Advisory services

Ms. Yolande Jemiai
Senior public administration officer for civil service reform and human resources management

Telephone: +1 212/963-8395
Fax: +1 212/963-2916
E-mail: jemiai@un.org
Nationality: France
Languages: English, French, some Arabic, some Portuguese, some Spanish

Profile:

Ms. Jemiai has a background in Economics, Demography and Public Administration. She has been working for more than 30 years in development related activities. She is currently the Deputy Chief of the Governance and Public Administration Branch, Division for Public Administration, in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Previously, she was the Coordinator for the Team on Civil Service Reform and Human Resources Management and Development. In her more than 15 years at the UN, she was in charge of technical assistance and management of complex programs on governance or/and post-conflict rehabilitation in such countries as Angola, Burundi, Cambodia, Haiti and Rwanda. Ms. Jemiai has also been in charge of the publication program. She has prepared various analytical reports and documentation for the inter-governmental UN bodies on such subject as globalization and its impact on civil service reform, changing perspectives on human resources management, Professionalism and Ethics in Africa, Metropolitan and Local Governance and Municipal International Cooperation, Leadership Development, Diversity Management and Cultural Aspects of Public Administration. Ms. Jemiai has provided advice and conducted research and evaluation in Angola, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Haiti, Mauritania, Rwanda and Senegal. With her knowledge of Africa, Asia, Europe and Arab Countries, Ms Jemiai has a rare combination of global and grassroots experience, multidisciplinary approach to development, proven negotiation and interpersonal communication skills as well as strategic planning skills. Ms Jemiai has also organized major conferences (World Conference on Metropolitan Governance-Tokyo 1993, Global Forum on Local Governance-Goteborg 1995, and African Conference of Ministers of Civil Service on Professionalism and Ethics- Rabat 1998, Global Forum on Reinventing Government- Marrakech 2002) and various UN expert group meetings. During a sabbatical leave at the United Nations University Center for Regional Integration Studies in 2003, she prepared distance learning training modules on regional integration and public administration.

Area of specialization:

Human resources management, civil service reform, programme and project design, management, monitoring and evaluation, social policy analysis, rehabilitation and emergency response.

Experience:

2002 - present   Deputy Chief Governance and Public Administration Branch, DPADM/DESA, New York
1996 - 2002   Team Coordinator, Civil Service Reform and Human Resources Management, DPEPA/DESA, United Nations, New York
1993 - 1996   Regional Coordinator for Administrative Reform and Local Governance, DPEPA/DESA, United Nations, New York
1990 - 1992   Regional Coordinator and Technical Adviser for Population Projects in Africa, Population Division, United Nations, New York
1989 - 1990   Population Affairs Officer, Projection and Estimates, Population Division, United Nations, New York
1985 - 1988   Consultant to various organizations: Population Council, UNFPA, US National Academy of Sciences, USAID, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Management Science for Health, Development International Alternatives, American Public Health Association
1980 - 1984   Research Associate, World Fertility Survey Programme, International Statistical Institute, London
1977 - 1980   Consultant to United Nations Population Division, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UNESCO
1973 - 1976   Research Officer, National Population and Family Planning Office, Tunis, Tunisia
1972 - 1973   Economist, National Agency for Social and Family Benefits, Paris
1971 - 1972   Analyst, Personnel Division, , Paris

Education:

1995 - Advanced Professional Certificate (Public administration), Robert Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, United States of America
1973 - Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (Démographie), Université de Paris I-Sorbonne, France
1970 - Maîtrise (Economics), Université d'Aix-en-Provence, France

Affiliations:

Member of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences, American Society for Public Administration, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population

Publications:

Globalization and its Impact on Human Resources in the Public Sector , 2000

Public Service Reform revisited in the context of globalization , 2000

International Municipal Cooperation( MEDURBS- Dakar/Marseille Twinning) , 1995

Rwanda Social and Institutional Profile, (DAI) , 1986

Law and Population in Tunisia, ONPFP Tunis , 1974

Modern Methods of Management in the Social Sector, Organisation et Methodes, Paris , 1973

Methods of Measuring the Impact of Family Planning Programmes on Fertility, ST/ESA/SER.A/61,ST/ESA/SER.A/76, ST/ESA/SER.A/66

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