▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁this ▁position ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁she ▁was ▁Senior ▁Ad vis er ▁on ▁System - W ide ▁C oh er ence ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Development ▁Group ▁Office ▁( UND G ), ▁responsible ▁for ▁gu iding ▁and ▁supporting ▁the ▁UN ' s ▁reform ▁efforts ▁at ▁the ▁country ▁level . ▁She ▁was ▁Policy ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁in ▁the ▁Car r ▁Centre ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Policy , ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁U . S . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁UN ▁staff ▁member ▁for ▁ 2 8 ▁years , ▁mainly ▁working ▁in ▁Africa ▁as ▁UN ICE F ▁Represent ative ▁( L iber ia , ▁U g anda , ▁Z imb ab we ) ▁or ▁UN ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁( T anz ania ). ▁As ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁U ND G , ▁she ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁policy ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁Country ▁Team ▁and ▁the ▁UN ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 ▁countries , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁UN ▁reform ▁initi ative , ▁including ▁the ▁" One ▁UN " ▁approach ▁being ▁pil oted ▁in ▁eight ▁Count ries . ▁Some ▁programs ▁S ally ▁pione ered ▁include ▁design ing ▁the ▁first ▁UN ▁response ▁to ▁H IV /