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Exciting Opportunity: Programme Management Officer at OHCHR for 2025. Apply Today!

Exciting Opportunity: Programme Management Officer at OHCHR for 2025. Apply Today!
- Job Opening ID: 257942
- Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
- Job Family : Programme Management
- Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
- Duty Station : NEW YORK
- Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Deadline : May 14, 2025
Are you passionate about human rights and eager to make a difference? The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is looking for a Programme Management Officer for 2025. This is your chance to contribute to impactful initiatives. This position is located in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Peace Missions Support Section (PMSS), New York. The incumbent reports to the Chief of the Peace Missions Support Section (PMSS) and will be under the day-to-day supervision of the unit Team Leader.
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Responsibilities
- Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks follow-up actions.
- Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.
- Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.
- Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies.
- Undertakes survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
- Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.
- Provides substantive support to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.
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Requirements
Education
- Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics or a related field.
- A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration or related area is required.
- Experience working in a conflict or post conflict context is desirable.
- Experience in human rights programme planning, evaluation and reporting is desirable.