Valentina Venegas Domínguez

sample Achievement Oriented Curriculum Vitae[1]



Name: Mari Day Guillet
Contractual Status: Permanent
Current Title: Assistant to the Deputy Director
Current Duty Station Headquarters
Work Unit: Directorate, Bureaux of XXX
Current Phone No: 906 – 4567 - (Office), (212) 345 – 6543 (Home)
Current Email Address: mari.guillet@undp.org
Female : Female
Date of Birth: June 5, 1953Nationality: French
PAR Ratings: 1990 – 3, 1991 – 3, 1992 – 3, 1993 – 2, 1994 – 2, 1995 – 1, 1998 – 2, 1999 – 2.
New Post Title: Operations Manager
New Post No. 123456


SUMMARY OF REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

For each required competency in the new job description, cite a “best practice” example of a particular situation that you experienced, actions you took, and the results youachieved. (NOTE: the competencies listed below in bold relate only to the Operations Manager post to which Mari applied.) Limit: 1 page

Client focus: In 1995, served as acting Operations Manager in the Sierra Leone Country Office, during a time of major political unrest and sometimes, armed conflict. Demonstrated a dual client foci: UNDP managers and staff to ensure their safety/security;externally, local citizens, ensuring that aid from other UN agencies was distributed to them.

Drive and initiative: In 1999, upon request from the Italian government, prepared for the Deputy Director a comprehensive analysis of Italian cost-sharing contributions to Bureau XXX programmes and projects for the decade. Compiled information from the Comptroller’s Office, UNV, UNOPS, and the Bureaux.Organised and facilitated a multi-disciplinary team to produce the product efficiently and on time. As a result, the Italian government increased their contribution by 10 percent the next year.

Analytical ability: In 1999 also, prepared the groundwork for the evaluation of Bureaux’s Global Cooperation Framework’s (GCF) programmes, which according to my manager, was so thoroughly prepared that itpaved the way for the overall GCF assessment submitted to the UNDP Executive Board.

Understanding of human resources management: As acting Operations Manager in Sierra Leone, directed all human resources management and development matters, including the first promotion exercise since the 1992 armed conflict. Also developed the Office’s first Training Plan since 1992 and implemented MRG trainingrecommendations. Ensured that proper submissions were prepared for the weekly UN Country Team meeting and monitored the implementation of decisions taken to ensure that gender and cross-cultural factors were respected.

Ethics and honesty: As oversight officer of the Country Office for procurement, personnel and finance arrangements, including oversight of relations with vendors, bankinginstitutions, travel entities etc. ensured that UNDP’s policies, rules, and regulations were adhered to, resulting in an excellent review by external auditors and a successful financial audit during 1995.


Summary of Professional experience:

Provide a history of your work experience; limit 15 years. For each employer, list posts held, years, overall responsibilities, and key achievements orwork highlights in reverse chronological order. Tailor this section to the new post’s content.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, New York
Assistant to the Director, Bureau of XXX: May 1999 – August 2000.
Responsible for inter-divisional coordination within the Bureau as follows:

□ Japanese Human Development Fund (JHDF): Prepared an analysis of 8 Bureaux proposals, ranging fromUS$170,000 to US$300,000, and presented to the Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships (BRSP) for discussion with the Japanese Government.

□ Supported Director and Principal Adviser on Poverty and Sustainable Livelihoods in conceptualizing, planning and organizing policy segment of the Global Resident Representatives’ Meeting.

□ Analyzed the flow of mail between the Office of the...