Exciting Opportunity: UN Programme Management Assistant Position in New York
- Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
- Job Family : Programme Management
- Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
- Duty Station : NEW YORK
- Department/Office : Executive Office of the Secretary-General
- Deadline : Mar 24, 2025
The United Nations seeks a dedicated Programme Management Assistant to support project implementation, enhance operational efficiency, and contribute to global initiatives. This role offers a unique chance to impact international development positively.
This position is located in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General in the Sustainable Development Unit. The incumbent reports to the Deputy Director, Sustainable Development Unit. This position is available for an initial period of 365 days. While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period.
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Responsibilities
- Provides assistance in support of planning and implementation activities/processes for Sustainable Development Unit’s programme/project initiatives.
- Researches, compiles, analyses, summarizes, and presents basic information/data on topics related to sustainable development;
- Reviews, records, distributes and or processes mail and other documents and follows up on impending actions.
- Assists in the scheduling, coordination, planning and preparation of activities of the Unit’s areas of responsibilities; monitors status of processes;
- Takes necessary action to keep track of deadlines and ensure the necessary workflows among team members for documents to be completed and submitted to relevant parties for processing and approval.
- Assists in the preparation of budget proposals; provides assistance in the interpretation of budget guidelines;
- Researches, compiles and summarizes background materials for use in preparation of reports, briefs, speeches, etc;
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Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in programme administration, general office administration or related fields is required.
- Experience in researching, analyzing and presenting data is desirable.
- Experience in planning, preparing, scheduling and coordinating events is desirable.
- Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint) is desirable.
