Exciting Opportunity: Administrative Officer Vacancy at the United Nations for 2025!

Exciting Opportunity: Administrative Officer Vacancy at the United Nations for 2025!

• Job Opening ID: 258222
• Job Network : Management and Administration
• Job Family : Administration
• Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
• Duty Station : All UN locations
• Department/Office : Rosters Administered by Department of Operational Support
• Deadline : Jul 22, 2025

The United Nations is excited to share that we have an Administrative Officer vacancy for 2025! This is a wonderful opportunity for passionate individuals looking to make a difference in global initiatives. Apply today and join us in shaping a better future! These positions are located throughout the United Nations Secretariat Offices and UN Field Offices including field missions. They encompass sub-functional specialties such as human resource administration, finance/budget, planning, programming, and implementing, monitoring and evaluation of business functions. The Senior Administrative Officer usually reports to the Chief of Service/Department/ Division/Branch. Within delegated authority, the Senior Administrative Officer will be responsible for the following.

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Responsibilities

• Policy, Planning and Programme Implementation:
• Provide policy guidance to the Chief of Service/Department/Division/Branch, on conceptual strategy development and management of the implementation of overall strategies and intra and inter- divisional/departmental policies and procedures.
• Plan and oversee the management of activities undertaken by the Section; ensure that substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, coordinating diverse projects in the Section, and, in liaison with other organizations of the United Nations System, donors and agencies as appropriate.
• Human Resource Management:
• Take the lead in coordinating the full range of staff and human resource administration related issues.
• Recruit staff for Section taking due account of geographical and gender balance and other institutional values.
• Budget and Finance:
• Contribute to the reporting to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
• Ensure strategic and efficient management of financial resources. Prepare budgets and costs projects for financial and human resources purposes. Report expenditure and delivery rates both locally and to headquarters.
• General Administration:
• Provide/oversee timely and qualitative administrative and operational advice & guidance (including procurement, IT, logistics, travel, security and property management) to staff within their sections.
• Participate in international, regional or national meetings and provide programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue or hold programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.

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Requirements

Education

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, finance, accounting, human resources, programme management or related area is required.
• A first-level university degree in same areas, in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Work Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in administration, budget, finance, human resources, programme management or/and general management is required.
• Experience in managing organizational change or implementing corporate-level administrative reforms/policies is required.
• Experience in supporting senior leadership with strategic planning, resource allocation, and performance management is required.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning systems and data-driven management is required.