CRIC23 Procedural Assistant

Result of ServiceTechnical procedural support to the meetings of CRIC23 is successfully provided. Work LocationHome-based and Panama city. Expected duration01 October 2025 to 31 December 2025. Duties and ResponsibilitiesBackground: The functions of the secretariat of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are to make arrangements for sessions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and its subsidiary bodies established under the Convention and to provide them with services as required. Following the offer of the Government of Panama, the twenty-third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 23) will take place from 1 to 5 December 2025 in Panama City. The Governing Bodies & Legal Affairs Unit of the UNCCD secretariat is in charge with planning and general coordination of core meetings of the UNCCD process. Among its main responsibilities, one of the tasks refers to provision of technical procedural support to meetings of the COP and its subsidiary bodies. Accordingly, the Unit will recruit one short-term procedural assistant to support the CRIC Procedural Secretary with provision of technical procedural support for the forthcoming CRIC23 session. Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direct supervision of the Conference Affairs Officer, the assignments of the contractors will include the following: - Assistance in providing guidance and advice to the presiding officers as well as other elected officers on the organization of work, status of negotiations, conduct of business, rules of procedure and the established practices; - Drafting the procedural notes for the presiding officers for each meeting and on each agenda item; - Plan plenary requirements for podium and other arrangements, including protocol, side events and security arrangements; - Develop and maintain the schedule of proceedings of sessions with plenary meetings and informal consultations; - Assistance to drafting the official programme of the session and summaries of proceedings for inclusion in the daily Official Journal of the session; - Ensure that relevant records related to sessional proceedings are maintained and draft the CRIC23 Report Chapter on Proceedings in liaison with the CRIC23 Rapporteur. Qualifications/special skills- High School diploma or equivalent is required. - Experience in the assistance with provision of support to intergovernmental processes in a political environment; - Good knowledge of United Nations conferences and meetings and the organization of work related thereto is an asset. Languages- Fluency in oral and written English and knowledge of another official UN language would be an asset. Additional InformationOnly individuals who can act as independent, individual economical operators are qualified to apply. Individuals who can provide their services only on account of an institution or enterprise are not eligible under this procedure. Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations Secretariat and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultant and individual contractor is responsible for determining tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. For remote consultancies, the selected candidate will be required to have a laptop or desktop PC (with Windows 10 or newer) or Mac (with the latest MacOS update), as well as a reliable, high-speed internet connection. An Office 365 license will be provided by the UNCCD to enable the candidate to access official emails, SharePoint, OneDrive and other office applications, such as Word and Excel. Further computer requirements: An antivirus application which receives regular updates; Browsers must be a newer version with regular updates enabled; Regular Windows 10 updates should be enabled with Windows laptop or PC. In addition, a mobile phone will be required to enable Multifactor Authentication (MFA) through SMS or the Authenticator App. No FeeTHE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.