The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017. The Office has five main functions: (a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates across the United Nations System; (b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 46 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy; (c) strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States; (d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; and (e) ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the United Nations System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This position is located in the Policy, Knowledge Management and Coordination Branch of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism of the Secretariat, at Headquarters in New York. The Political Affairs Officer will report to the Chief of the Policy, Knowledge Management and Coordination Branch through Section Chiefs where applicable. The focus of these jobs is on supporting policy and enhancing coordination and coherence in the work of the United Nations on counter-terrorism, including through the effective implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact.