under the United Nations treaties and principles on outer space and related resolutions.
- Supervise the implementation of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications, the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) and other responsibilities, including the UN-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education.
- Oversee the preparations for COPUOS, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and Legal Subcommittee and provide strategic guidance to the Secretaries of those bodies as well as their Working Groups on space policy, scientific, technical and legal questions; participate to and represent the Office at the meetings of those bodies.
- Supervise the planning, coordination and preparation of the reports to, and draft resolutions of, the Special Political and Decolonization Committee during the General Assembly’s consideration of space matters;
- Provide guidance for the arrangements and coordination of space activities within the United Nations system undertaken by the Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities (UN-Space).
- Oversee the recruitment of staff for the Office taking due account of geographical and gender balance and other institutional values.
- Manage, guide, develop and train staff under his/her supervision, foster teamwork and communication among staff in the Office and across organizational boundaries.
- Manage the resources of the Office and the Trust Fund in support of the United Nations Programme on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space; lead fund-raising initiatives and providing strategic guidance for the development and implementation of projects and activities to be funded through voluntary and in-kind contributions.
- Direct the provision strategic guidance for the Office’s external relations and public information activities, including coordination of its communications, public affairs, partnerships and advocacy matters.
Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Under-Secretary-General for Policy if and when requested.
Competencies
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
- Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and r
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