The Executive Office of the Secretary-General works as a coherent and cohesive team to support the Secretary-General (SG) in pursuit of his vision, priorities, and policies. The Office assists the SG and his leadership team in fostering executive direction, coordination, and cooperation in the work of UN Departments and Offices, as well as Agencies, Funds and Programmes, and in its engagement with Member States and partners. Reporting to the Director of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit, the Programme Officer contributes to the advancement of the Secretary-General's priorities by supporting the development and implementation of strategic initiatives. This position involves project management, policy research and writing, as well as policy coordination to ensure a unified approach towards achieving the organization's strategic goals. The EOSG, under the guidance of the Secretary-General (SG), work as a team pursuing in a cohesive and coherent manner, the SG’s vision, priorities and policies for his second mandate in office. It seeks alignment of the United Nations family with the SG’s vision, priorities and policies. It is guided by the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity and of achieving gender and regional balance among staff. All EOSG unit will support the EOSG senior officials, as appropriate, depending on the tasks at hand, regardless of which senior official they formally report to, and will work together through a matrix team approach, as necessary, to ensure EOSG leads by example on integration and cross-pillar work.