UNFSU Government Elections
Mark Polane is a company Connection Supervisor who continues to be serving since the UNFSU president along with Leila and Liliya as his Vice Presidents since September 2019. His final assignment was in the Regional Industry Technologies Provider in Entebbe, Uganda. His United Nations vocation started in 1992 when he joined the United Nations Truce Supervision Business (UNTSO) in Jerusalem like a Discipline Assistance Officer, (Radio Operator). His vocation route led him to operate in various capacities mainly in Info & Communications Engineering but in addition in Residence/Property management and supply along with Human Source management. From ’92 to 2000 he worked in UNTSO, MINURSO, UNPF and UNIKOM, returning to UNTSO, Jerusalem to assume the Presidency of the then called “Field Service Team Union”, which less than his Management was expanded to incorporate a representation of all International Staff in UN Peacekeeping, thus becoming the sphere Staff members Union. Soon after completing two terms in Business he returned to operate inside the ICT sector and subsequently worked in UNTSO, Jerusalem, UN-Headquarters, The big apple, UNGSC, Brindisi And eventually UN-Entebbe, Uganda. He retains a Grasp’s of Science degree in Worldwide Management in the College of Liverpool.
Mark is captivated with Leadership, Technologies, Human Legal rights and equality. He also incorporates a passion for lifelong Discovering which is an avid reader. He has served on a great number of FSU Committees in various capacities championing staff members triggers throughout his 27-12 months profession during the UN. He is a skilful negotiator, mediator and author. He has an progressive state of mind and a massive picture vision. He's philosophical and has a eager understanding of appropriate and wrong, ethics and integrity, and communicates his ideas and convictions Evidently and passionately.
Mark can be a citizen of the Netherlands, born in Belgium to two Dutch Moms and dads. He grew up in a really smaller village in the rural Netherlands. He speaks fluent English and manages fairly in Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and a small amount of Arabic. To be a young gentleman of sixteen years, he joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, which charted his Worldwide journey. He's Fortunately married and has two adult stage-kids and also a twenty years aged son.
He intends to steer the FSU by example, emphasizing integrity, honesty, and steadfast workers illustration for all UN Global team working in UN Peacekeeping. He hopes to deliver progressive alternatives which have been mutually beneficial to employees as well as the Business.
Liliya Galieva
Because the early stage of my profession, adhering to graduation from Gorky Condition Linguistic University in Russia, I worked with international organizations including the World Lender (1992-1993) and American Council of Academics of Russian (ACTR), an American NGO underneath the auspices of This system on the Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs of The us Department of State. I had been happy to lead to the development of my city of Nizhniy Novgorod (Incidentally the town hosted Soccer Cup 2018 in Russia) when focusing on Entire world Bank projects of upgrading general public transportation, finance and housing techniques. Much more appealing and gratifying time was After i labored for ACTR (1993-1998), handling exchange programs for college kids and university professors. Simultaneously, I pursued my Regulation Diploma at Gorky State College. Later on, I became an Trade pupil myself and received Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship grant at Harvard College (1998-2000). That was an exuberant time and put, the place I satisfied the most amazing individuals and was uncovered not just to tutorial minds and souls but in addition to passionate and dedicated men and women from all over the earth. That was the primary advantage of being a student of Kennedy University of presidency, my 2nd Alma Mater.
After Harvard University, my period of UN has started and continues however. Within the 12 months 2000 I joined the UN Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, following the establishment of UNMIK by SCR 1244 in 1999. Staying a Civil Affairs Officer, I was privileged to work on unique projects and in numerous destinations of Kosovo, starting from central Kosovo, with the North Mitrovica area (engaged in write-up-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian help, and local ability setting up via democratic elections) and continuing while in the West of Kosovo, where by I had been serving as the Head of Area Business office dealing with non-bulk troubles, cultural heritage, returns and advert hoc stability incidents influencing non-majority communities. It was a really tough and exciting task, which was absolutely fitting my identity While using the cornerstone being assisting the vulnerable. Being part of local government buildings, I acquired area languages (Serbo-Croatian, and I had been halfway with colloquial Albanian) Moreover to my English, German and rusty Spanish. Italian is additionally progressing effectively. Presently, I'm an incumbent UNFSU VP considering the fact that 2019 and my two-12 months tenure coincided Together with the CoviD-19 pandemic as well as the difficulties of adjusting to different modes of work and representing the Intercontinental personnel in area missions as UNFSU VP.
My personal obstacle was to raise up my son and an orphan nephew, being a distant-Manage mom and aunt. They equally are more than 30 now and they are on the ideal observe. Lately I turned a grandmother of a gorgeous granddaughter Ekaterina. Life goes on.
To practical experience travelling adventures, viewing new sites, meeting new people today, Finding out new languages is my enthusiasm. My second enthusiasm is sports. Pilates keeps my intellect and entire body in sanity condition. Bicycling and hiking let me to learn the beauties on the local character.
In 2006, I used to be elected as Vice-Chair to FSU Council in UNMIK. And I've faced a lot of worries given that that period of time such as the tough downsizing approach in 2012-2013, when UNMIK FSU pushed the mission Management to accommodate downsized personnel to distinctive missions, by creating a letter on the incumbent SG, Ban Ki-Moon. A different great UNFSU good results, which UNMIK FSU reached less than my Management and assistance of Global FSU in 2018 was a review in the Hardship classification of Obligation Stations, Pristina and Mitrovica, and that is in outcome since January 2019.
In the course of my tenure as UNFSU VP, I used to be Section of the SMC WG on Mobility and Assortment, Downsizing, Effectiveness Administration working with the insurance policies. I served our colleagues from Haiti mission to problem the Management determination to chop the entitlements retroactively on account of Covid -19 plus they have been productive in winning the MEU instances. Our Team labored on variations while in the UNFSU Constitution as a way to streamline it with a more progressive way of symbolizing the personnel. I also worked on individual cases with the personnel relating to Cigna and UN Pension Fund. Our group founded authorized help to our colleagues through the UN retirees Doing the job Professional bono and assisting the team to get ready instances with the UN inside Justice method. UNFSU Workforce Potential was actively engaged with DMSPC concerning accommodating the downsized staff members from closing missions UNAMID, UNOGBIS and Burundi. Over a hundred colleagues ended up put in numerous missions and ended up capable to maintain their Employment. And it remains to be a UNFSU piece in progress.
Hence, I'm seeking forward to remaining re-elected for one more time period and characterize all UN Global Staff members in the sector missions with satisfaction and dignity and proceed combating for correct circumstances of service and payment for all hardship that our staff members is encountering in several missions.
Leila Manly-Spain is undoubtedly an Administrative Officer and among the list of incumbent Vice Presidents of the current UNFSU Executive. Her United Nations career begun in 2004 when she joined the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for a United Nations Volunteer (UNV). She has considering that then worked UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), United Nations Support Business for Somalia (UNSOS), UN Regional Assistance Centre, Entebbe right up until she and her group, Group UNFSU Elections Future were being elected to serve as the UNFSU Executive Team in September 2019.
An accountant by career, she is additionally a Certified Teaching Specialist (CTP) and serves as being a Peacekeeping Teaching Officer inside the organization. She holds a Bachelor’s diploma in Business enterprise Administration through the College of Sunderland and is also currently pursuing a certification in Human Resources Administration, to empower her to better serve the team of UN subject entities.
Leila is enthusiastic about Management and employees will cause, especially in the sector of learning and advancement. She has served in Industry Workers Unions (FSU) committees considering the fact that 2006 and is thriving in championing numerous staff members causes. She is an avid coach, specializing in UN competencies and various human (gentle) techniques. Leila is noted for her Power, zest for life and talent to generally be frank and genuine.
Leila is actually a Guinea Bissau nationwide, born in Egypt, to diplomat mom and dad and consequently grew up in Russia, The us, The Gambia and the United Kingdom. She's fluent in English, Portuguese Creole, English Krio, and Wolof. She might also get by in French, Spanish and Italian. Being a product of a multicultural upbringing, she is always open to new encounters and is extremely respectful and appreciative of cultural dynamics and diversity troubles. Leila is married with 3 little ones.
Leila is pushed via the perception that no one should ever feel alone in their tough occasions and is identified to serve all employees (Worldwide and national), as she truly life the UNFSU motto, that we've been “Much better jointly”.
Leila hopes in order to keep on to serve the incredible staff of the UN industry entities also to carry her really like of lifestyle, diversity, Management and pursuit of excellence on the FSU Government Physique. She's relying on your vote to produce this a reality and is particularly would like to say, “Thank you, for the privilege and honour of doing this”.