Coordinator, Policy, Regulation, Congress and CA matters

Org. Setting and Reporting

With its 192 member countries, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of Director, DPRM, the incumbent will: - Coordinate, supervise and manage activities, studies and human resources relevant to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters. - Represent the organization to external organisations within the competencies of the incumbent and ensure secretariat role to UPU bodies and lead, organize and coordinate Congress and CA secretariat activities. 1. Overall strategy and direction of all activities under the incumbent’s supervision - Lead, supervise and coordinate the formulation of postal policy guidelines and strategies that support the strategic objectives of the UPU in relation to postal regulation, universal postal service obligation (USO), UN policies; - Provide authoritative advice to the General Management and other directorates and programmes of the organization on matters related to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters; - Initiate, plan, supervise and coordinate, through subordinate managers and experts, the programmes and activities of functionally specialized units to ensure the accomplishment of tasks. - Make decisions on administrative and operational matters pertaining to Postal Policy, Regulation, and Congress and CA matters; - Lead, supervise and coordinate all strategic activities of the programs under his/her purview in the areas of policy and regulation, as to enable and facilitate the universal postal services provision and access. - Give authoritative guidance and advice on complex and unusual issues related to Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters. - Represent the organization at external and internal meetings of various bodies, forums and events on behalf of the General Management or the DPRM Director and especially, where Postal Policy and Regulation, Congress and CA matters are concerned. 2. Postal policy and regulatory reform formulation and advice - Lead, supervise and coordinate the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policy advice, recommendations and proposals for the relevant bodies of the UPU and the General Management of the International Bureau on the following matters: - The provision of the universal postal service (UPS) by UPU member governments including the scope of the UPS, its regulation and financing, and its nexus with other public policy objectives of UPU member country governments; - Domestic postal policy and regulatory reform and best practice; - World Trade Organization and broader UN policy issues and how they relate to postal services and other areas of UPU competence; - Access and Interconnectivity issues from a policy and regulatory perspective; - Lead...