Principal Administrative Officer at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) – July 2025

Responsibilities

• Provision of Strategic Advisory Support: Assists the Director-General in the overall direction and management of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), and in coordinating functions within the Office of the Director-General.
•  Management of the Office of the Director-General: Manages the operations of the Office of the Director-General by supervising outputs and organizing workflow and communications.
• Reviews, prepares, and clears correspondence, official statements, and reports.
• Manages the team of Special Assistant and other office staff as determined by the Director-General.
• Liaison with Member States and Stakeholders: Maintains liaison with heads of missions and other high-ranking representatives of Member States, organizations, donors, and partners in the region on protocol and procedural matters.
• Performs protocol and liaison functions with the host country authorities.
• Represents the Director-General, as required, at UN meetings, during high-level official visits, and at conferences held in Nairobi.
• Internal UN coordination: Assists the Director-General in coordinating among UNON’s divisions and ensuring that decisions from the Senior Management Team meetings are implemented and followed up.
• Supports the Director-General in coordinating with other UN entities based in Nairobi, including close cooperation with UN Secretariat entities—particularly Senior Leadership at UNEP and UN-Habitat—as well as at the inter-agency level with the Senior Management of the Agencies, Funds, and Programmes present in the country.
• Represents and assists the Director-General, as required, in coordinating with UN Secretariat headquarters departments and offices across the UN Secretariat.
• Coordinates monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and oversight functions for the United Nations Office at Nairobi.
• Leads team members efforts to collect and analyze data and provide insight to identify trends or patterns for data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. Ensure that all stakeholders can discover, access, integrate and utilize the data they need as appropriate.
• Other duties: Undertakes other assignments as requested by the Director-General.

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Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in public administration, management, social sciences, international relations or a related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in public administration and management in a large international organization such as the UN at the international level is required. A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in advising senior leadership on complex cooperation and coordination of inter-agency issues is required.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in negotiations with senior-level officials at the intergovernmental level is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience supervising complex and multifunctional teams is required. A proven track record of at least five (5) years in the coordination of service delivery at the inter-agency level is required.
• A proven track record of at least ten (10) years in supporting senior staff in the implementation of complex plans of work/compacts is desirable. Experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.