Conference Services Associate, Facilities & Administrative Services Branch (FASB), Division for Management Services (DMS), New York, TC-6

This position is located in the Facilities & Administrative Services Branch (FASB), one of four Branches located within the Division for Management Services (DMS). FASB provides and oversees a broad range of support services relating to facilities/premises management, travel, mail & pouch and administrative/general services for both Headquarters and Field Offices i.e. approximately 150 offices. The term Field Offices includes all offices located outside of Headquarters including Regional/Sub-Regional Offices, Liaison Offices and Country Offices. The incumbent reports to the Space Planner & Contracts Specialist and provides on-site leadership and supervision to the Conference Services Worker and lower-grade team members.

The incumbent serves as a liaison between internal stakeholders, external vendors and building management to maintain a high-standard professional environment. Ensures professional contact with staff at UNFPA-Headquarters as well as vendors and field based colleagues. Provides support, clarification, and information with staff, within the Organization as may be required.

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies. 

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

Provision of facilities management services, infrastructure maintenance oversight, and on-site leadership to lower-grade workers. The incumbent serves as a working leader, managing day-to-day operations, technical completion of facilities projects, workload delegation, and a variety of advanced administrative support tasks.

Secondary Education with supplemental training in finance and/or administrative procedures. Education in trades and craft or equivalent. University degree in Finance and/ or Administration is a plus.

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language an asset.

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here [link removed] to learn more.

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.