CHIEF TRAVEL UNIT

• In collaboration with other UN entities, as appropriate, participate in the specification of requirements for, as well as the selection, contract administration and performance evaluation of travel management services provider(s), to ensure efficiency in meeting the needs of the clients.
• Liaise with all relevant actors to forecast and establish service requirements for all official travel, identify priorities, and schedule work and appropriate workflows between divisions and the Travel team.
• Organize arrangements for hotel bookings, visas and vaccination requirements for staff attending sessions of Conferences of the Parties, subsidiary bodies, other constituted bodies and travelling on any other mission; obtain approval for special or ad-hoc DSA rates.
• Oversee the work of Travel Assistants providing advice to and personally advise senior staff and official travelers on travel issues, including the resolution of complex problems and emergencies.