Technical Competencies:
Relationship Management: Ability to interact with senior UN
staff, government officials and business people and civil society
representatives.
Communications: Excellent
written, synthesis and research skills, including drafting ability and
extensive knowledge of word processing and application of software package as
databases and Power Point Presentations. Familiarity and appreciation of social
media and a clear communicator. Communication and drafting ability. Ability to develop contacts and foster
collaboration with direct counterparts.
Planning and Organizing: Develops
clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. Identifies priority
activities and assignments. Adjusts
priorities as required. Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for
completing work. Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning;
monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. Uses time efficiently and
is able to work to deadlines and maintain effectiveness under pressure. Excellent
organizational and task management skills, with appropriate attention to
details and ability to prioritize work among multiple competing demands, and
under tight deadlines. Ability to manage
multiple workflows at the same time. Proactive approach to managing workflow,
with keen ability to multi-task and to respond quickly and flexibly to a wide
range of issues, some of which come up in ad hoc and unexpected ways. Ability
to thrive in a fast-paced work environment where adaptability will be a
premier.
E-literacy: Excellent e-
skills, including the ability to use modern office technology and related
software. Practical knowledge of
word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software is required. Ability to
undertake internet research, compile information and find solutions online is
essential.
Diplomacy, Tact, and Confidentiality. Displays a highly developed ability to use
diplomacy and tact in his/her interactions with partners, colleagues and
counterparts, including the awareness of when to use which engagement
approaches, and the ability to direct others in handling sensitive issues with
diplomacy and tact. Is aware of the
confidential nature of much of the information s/he is involved in and deploys
behaviors that reaffirm the trust that others put in him/her.
Core Competencies:
Teamwork: Works well
and collaboratively within the Chief Executive’s office as well as with
colleagues across work units, and with organizational and government partners.
Supports colleagues in establishing a team culture, encourages others to
participate in teamwork and share responsibility for decision-making and
results. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in
accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely
reflect own position. Shares credit for
team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Demonstrated
ability to work with teams representing a wide variety of staffing levels that
also cut across agencies and partners.
Able to engage without direct authority to deliver timely and high-quality
products. Strong team player
capabilities.
Knowledge,
Learning and Communication:
Shares best practice in office management and scheduling, and beyond,
and makes sure knowledge and lessons are picked up across units and with
clients and partners, articulating ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and
compelling way across audiences of varied levels.
Business
Judgment and Analytical Decision Making: Gathers inputs, assesses risk, considers
impact and articulates benefits of decisions for internal and external
stakeholders over the long term.
Leadership.
Able to lead others towards delivery of
results – be they direct reports or indirect reports. Experience in using tested structures and tools
to do so.
Personal. Consistently
approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude. Demonstrates behavior of professional and
personal ethics transparency and openness to encourage respect and similar
behavior from colleagues in the work place. Demonstrated corporate knowledge as
well as self-development and initiative taking.
Sensitivity to other people’s cultural and religious norms and the
ability to easily blend with others, based on mutual respect and tolerance.
Must have shown to have
the ability to be discrete and maintain confidential information.
Exhibits diplomacy, loyalty, tact and commitment to SEforALL’s goals and the
goals of sustainable development more broadly. Sense of humor an advantage.
SEforALL
values
Partnership. SEforALL’s global team operates within and across partner
driven networks, building on its strong relationship with the UN. SEforALL’s
global team catalyzes connections, coordinates activities with others,
collaborates on common objectives and leverages opportunities to deliver more
as a platform than it can do individually.
Agility.
SEforALL’s global team is adaptive in its approach so it can stay focused on
its goal in an evolving economic and political environment. It brings people
together that don’t normally talk to each other and frames the questions
differently so it can help leaders unlock action and finance.
Diversity.
SEforALL’s global team recognizes the diversity of needs across countries and
communities and commits to working with all actors in delivering solutions that
respond to these differentiated needs.
Equity.
SEforALL’s goal is for “all.” SEforALL’s global team strives for a sustainable
energy transition that is just and equitable and leaves no one behind.
Results.
SEforALL global team focuses on helping leaders make the most progress, fastest
in areas that make a meaningful contribution to SEforALL’s objectives. It is
solutions-oriented. It values evidence and data. It understands the scale and
urgency of the sustainable energy challenge and the need for a holistic
systems-based approach.
Trust.
SEforALL’s global team treats information carefully and respects what it is
entrusted with as it serves partners and their success.