UNFSU Executive Elections
Mark Polane is a company Romantic relationship Manager who is serving because the UNFSU president along with Leila and Liliya as his Vice Presidents due to the fact September 2019. His previous assignment was inside the Regional Field Technological know-how Assistance in Entebbe, Uganda. His United Nations occupation started in 1992 when he joined the United Nations Truce Supervision Corporation (UNTSO) in Jerusalem being a Area Company Officer, (Radio Operator). His occupation path led him to operate in different capacities mostly in Facts & Communications Engineering but also in Residence/Assets administration and supply together with Human Resource administration. From ’92 to 2000 he labored in UNTSO, MINURSO, UNPF and UNIKOM, returning to UNTSO, Jerusalem to assume the Presidency with the then known as “Subject Support Team Union”, which beneath his Management was expanded to incorporate a illustration of all International Workers in UN Peacekeeping, thus getting to be the sphere Workers Union. Immediately after completing two phrases in Business he returned to work in the ICT sector and subsequently labored in UNTSO, Jerusalem, UN-Headquarters, Ny, UNGSC, Brindisi And at last UN-Entebbe, Uganda. He retains a Master’s of Science degree in Global Administration from your College of Liverpool.
Mark is passionate about Leadership, Technological innovation, Human Legal rights and equality. He also features a passion for lifelong Mastering and is particularly an avid reader. He has served on numerous FSU Committees in numerous capacities championing personnel results in throughout his 27-yr occupation from the UN. He's a skilful negotiator, mediator and author. He has an innovative state of mind plus a major photograph eyesight. He's philosophical and it has a eager understanding of correct and Incorrect, ethics and integrity, and communicates his ideas and convictions Obviously and passionately.
Mark can be a citizen with the Netherlands, born in Belgium to 2 Dutch Moms and dads. He grew up in an exceedingly compact village in The agricultural Netherlands. He speaks fluent English and manages to some degree in Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and a small amount of Arabic. To be a youthful person of sixteen yrs, he joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, which charted his Intercontinental journey. He's happily married and has two adult move-young children plus a 20 years aged son.
He intends to steer the FSU by illustration, emphasizing integrity, honesty, and steadfast personnel representation for all UN International staff working in UN Peacekeeping. He hopes to convey impressive alternatives which might be mutually useful to team plus the Group.
Liliya Galieva
Because the early stage of my vocation, pursuing graduation from Gorky Condition Linguistic University in Russia, I labored with Worldwide organizations including the Globe Lender (1992-1993) and American Council of Instructors of Russian (ACTR), an American NGO under the auspices of This system on the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of America Division of State. I had been happy to add to the event of my city of Nizhniy Novgorod (Incidentally the town hosted Soccer Cup 2018 in Russia) although engaged on Entire world Bank initiatives of upgrading public transport, finance and housing methods. Even more appealing and gratifying time was when I labored for ACTR (1993-1998), coping with Trade plans for college kids and university professors. At the same time, I pursued my Law Diploma at Gorky State College. Afterwards, I grew to become an Trade pupil myself and gained Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship grant at Harvard University (1998-2000). That was an exuberant time and put, in which I achieved essentially the most amazing people and was exposed don't just to academic minds and souls but in addition to passionate and focused individuals from all around the environment. That was the principle advantage of getting a scholar of Kennedy Faculty of Government, my 2nd Alma Mater.
Immediately after Harvard College, my era of UN has begun and carries on however. In the yr 2000 I joined the UN Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, adhering to the institution of UNMIK by SCR 1244 in 1999. Staying a Civil Affairs Officer, I had been privileged to work on various assignments and in several destinations of Kosovo, ranging from central Kosovo, through the North Mitrovica region (engaged in submit-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian support, and native potential setting up through democratic elections) and continuing within the West of Kosovo, in which I used to be serving as The top of Discipline Office environment working with non-the vast majority issues, cultural heritage, returns and ad hoc stability incidents influencing non-majority communities. It was a very challenging and interesting job, which was completely fitting my personality with the cornerstone being helping the susceptible. Currently being Section of regional governing administration buildings, I realized area languages (Serbo-Croatian, and I used to be halfway with colloquial Albanian) Furthermore to my English, German and rusty Spanish. Italian is additionally progressing nicely. Currently, I'm an incumbent UNFSU VP due to the fact 2019 UNFSU and my two-yr tenure coincided While using the CoviD-19 pandemic plus the issues of adjusting to different modes of labor and representing the Intercontinental personnel in area missions as UNFSU VP.
My own problem was to raise up my son and an orphan nephew, remaining a remote-control mom and aunt. They the two are over 30 now and they are on the appropriate monitor. Recently I turned a grandmother of a gorgeous granddaughter Ekaterina. Life goes on.
To knowledge travelling adventures, seeing new destinations, meeting new persons, Understanding new languages is my enthusiasm. My second enthusiasm United Nations Field Staff Union is sports. Pilates retains my intellect and entire body in sanity condition. Bicycling and hiking make it possible for me to find out the beauties with the nearby character.
In 2006, I had been elected as Vice-Chair to FSU Council in UNMIK. And I've faced several worries given that that period of time such as the challenging downsizing course of action in 2012-2013, when UNMIK FSU pushed the mission leadership to accommodate downsized personnel to distinctive missions, by creating a letter to your incumbent SG, Ban Ki-Moon. Another excellent results, which UNMIK FSU achieved below my leadership and guidance of worldwide FSU in 2018 was a review from the Hardship classification of Obligation Stations, Pristina and Mitrovica, and that is in outcome because January 2019.
For the duration of my tenure as UNFSU VP, I used to be Element of the SMC WG on Mobility and Selection, Downsizing, Overall performance Management handling the procedures. I aided our colleagues from Haiti mission to obstacle the Management conclusion to chop the entitlements retroactively as a consequence of Covid -19 and they were effective in successful the MEU circumstances. Our Crew worked on adjustments while in the UNFSU Constitution in an effort to streamline it with a more progressive method of representing the employees. I also worked on individual cases of your team about Cigna and UN Pension Fund. Our workforce recognized authorized help to our colleagues with the UN retirees Operating Professional bono and encouraging the staff members to get ready circumstances for your UN internal Justice process. UNFSU Crew Potential was actively engaged with DMSPC concerning accommodating the downsized staff from closing missions UNAMID, UNOGBIS and Burundi. Much more than one hundred colleagues had been put in several missions and had been able to continue to keep their Work opportunities. And it continues to be a piece in development.
Therefore, I'm seeking forward to staying re-elected for another time period and depict all UN International Staff members in the sector missions with pleasure and dignity and proceed fighting for suitable circumstances of assistance and compensation for all hardship that our team is encountering in numerous missions.
Leila Manly-Spain is an Administrative Officer and one of several incumbent Vice Presidents of the current UNFSU Government. Her United Nations vocation started out in 2004 when she joined the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to be a United Nations Volunteer (UNV). She has given that then labored UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), United Nations Assistance Office environment for Somalia (UNSOS), UN Regional Services Centre, Entebbe until eventually she and her team, Crew Upcoming had been elected to function the UNFSU Govt Group in September 2019.
An accountant by career, she is also a Licensed Teaching Professional (CTP) and serves like a Peacekeeping Teaching Officer within the Business. She retains a Bachelor’s diploma in Business Administration from your University of Sunderland which is currently pursuing a certificate in Human Sources Management, to empower her to higher provide the staff of UN field entities.
Leila is keen about Management and staff members results in, especially in the field of Studying and advancement. She has served in Subject Staff members Unions (FSU) committees considering the fact that 2006 and has been effective in championing numerous workers triggers. She is an avid trainer, specializing in UN competencies along with other human (comfortable) capabilities. Leila is recognized for her Strength, zest for life and talent for being frank and real.
Leila is really a Guinea Bissau national, born in Egypt, to diplomat mothers and fathers and consequently grew up in Russia, the United States, The Gambia and the uk. She's fluent in English, Portuguese Creole, English Krio, and Wolof. She could also get by in French, Spanish and Italian. Currently being a product of a multicultural upbringing, she is often open up to new activities and is extremely respectful and appreciative of cultural dynamics and diversity challenges. Leila is married with a few young children.
Leila is pushed via the perception that no-one ought to at any time sense by yourself within their difficult situations and has actually been acknowledged to serve all team FSU (Global and national), as she certainly life the UNFSU motto, that we're “Much better jointly”.
Leila hopes to be able to go on to provide the incredible team on the UN area entities also to deliver her love of lifetime, diversity, Management and pursuit of excellence towards the FSU Govt Entire body. She's counting on your vote to help make this a actuality and is really wants to say, “Thank you, to the privilege and honour of doing this”.