Senior Strategic Engagement Advisor - Geneva

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Zusammenfassung

A leading agency within the United Nations is seeking a Senior Strategic Engagement Advisor to support strategic initiatives in Geneva. The role involves providing high-level strategic advice to senior management and engaging with various stakeholders including UN entities and media. This position is ideal for professionals looking to make an impact in the humanitarian sector.

Qualifikationen

• Requires a relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in strategic engagement and advice.
• Familiarity with UN operations and policies is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Acts as Head of the Secretariat for the Advisory Commission on UNRWA.
• Provides strategic advice to senior management in engagement activities.
• Supports the engagement with Permanent Missions and media in Geneva.

Kenntnisse

Strategic Advice

Policy Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Ausbildung

Relevant advanced degree

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Strategic Engagement Advisor - Geneva

Job Opening ID : 258624

Job Network : Management and Administration

Job Family : Administration

Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5

Duty Station : GENEVA

Department / Office : United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

Date Posted : May 22, 2025

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UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly committed personnel wishing to make a change. If you are seeking a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

The Senior Strategic Engagement Advisor reports to the Director, UNRWA Liaison Office, Geneva. The incumbent acts as the Head of the Secretariat of the Advisory Commission on UNRWA (AdCom), advising and assisting the Commissioner-General of UNRWA in carrying out the Agency’s mandate. The role also involves supporting UNRWA Senior Management’s strategic engagement with the AdCom and its subsidiary entities.

The incumbent provides strategic advice to the Director of the UNRWA Liaison Office in Geneva, the Executive Office, HQ Departments, and Field Offices on engagement with Permanent Missions, the UN ecosystem, and the media landscape based in Geneva. This involves a broad range of strategic, political, policy, programmatic, and operational matters.