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Join the UN as a Programme Management Assistant: High School Diploma Accepted!
Join the UN as a Programme Management Assistant: High School Diploma Accepted!
- Job Opening ID: 257706
- Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
- Job Family : Programme Management
- Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-7
- Duty Station : NEW YORK
- Department/Office : Office for Disarmament Affairs
- Date Posted : May 15, 2025
- Deadline : Jun 13, 2025
The United Nations is hiring a Senior Programme Management Assistant in New York, welcoming candidates with a high school diploma. This role offers a chance to contribute to global initiatives while gaining valuable experience in a prestigious environment. This position is located in the Conventional Arms Branch (CAB) of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) in New York. The incumbent reports to the Chief of CAB. CAB works to prevent the proliferation of conventional arms and provides support to the United Nations and Member States in the implementation of measures and instruments on conventional arms regulation, including small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition.
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Responsibilities
- Independently provides full range of programme management and implementation assistance at all phases of CAB’s programme on through-life conventional ammunition management, seeking guidance only in exceptional circumstances.
- Researches, compiles, analyses, summarizes, and presents basic information/data related to the Global Framework on Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management, highlighting noteworthy issues/trends for consideration by appropriate parties.
- Tracks resolutions and other legislative decisions that affect programme content and oversees the preparation of the relevant databases to ensure the incorporation of programmatic and other changes enacted by the resolutions.
- Reviews, appraises and revises, as necessary, all submissions related to the programme, ensuring compliance with guidelines and programme objectives; identifies problems/issues, seeks clarification from departments, assesses replies, and prepares a summary for the manager with suggestions for further action.
- Drafts budget and forecast based on submissions; prepares monitoring checklists, identifying stages of programme development, funding source, inputs by reviewing internal and external bodies, and follow-up actions required.
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Requirements
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Work Experience
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in programme or project administration, technical cooperation or related area is required.
- The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to eight (8) years for candidates who possess a first-level university degree or higher.
- Experience in providing secretariat services to intergovernmental processes is required.
- Experience in UMOJA or similar Enterprise Resource Planning platforms is required.
- Experience working with complex, multi-partner projects is desirable.
- One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.
