Conference Affairs Officer Job at UNON

The UNON has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th June 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Conference Affairs Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter	United Nations Office at Nairobi
Position	Conference Affairs Officer
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Country	Kenya
Total Vacant Post	22
Qualification	University Degree
Experience Required	Minimum Seven years
Application Deadline	12th July 2022

UNON Job Vacancy 2022

Job Responsibilities: The incumbent will:

Evaluate the needs of the division at all stages of the project (design, construction, project completion).
Ensure that the concept design complies with the needs for conference rooms and support space; and
oversee the coordination of the conference schedule with DCS during the construction phase. Conference services represents the core objective of the project, and as such it is necessary that full time support is provided to the project to ensure that the complex and detailed needs are fully considered during the design and the construction phases.
As the conferencing expert for the project, lead in the description of the conference facilities requirements, providing substantive input to the project in terms of number and sizes of meetings spaces and support services areas as well as their technical, multilingual, and seating styles requirements during the design phase. Revise design proposals, alternatives and adjust requirements according to the evolution of the project.
Inquire and research latest conferencing developments and technologies that may benefit the project targeting a design that can service Nairobi’s present and future requirements, including those addressing accessibility conference services, evaluating how technological developments in conferencing as well as international trends can shape the design concept for the benefit of the project.
Manage Nairobi’s schedule of conferences during construction phase by preemptively consulting with major UNON clients to adjust their meetings and conferences requirements and/or calendar to match meeting spaces availability according to the construction phase progress.
Manage risks emanating from possible changes in construction schedule that may impact Nairobi’s conferences schedule.
Perform other related duties as required.

Position in Organization:

Posting Title: CONFERENCE AFFAIRS OFFICER (Project Post), P4
Job Code Title: CONFERENCE AFFAIRS OFFICER
Department/Office: United Nations Office at Nairobi
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Posting Period: 13 June 2022 – 12 July 2022
Job Opening Number: 22-Conference Services-UNON-181516-R-Nairobi (E)
Staffing Exercise: N/A

Qualification:

Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in business or public administration, social sciences or related area is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance degree.

Experience:

A minimum of (7) seven years of progressively responsible experience in management and servicing of large complex intergovernmental conferences and managing such conferences at international conference centers is required
Experience with modern conferencing technologies such as videoconferencing, remote simultaneous interpretation and web casting desirable.