Today, I had a meeting with the Regional Director (RD) Luay Shabaneh along with three other new comers including one consultant and two staff. The meeting was initiated by the RD. I wasn't sure what the meeting would be about. All I received was an email entitled, "Meeting with the newcomers". I thought maybe he just wanted to get to know the newcomers at UNFPA ASRO. When I just arrived in Cairo, he was not here for about a month because he was on leave, and I met him for the first time in July when he came back from his annual leave.
In the meeting, the RD asked us about what career we hope to pursue and how he wishes to support us for our future career. As someone who is looking for a job after the Master's program, I thought this would be a good opportunity to let him know my aspiration to work at the UN. He gave me various career advice after I let him know that I want to work at the UN in women's rights issues. He told me that I need to work on branding myself by knowing what my skills are. He said, knowledge can be obtained easily but skills aren't. He took turns to talk to each one of us and after let us know that as a director, his indicator for success as a director is seeing his staff grow and fulfill their career aspirations. He also said he will be there to support if it's needed. My colleagues and I felt really supported in this office with his gesture!
From being here, I also got to witness good leadership through the RD. He visits every office to say hello and how are you to all staff every morning. It feels good to be in an office where you are supported by the leader.
In the meeting, the RD asked us about what career we hope to pursue and how he wishes to support us for our future career. As someone who is looking for a job after the Master's program, I thought this would be a good opportunity to let him know my aspiration to work at the UN. He gave me various career advice after I let him know that I want to work at the UN in women's rights issues. He told me that I need to work on branding myself by knowing what my skills are. He said, knowledge can be obtained easily but skills aren't. He took turns to talk to each one of us and after let us know that as a director, his indicator for success as a director is seeing his staff grow and fulfill their career aspirations. He also said he will be there to support if it's needed. My colleagues and I felt really supported in this office with his gesture!
From being here, I also got to witness good leadership through the RD. He visits every office to say hello and how are you to all staff every morning. It feels good to be in an office where you are supported by the leader.
