Chief Executive Officer of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Grade: ASG

THIS VACANCY IS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND (UNJSPF), NEW YORK In accordance with the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) (the "Pension Fund"), the CEO performs his or her functions under the authority of the United Nation Joint Staff Pension Board (the "Pension Board"), and also serves as Secretary of the Pension Board. The Pension Fund provides benefits to participants and beneficiaries in 190 countries in 15 different currencies. The CEO is responsible for managing the Pension Fund. Responsibility for investment of the assets of the Pension Fund is entrusted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations who has delegated this responsibility to the Representative of the Secretary-General for investments. The CEO is an appointed position under a five year contract with the opportunity, upon Pension Board approval, for one additional five year contract.

Description of duties: The CEO is responsible for: administering the Pension Fund - an inter-agency entity established by the UN General Assembly; servicing the stakeholders - participants, retirees, Pension Board members, and participating employers; the observance, by all concerned, of the Pension Fund's Regulations, Rules and Pension Adjustment System. The relevant functions include: * establishing policy; * overseeing the Pension Fund's operations and managing its staff of over 200; * organizing, servicing and participating in the meetings of the Pension Board, its Standing Committee, the Audit Committee, the Committee of Actuaries and other related bodies; * representing the Pension Board in meetings of the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, the International Civil Service Commission and any other pertinent bodies. The CEO is also responsible for providing a range of administrative functions to ensure the smooth functioning of the Investment Management Division.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Advanced university degree in public or business administration, finance, economics, law or related fields.

Skills: COMPETENCIES 1. Strategic planning and vision 2. Building and promoting partnerships across the Pension Fund and beyond 3. Empowering and building trust 4. Communicating information and ideas/knowledge sharing 5. Leadership

Experience: At least fifteen years in the exercise of responsibility in executive or managerial positions of a national or international pension fund or social security system or comparable professional experience. Candidate must have a thorough knowledge of pension funds and/or social security schemes obtained through working experience, including substantive direct working experience and professional acumen in at least three of the primary pension fund management responsibilities (e.g. finance, operations, actuarial and plan design studies, asset-liability setting, strategic planning and reporting, and legal and compliance), as well as the interdisciplinary skills to manage these at an international level. Knowledge of the UN system and Pension Fund would be an asset.

Languages: English and French are the working languages of the UN. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of French is an advantage. Knowledge of another UN official language, i.e., Arabic, Chinese, Russian, or Spanish is desirable.

Additional Information: Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted. Short listed candidates will be requested to provide a presentation to the Pension Board as part of the selection process. It is expected that the successful candidate will be available to take up duties on 1 January 2013. Please use WHO's e-Recruitment website at: www.who.int/employment to apply for this UNJSPF position. The system provides instructions and support for online application procedures. SALARY AND BENEFITS Net Annual Salary: at single rate: $ 200,729 Net Annual salary: with primary dependants $ 221,667 The above salary amounts include the September 2011 post adjustment of 65.7% and are after the tax assessment has been deducted. Please visit the International Civil Service Commission website at www.icsc.un.org and the UN website www.un.org/depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salary.htm for information on salaries and benefits.