Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
This position is located in the Meetings Management Section, Central Planning and Coordination Division, Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), New York. The Meetings Services Assistant reports to the Chief of the Section. .

  Job Responsibilities:
Within delegated authority, the Meetings Services Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
• Supports the meetings programming functions in the allocation and coordination of conference services provided to IGOs, NGOs, UN entities, Agencies and substantive secretariats as well as Conference Officers;
• Produces daily and weekly programme of meetings/conferences for distribution.
• Ensures accuracy and consistency of data in the eMeets system;
• Verifies that electronic records of all meetings are completed in a timely manner,
• ;Informs relevant offices/persons of changes in the daily programme of meetings/conferences.
• Ensures the distribution of procedural notes for the chairpersons of assigned committees and meetings/conferences;
• Assists in the preparation of the preliminary list and annotation of agenda items, the list of participants, and daily material concerning the proceeding of committees and meetings/conferences.
• Assists in the voting and election process by distributing and collecting ballots and the preparation of tabulation of voting patterns.
• Ensures that reports of committees and meetings/conferences meet the UN document standards and coordinates with the documents control office for reproduction of reports.
• Prepares floor plan of seating arrangements in accordance with meeting requirements and UN protocol.
• Prepares monthly statistics on meetings held at headquarters and offices away from headquarters.
• Prepares for committees and meetings/conferences to be held away from Headquarters, other UN Offices or Regional Commissions, coordinates with substantive offices, and prepares cost estimates.
• Drafts routine correspondence for signature.
• Makes arrangements for and coordinate video and teleconference activities at headquarters.
• Maintains filing and reference system of procedures and reference materials for committees and meetings/conferences.
• Responds to queries from delegations and the Secretariat.
• Replaces, as needed, senior staff responsible for room reservations and the electronic distribution of the daily programme of meetings.
• Provides guidance/training, as needed, to temporary assistants and junior staff.
• Performs other duties as required.

  Job Skills:
• Professionalism: Knowledge of conference servicing policies, procedures and practices. Ability to research, select, organize and summarize information required for the preparation of meetings. Ability to understand and assist with established Calendar of Conferences/Meetings and with the uses and capabilities of conference servicing technologies in identifying relevant data. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; 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.
• 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.

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements: A High School Diploma or equivalent is required

Job Experience Requirements:
• A minimum of five years of experience in conference/meetings support is required. Experience in web-based conference management tools is desirable.
Languages
• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is desirable.
Assessment
• Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.
Special Notice:
This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. All staff in the General Service and related categories shall be recruited in the country or within commuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the length of time they may have been in the country. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
Passing the Global General Service Test (GGST) is a prerequisite for recruitment consideration in the General Services and related categories in the United Nations Secretariat. Applicants who have not passed the GGST at the time of application may be invited for the test after submitting an application. Having passed the Administrative Support Assessment Test in English at the United Nations Headquarters, Economic Commission for Africa, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, United Nations Office at Geneva, United Nations Office at Vienna, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda or International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; may be accepted in lieu of the GGST.
Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.
United Nations Considerations:
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.
Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

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