Jan Beagle is a diplomat from New Zealand and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management. Beginning her career in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as a delegate to the United Nations in New York, Ms Beagle has some 40 years of experience of multilateral diplomacy, working across the peace and security, human rights, development, management and gender sectors.
As Under-Secretary-General for Management, Ms Beagle leads the
overarching management functions of the United Nations Secretariat, in the areas of human resources, finance, budget, information technology, procurement, administration, to enhance the United Nations’ capacity and efficiency to implement its mandates.
Prior to this appointment, Ms Beagle held the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). She has also served as Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management and has held senior positions in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the Office of the Administrator of UNDP, and the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs.
Ms Beagle plays an active role in the interagency bodies of the UN system. She currently serves as the Chair of the High Level Committee on Management of the UN Chief Executives Board, and is the Chair of the CEB Task Force to address sexual harassment in organizations of the UN system. She was formerly the Chair of the ASG Advisory Group of the United Nations Development Group. She has represented the Secretary-General as spokesperson for the system in the General Assembly, ICSC and the Pension Board, and as a member of the Boards of the UN System Staff College and UNITAR.
Ms Beagle is a committed advocate for gender equality. She spearheaded the development and implementation of the UNAIDS Gender Action Plan which serves as an accountability platform for concrete measures to increase gender parity. Ms Beagle was one of the early appointed International Gender Champions–a leadership network that brings together senior female and male decision makers to break down gender barriers.
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