UNFSU Executive Elections
Mark Polane is a Business Marriage Supervisor who has been serving as the UNFSU president together with Leila and Liliya as his Vice Presidents since September 2019. His last assignment was within the Regional Field Technology Service in Entebbe, Uganda. His United Nations career started in 1992 when he joined the United Nations Truce Supervision Corporation (UNTSO) in Jerusalem to be a Industry Assistance Officer, (Radio Operator). His job route led him to work in different capacities mainly in Info & Communications Technology but also in Assets/Belongings administration and supply as well as Human Useful resource administration. From ’ninety two to 2000 he worked in UNTSO, MINURSO, UNPF and UNIKOM, returning to UNTSO, Jerusalem to assume the Presidency of the then termed “Subject Provider Workers Union”, which below his leadership was expanded to include a illustration of all Worldwide Staff in UN Peacekeeping, So starting to be the sector Workers Union. After finishing two phrases in Place of work he returned to work throughout the ICT sector and subsequently worked in UNTSO, Jerusalem, UN-Headquarters, New York, UNGSC, Brindisi And eventually UN-Entebbe, Uganda. He retains a Master’s of Science diploma in Global Management from the College of Liverpool.
Mark is obsessed with Leadership, Technological know-how, Human Legal rights and equality. He also features a enthusiasm for lifelong Finding out and it is an avid reader. He has served on countless FSU Committees in several capacities championing workers causes in the course of his 27-yr career from the UN. He is a skilful negotiator, mediator and author. He has an modern mindset and a major image eyesight. He is philosophical and it has a keen idea of appropriate and Incorrect, ethics and integrity, and communicates his feelings and convictions Obviously and passionately.
Mark is usually a citizen in the Netherlands, born in Belgium to 2 Dutch Dad and mom. He grew up in a very modest village in the rural Netherlands. He speaks fluent English and manages rather in Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and a little bit of Arabic. For a young male of 16 yrs, he joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, which charted his International experience. He is Fortunately married and it has two adult move-youngsters in addition to a 20 years outdated son.
He intends to lead the FSU by illustration, emphasizing integrity, honesty, and steadfast staff representation for all UN Intercontinental staff members working in UN Peacekeeping. He hopes to provide innovative answers which have been mutually helpful to staff members and also the Group.
Liliya Galieva
Since the early stage of my job, following graduation from Gorky Condition Linguistic College in Russia, I labored with Worldwide businesses such as the Globe Bank (1992-1993) and American Council of Lecturers of Russian (ACTR), an American NGO underneath the auspices of This system from the Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs of America Department of Condition. I used to be very pleased to contribute to the development of my metropolis of Nizhniy Novgorod (Incidentally the town hosted Football Cup 2018 in Russia) even though engaged on World Financial institution initiatives of upgrading general public transport, finance and housing techniques. More interesting and gratifying time was when I worked for ACTR (1993-1998), working with Trade applications for college students and College professors. At the same time, I pursued my Regulation Degree at Gorky State University. Later on, I turned an exchange pupil myself and acquired Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship grant at Harvard College (1998-2000). Which was an exuberant time and place, exactly where I satisfied by far the most incredible people and was exposed not just to educational minds and souls and also to passionate and focused people from all over the planet. That was the principle advantage of getting a university student of Kennedy Faculty of Government, my second Alma Mater.
Following Harvard University, my era of UN has begun and carries on even now. While in the 12 months 2000 I joined the UN Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, pursuing the institution of UNMIK by SCR 1244 in 1999. Staying a Civil Affairs Officer, I had been privileged to operate on unique jobs and in various destinations of Kosovo, ranging from central Kosovo, in the North Mitrovica location (engaged in article-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian guidance, and native ability making by democratic elections) and continuing during the West of Kosovo, where by I had been serving as The pinnacle of Subject Office environment working with non-the greater part difficulties, cultural heritage, returns and advertisement hoc protection incidents impacting non-bulk communities. It had been a really difficult and interesting job, which was wholly fitting my identity Along with the cornerstone currently being aiding the vulnerable. Becoming part of area govt constructions, I uncovered neighborhood languages (Serbo-Croatian, and I was midway with colloquial Albanian) Also to my English, German and rusty Spanish. Italian can be progressing effectively. Presently, I'm an incumbent UNFSU VP due to the fact 2019 and my two-12 months tenure coincided With all the CoviD-19 pandemic and the worries of altering to the various modes of work and symbolizing the Worldwide employees in industry missions as UNFSU VP.
My particular problem was to raise up my son and an orphan nephew, staying a remote-control mom and aunt. They the two are over 30 now and they are on the right observe. Not too long ago I became a grandmother of a good looking granddaughter Ekaterina. Existence goes on.
To experience travelling adventures, observing new areas, Conference new men and women, Studying new languages is my enthusiasm. My second enthusiasm is sports activities. Pilates retains my head and human body in sanity shape. Bicycling and climbing permit me to master the beauties in the local character.
In 2006, I was elected as Vice-Chair to FSU Council in UNMIK. And I've faced a lot of challenges due to the fact that time period such as the tough downsizing course of action in 2012-2013, when UNMIK FSU pushed the mission leadership to support downsized employees to unique missions, by creating a letter to your incumbent SG, Ban Ki-Moon. Yet another great good results, which UNMIK FSU obtained beneath my Management and help of world FSU in 2018 was a review on the Hardship classification of Responsibility Stations, Pristina and Mitrovica, which can be in influence because January 2019.
Through my tenure as UNFSU VP, I was Portion of the SMC WG on Mobility and Range, Downsizing, Overall performance Administration dealing with the guidelines. I aided our colleagues from Haiti mission to challenge the Leadership final decision to chop the entitlements retroactively as a result of Covid -19 plus they were being productive in profitable the MEU conditions. Our Group labored on variations within the UNFSU Constitution so as to streamline it with a far more progressive method of representing the staff members. I also labored on person situations with the staff relating to Cigna and UN Pension Fund. Our crew founded legal help to our colleagues throughout the UN retirees Performing Professional bono and helping the employees to organize situations with the UN interior Justice method. UNFSU Group Foreseeable future was actively engaged with DMSPC pertaining to accommodating the downsized team from closing missions UNAMID, UNOGBIS and Burundi. More than 100 colleagues had been positioned in several missions and ended up in the position to continue to keep their jobs. And it is still a work in progress.
Therefore, I am seeking forward to currently being re-elected for an additional expression and characterize all UN Intercontinental Team in the sphere missions with pleasure and dignity and go on battling for proper conditions of service and compensation for all hardship that our staff is encountering in different missions.
Leila Manly-Spain is an Administrative Officer and among the incumbent Vice Presidents of the current UNFSU Executive. Her United Nations career started in 2004 when she joined the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as a United Nations Volunteer (UNV). She has since then labored UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), United Nations Aid Business for Somalia (UNSOS), UN Regional Company Centre, Entebbe until eventually she and her staff, Staff Foreseeable future have been elected to serve as the UNFSU Executive Team in September 2019.
An accountant by job, she is usually a Qualified Education Specialist (CTP) and serves like a Peacekeeping Coaching Officer within the organization. She retains a Bachelor’s diploma in Enterprise Administration in the University of Sunderland and is particularly at this time pursuing a certification in Human Sources Management, to empower her to better provide the personnel of UN discipline entities.
Leila is enthusiastic about Management and staff members brings about, especially in the field of Discovering and growth. She has served in Area Staff Unions (FSU) committees considering the fact that 2006 and has actually been productive in championing numerous team brings about. UNFSU She is an avid coach, specializing in UN competencies together with other human (delicate) skills. Leila is noted for her Vitality, zest for life and skill for being frank and legitimate.
Leila is often a Guinea Bissau national, born in Egypt, to diplomat mom and dad and For that reason grew up in Russia, the United States, The Gambia and the uk. She is fluent in English, Portuguese Creole, English Krio, and Wolof. She may get by in French, Spanish and Italian. Currently being a product of the multicultural upbringing, she is always open up to new encounters and is very respectful and appreciative of cultural dynamics and diversity issues. Leila is married with 3 kids.
Leila is pushed through the perception that no-one should at any time feel by yourself in their tricky occasions and has actually been identified to provide all workers (Intercontinental and national), as she definitely lives the UNFSU motto, that we have been “Stronger jointly”.
Leila hopes to be able to keep on to serve the remarkable team in the UN industry entities and to provide her love of daily life, diversity, leadership and pursuit of excellence to your FSU Executive Human body. She's counting on your vote for making this a reality and is also wants to say, “Thank you, for that privilege and honour of doing so”.