Mark Polane is a Business Relationship Manager who is serving since the UNFSU president together with Leila and Liliya as his Vice Presidents considering that September 2019. His very last assignment was in the Regional Subject Technological know-how Company in Entebbe, Uganda. His United Nations vocation started in 1992 when he joined the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Jerusalem as a Field Service Officer, (Radio Operator). His career path led him to operate in many capacities typically in Information and facts & Communications Technological know-how but will also in Property/Belongings administration and provide and also Human Source management. From ’92 to 2000 he worked in UNTSO, MINURSO, UNPF and UNIKOM, returning to UNTSO, Jerusalem to assume the Presidency of your then termed “Industry Company Staff members Union”, which underneath his Management was expanded to incorporate a representation of all International Team in UN Peacekeeping, So starting to be the sector Workers Union. Right after completing two conditions in Office environment he returned to operate inside the ICT sector and subsequently worked in UNTSO, Jerusalem, UN-Headquarters, New York, UNGSC, Brindisi And eventually UN-Entebbe, Uganda. He retains a Grasp’s of Science degree in Intercontinental Administration from your University of Liverpool.
Mark is passionate about Management, Know-how, Human Rights and equality. He also features a enthusiasm for lifelong Mastering and is also an avid reader. He has served on numerous FSU Committees in various capacities championing staff members brings about during his 27-year job inside the UN. He is a skilful negotiator, mediator and author. He has an progressive state of mind in addition to a massive image eyesight. He is philosophical and has a eager knowledge of right and Erroneous, ethics and integrity, and communicates his ideas and convictions Evidently and passionately.
Mark is often a citizen from the Netherlands, born in Belgium to 2 Dutch Dad and mom. He grew up in a really compact village in the rural Netherlands. He speaks fluent English and manages somewhat in Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and a small amount of Arabic. As being a youthful guy of sixteen a long time, he joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, which charted his International journey. He is Fortunately married and has two Grownup step-little ones as well as a twenty years previous son.
He intends to steer the FSU by instance, emphasizing integrity, honesty, and steadfast team representation for all UN Intercontinental workers working in UN Peacekeeping. He hopes to carry innovative remedies that are mutually useful to staff along with the organization.
Liliya Galieva
Since the early phase of my career, adhering to graduation from Gorky Point out Linguistic University in Russia, I labored with international companies such as the Globe Financial institution (1992-1993) and American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), an American NGO beneath the auspices of This system from the Bureau of Academic and Cultural Affairs of America Division of Condition. I was happy to add to the development of my metropolis of Nizhniy Novgorod (Incidentally the city hosted Football Cup 2018 in Russia) when working on Planet Lender projects of upgrading community transportation, finance and housing systems. A lot more appealing and gratifying time was when I worked for ACTR (1993-1998), handling Trade applications for college students and College professors. Simultaneously, I pursued my Legislation Diploma at Gorky Point out University. Later on, I grew to become an Trade student myself and acquired Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship grant at Harvard College (1998-2000). Which was an exuberant time and place, in which I fulfilled quite possibly the most extraordinary folks and was uncovered don't just to academic minds and souls but additionally to passionate and committed persons from everywhere in the globe. That was the principle advantage of remaining a student of Kennedy School of Government, my 2nd Alma Mater.
Soon after Harvard College, my period of UN has started and continues nonetheless. Inside the 12 months 2000 I joined the UN Peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, pursuing the institution of UNMIK by SCR 1244 in 1999. Remaining a Civil Affairs Officer, I was privileged to work on various tasks UNFSU and in numerous areas of Kosovo, ranging from central Kosovo, from the North Mitrovica location (engaged in article-conflict reconstruction, humanitarian aid, and native potential building through democratic elections) and continuing within the West of Kosovo, exactly where I was serving as the Head of Area Place of work managing non-bulk troubles, cultural heritage, returns and advertisement hoc protection incidents impacting non-greater part communities. It had been an extremely tough and intriguing work, which was entirely fitting my persona With all the cornerstone getting assisting the vulnerable. Being part of area governing administration buildings, I figured out regional languages (Serbo-Croatian, and I used to be halfway with colloquial Albanian) In addition to my English, German and rusty Spanish. Italian is also progressing well. Now, I'm an incumbent UNFSU VP considering that 2019 and my two-yr tenure coincided Using the CoviD-19 pandemic and also the challenges of changing to the several modes of work and representing the Intercontinental staff members in discipline missions as UNFSU VP.
My private challenge was to lift up my son and an orphan nephew, currently being a remote-Manage mom and aunt. They both equally are above thirty now and they're on the best monitor. Lately I turned a grandmother of a lovely granddaughter Ekaterina. Existence goes on.
To experience travelling adventures, looking at new spots, meeting new people today, Finding out new languages is my passion. My next passion is sports. Pilates retains my brain and body in sanity condition. Bicycling and hiking allow for me to discover the beauties from the area character.
In 2006, I was elected as Vice-Chair to FSU Council in UNMIK. And I've faced lots of issues because that interval including the complicated downsizing approach in 2012-2013, when UNMIK FSU pushed the mission leadership to support downsized employees to unique missions, by creating a letter into the incumbent SG, Ban Ki-Moon. One more great results, which UNMIK FSU accomplished underneath my leadership and guidance of Global FSU in 2018 was an assessment from the Hardship classification of Responsibility Stations, Pristina and Mitrovica, that is in outcome given that January 2019.
All through my tenure as UNFSU VP, I used to be Element of the SMC WG on Mobility and Choice, Downsizing, Effectiveness Management working with the policies. I aided our colleagues from Haiti mission to obstacle the Leadership final decision to cut the entitlements retroactively on account of Covid -19 they usually had been prosperous in winning the MEU situations. Our Workforce worked on improvements in the UNFSU Constitution so as to streamline it with a more progressive means of symbolizing the employees. I also labored on unique instances with the staff relating to Cigna and UN Pension Fund. Our staff established legal support to our colleagues in the UN retirees Operating pro bono and serving to the staff to organize situations with the UN internal Justice program. UNFSU Staff Upcoming was actively engaged with DMSPC concerning accommodating the downsized workers from closing missions UNAMID, UNOGBIS and Burundi. In excess of a hundred colleagues were positioned in numerous missions and ended up able to preserve their Positions. And it remains a piece in development.
Thus, I am seeking ahead to staying re-elected for one more term and symbolize all UN Worldwide Personnel in the sphere missions with pleasure and dignity and go on fighting for proper circumstances of support and payment for all hardship that our staff members is encountering in various missions.
Leila Manly-Spain can be an Administrative Officer and one of the incumbent Vice Presidents of the current UNFSU Executive. Her United Nations career began in 2004 when she joined the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as being a United Nations Volunteer (UNV). She has given that then worked UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), United Nations Assist Business office for Somalia (UNSOS), UN Regional Assistance Centre, Entebbe right until she and her workforce, Workforce Upcoming were being elected to function the UNFSU Govt Staff in September 2019.
An accountant by career, she is likewise a Qualified Teaching Qualified (CTP) and serves for a Peacekeeping Teaching Officer in the Group. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Company Administration in the University of Sunderland and is particularly now pursuing a certification in Human Methods Management, to empower her to better serve the staff of UN industry entities.
Leila is captivated with Management and workers triggers, especially in the sphere of Mastering and progress. She has served in Discipline Workers Unions (FSU) committees because 2006 and has been thriving in championing several workers leads to. She's an avid coach, specializing in UN competencies and also other human (gentle) skills. Leila is noted for her Strength, zest for life and skill to get frank and real.
Leila is a Guinea Bissau countrywide, born in Egypt, to diplomat dad and mom and consequently grew up in Russia, America, 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 usually open to new activities and is highly respectful and appreciative of cultural dynamics and variety troubles. Leila is married with three small children.
Leila is driven by the UNFSU perception that no-one should really at any time really feel by itself within their difficult periods and continues to be recognised to serve all staff (Global and national), as she definitely lives the UNFSU motto, that we have been “More powerful alongside one another”.
Leila hopes in order to go on to serve the astounding personnel of the UN discipline entities and to carry her love of daily life, diversity, Management and pursuit of excellence towards the FSU Government Body. She's counting on your vote to produce this a truth and is also hopes to say, “Thank you, for that privilege and honour of doing so”.