Chief, And S Division

UN ICSC
- International Civil Service Commission New York City International D-1, Director
- Internationally recruited position level Speaks English, French

This position is located in the secretariat of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), an independent expert body established by the General Assembly with the mandate to regulate and coordinate conditions of service of staff of the organizations of the United Nations common system. Under the general direction of the Executive Secretary of the Commission, the incumbent directs the Salaries and Allowances Division responsible for the determination and review of salaries, allowances and related conditions of service of staff in the Professional and higher categories and in the General Service and other locally-recruited categories in the organizations of the United Nations common system.

Reporting to the Executive Secretary, the Chief of Division maintains close contact with stakeholders and partners and directs the development of policies in the areas under his/her responsibility, to ensure that they are relevant to the needs of common system organizations and Member States, and ensures that work assigned to the Division by the Commission is carried out in an expeditious and professional manner.

The incumbent also exercises delegated authority for matters under the Division’s purview and represents the secretariat at the Commission and General Assembly meetings and in inter-agency fora on these matters.

• Directs the work programme of the Salaries and Allowances Division; establishing priorities and work plans and allocating its human resources across the policy work streams assigned by the Commission; exercises delegated authority for the technical positions and methodological determinations issued by the Division; manages staff performance through the encouragement of professional growth and a results-oriented environment; approves the Division's technical outputs prior to their submission to the Commission;
• Leads the development of policy positions and technical studies on all aspects of remuneration of the internationally-recruited staff in the Professional and higher categories as well as the General Service and other locally recruited categories, including budgetary impact of possible changes,;
• Assists the Commission in developing and reviewing methodologies for determination and/or comparison of various remuneration elements and their application, including salary scales, dependency allowances, the education grant, pensionable remuneration, separation payments and other related allowances and benefits; and engages directly with the Commission, Member States and the Commission’s stakeholders on matters under the Division’s purview
• Formulates policy recommendations in the relevant functional areas and provides authoritative advice to the Commission and the General Assembly on matters falling within the Division’s competence, including matters where the positions of participating organizations and staff federations diverge;
• Lead the development and review of the local salary survey methodology for staff in the General Service and other locally-recruited categories in particular duty stations and directs the programme of such surveys in Headquarters duty stations;
• Manages the day-to-day operational work in connection with the establishment and adjustment of travel per diem rates and other allowances, applicable in common system organizations wordwide;
• Maintains on-going liaison on the above matters with the organizations of the common system as well as with other divisions of the secretariat;
• Advises the Commission on the position of the common system relative to the comparator civil service and on the cost and…