Chief of Staff

This position is located in the Office of the Secretary-General and reports directly to the Secretary-General.

The Chief of Staff leads the work of the Office of the Secretary-General and provides strategic advice and managerial and logistic support to the work of the Secretary-General. The incumbent's responsibilities include:

a) Acts as strategic adviser to the Secretary-General on matters related to relations with Members, UN entities, and other key stakeholders and coordinates and manages the Secretary-General's engagement with these constituents;

b) Ensures that the Secretary-General's interactions with all relevant stakeholders inside and outside the organization are coordinated through the provision of high-quality preparatory work and briefing material;

c) Supervises the work and engagements of the WMO UN Office in New York;

d) Manages the budget of the Secretary-General's office;

e) Directly supervises the staff in the Secretary-General's office and ensures high quality of work of the office vis-à-vis internal and external stakeholders. Specifically, provides quality assurance for communications, initiatives, and activities emanating from the SG's office;

f) Ensures that advice and information on cross-cutting issues is coordinated with all relevant offices in WMO prior to submission to the Secretary-General;

g) Initiates, monitors, and follows up on corporate initiatives and projects on behalf of the Secretary-General;

h) Supports the Secretary-General in prioritizing meetings and official missions, advises on protocol matters and supervises and provides guidance on the preparation and coordination of official visits;

i) Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings and conferences including the organization of staff meetings, by proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations etc.;

j) Collaborating with senior leaders in WMO, facilitates the translation of high-level direction by the Secretary-General into viable work plans, and ensures the implementation of those work plans;

k) Provides input and logistical support to the board of directors' meetings;

l) Participates in or leads taskforces, working groups and meetings in support to and on behalf of the Secretary-General;

m) In coordination with the senior leadership team in WMO, ensures an integrated and results-based approach in the implementation of strategic and operational plans;

n) Provides advice to the Secretary-General on strategy development and implementation as well as on mechanisms for streamlining inter-departmental coordination;

o) Participates in the development of the corporate planning exercise and related new policy formulation;

p) On behalf of the Secretary-General, provides substantive inputs in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies and policy-making organs, as appropriate;

q) Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the office of the Secretary-General in cooperation with the other members of the Executive Management and senior leaders in WMO;

r) In coordination with the Strategic Communications Office and other relevant internal stakeholders, ensures high quality support to the Secretary-General's outreach and representational activities;

s) Performs any other tasks as assigned by the Secretary-General.