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United Nations (UN) Programme Management Officer Vacancy in New York for 2025. Apply Now!

Programme Management Officer Details

  • Position(s): Programme Management Officer, Administration
  • Organization: United Nations
  • Job Opening ID: 248564
  • Job Network : Management and Administration
  • Job Family : Administration
  • Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
  • Duty Station : NEW YORK
  • Department/Office : Department of Operational Support
  • Deadline: Dec 31, 2024

Organizational Setting and Reporting

United Nations Programme Management Officer Vacancy in New York for 2025. This position is located in the Resource Planning and Analysis Section (RPAS) of the Division for Special Activities (DSA) in the Department of Operational Support (DOS) and reports to the Chief of the Section. DOS was established to provide operational advisory services to operating entities across the Secretariat, including other departments, offices-away-from headquarters, field missions, and regional commissions. DSA oversees a range of specialized or cross-cutting operational capacities.

A large part of its responsibilities is to support start-up, surge, transition and liquidation requirements and to exercise authority on behalf of entities to which authority has not been granted owing to a lack of capacity or from which authority has been temporarily withdrawn. Within DSA, RPAS works with counterparts across DOS to ensure that efforts to support client groups across the Secretariat are in line with organizational priorities and other objectives related to value for money and resource stewardship. With a focus on data-driven analysis, RPAS works with counterparts in examining major resourcing drivers and practices within the responsibilities of DOS to ensure cost-effective operational support solutions.

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Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer, Administration will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Leading the development and coordination of a Secretariat wide, DOS guidance framework of operational support resourcing standards and priorities.
  • Leading the development and coordination of a Secretariat wide, DOS guidance framework for efficiency and effectiveness operational support reviews including those related to the development system efficiency agenda.
  • Leading engagements and providing strategic resourcing and analysis inputs into the programmes and projects that are undertaken to improve service delivery, including through the development of resourcing models for new or enhanced operational support relationships with key partners and clients in the global operational support architecture.
  • Leading a data driven approach to strategic resourcing analysis, decision making support and programme/project management through the collection, analysis, modelling, interpretation, and communication of significant amounts of data.
  • Providing strategic resourcing analysis into the development of financial implications and resourcing models in the context of the Departments support to entities in transition or potential new mandates from the General Assembly or Security Council.
  • Supporting the work of improving service delivery by providing inputs into coordinating the establishment and negotiation of agreements, and the planning, facilitation and conduct of workshops, conferences, and retreats.
  • Managing collaborative projects and supports relationships with key partners in the global operational support architecture including Secretariat entities, major service providers, United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes and external partners, by establishing or negotiating agreements, planning and facilitation workshops, conferences, and retreats and developing action plans to manage the change.
  • Monitors and supervises the work of subordinate staff as required.
  • Performs other related duties, as assigned.
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Competencies

PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of the financial principles and practices related to the development of operational resourcing standards and models, and efficiency and effectiveness assessment frameworks. Excellent analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, manage, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. The ability to analyze, model and interpret data in support of decision-making, and convey information succinctly to management. Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems. Ability to apply judgment in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

COMMUNICATION: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

CREATIVITY: Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; promotes and persuades others to consider new ideas; takes calculated risks on new and unusual ideas; thinks “outside the box”; takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things; is not bound by current thinking or traditional approaches.

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Requirements

Education

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business administration, management, finance, data science, programme management, economics, human resources, supply chain, law or a related field is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Successful completion of degree or non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science is desirable.

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Work Experience

  • A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration, coordination or other operational support related field is required.
  • Experience in the development of operational support resourcing standards and frameworks and the review of related business processes to enable efficient budget planning and management is required.
  • Experience in using applied analytics and/or business intelligence to inform decisions, strategies and execution is required.
  • Experience in designing and developing outreach and communications strategies with key partners and stakeholders to improve the delivery of operational support is required.
  • Experience with self-service analytics and data visualization applications (MS PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau or similar), or business intelligence tools (SAP Business Objects, etc.) is desirable.
  • Experience collaborating with partners on improving the delivery of operational support in an international organization is desirable.
  • Experience collaborating with partners on operational support issues in or with an international organization is desirable.
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