Posting Title: CHIEF OF UNIT, MOVEMENT CONTROL, FS7

Job Code Title: CHIEF OF UNIT, MOVEMENT CONTROL

Department/Office: United Nations Support Office in Somalia

Duty Station: MOGADISCIO

Posting Period: 06 April 2020 – 20 April 2020

Job Opening Number: 20-Transportation-UNSOS-133506-F-Mogadishu (M)

United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity

Organisational Setting and Reporting

This position is located within the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) . The Chief of Unit, Movement Control will report directly to the Chief Movement Control Section.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Movement Control Officer will carry out the following duties:

• Manages and supervises the activities of the Movement Control Unit.
• Ensures the provision of reliable, cost effective and efficient movement control services for the transportation of passengers and cargo (including dangerous goods requiring

special handling) within a field mission.

• Provides technical advice to the substantive and support elements of field mission on all aspects of the transportation activates.
• Ensure the provision of efficient movement control support for the integrated search and rescue operations for UN transport assets and other transport assets upon request.
• Supervises the preparation of operational plans, performance reports and responses to internal and external audit observations.
• Develops and implements standard operating procedures for the movement control related processes.
• Ensures that quality control procedures are implemented for all work processes.
• Ensure the accuracy and validity of data recorded in the management information systems.
• Develops, in consultation with the Chief, Supply Chain Management and/or Chief of Mission Support, cost-effective and efficient transport plans, accessing the modalities of

different means of transport, examining the costs and benefits of outsourcing transport functions and their feasibility in operational terms.

• Evaluates short-term aviation, sea and surface transport contracts.
• Liaise with UN agencies, government and non-government organizations, intergovernmental agencies and vendors for the provision of transport support.
• Reviews and monitors budget proposals for the field mission’s movement control operations.
• Coordinates the requisition process with purchasing authorities to ensure that bidding and approval activities meet required timetable.
• Reports on and defends the budgetary performance of the Movement Control Unit at the end of each financial period.
• Determines technical specifications for movement control services and develops statements of work/requirements.
• Provides responses to UNHQ during the vendor’s evaluation to ensure the vendor’s proposals meet technical requirements.
• Acts as a Certifying Officer for the movement control budget with the overall responsibility for the efficient use of accurate accounting of all resources controlled

and all expenditures made by the Movement Control Unit.

• Ensures that UN financial regulations and rules are compiled with in all activities of the Movement Control Unit.
• Participates in various field mission administrative bodies such as the Local committee on Contracts, the Tender Committee, the Local Property Survey Board and

Boards and Inquiry.

• Coordinates the individuals annual Work Plans for Sub-Unit Managers and produces detailed performance assessments and evaluations for all staff as required.

• Supervises the personnel management and evaluates staff performance of the Movement Control Unit.

Competencies

Professionalism:

• Sound knowledge of all forms of transport.
• Thorough knowledge of movement control related procedures and safety requirements; knowledge of aviation related rules and regulations including

aviation safety procedures; ability to work independently in managing difficult and time sensitive situations as well as conflicting priorities;proven

analytical and evaluative skills;

• 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;
• Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Planning & 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.

Leadership:

• Serves as a role model that other people want to follow;
• Empowers others to translate vision into results;
• Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives;
• Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support;
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions;
• Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo;
• Shows the courage to take unpopular stands;

Managing Performance:

• Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision making authority;
• Makes sure that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member;
• Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills;
• Monitors progress against milestones and deadlines;
• Regularly discusses performance and provides feedback and coaching to staff;
• Encourages risk-taking and supports creativity and initiative;
• Actively supports the development and career aspirations of staff; appraises performance fairly;

Education

High school diploma or equivalent is required. Technical or vocational certificate in the planning, coordination and control of at least two (2) modes of transport is required.

Possession a valid IATA and/or IMO dangerous good certificate is required.

Work Experience

A minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in motor vehicle transport operations, movement control, multi-modal transportation, logistics management or a related field.

Four (4) years of experience in a UN entity and at least three (3) years in a supervisory position directly related to the coordination of complex transport operations in the international environment is desirable.

The minimum years of relevant experience are reduced to 7 years for candidates who possess a first level university degree.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of a second United Nations official language is an advantage.

Assessment

Previously rostered candidates are not subject to any further assessment and as such, will not be invited for such an assessment.

Special Notice

This ‘Recruit from Roster’ job opening is only open to roster applicants who are already placed on pre-approved rosters, following a review by a United Nations Central Review Body. Only roster applicants who were placed on rosters with similar functions at the same level are considered to be eligible candidates. Eligible applicants receive an email inviting them to apply. Rostered applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are interested and available to take up the position at the duty station/s specified in the Job Opening. Applying to this job opening carries an expectation to accept the offer, if selected.

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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