Associate Programme Management Officer
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 234354
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
Duty Station : NEW YORK Department/Office : Department of Peace Operations
Date Posted : May 22, 2024
Deadline : May 28, 2024
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Org. Setting and Reporting
This position is located in the Strategic Force Generation and Capability Planning Cell (SFGC) in the Policy, Evaluation and Training Division (DPET) in the Department of Peace Operations (DPO). The Associate Programme Management Officer reports to the Team Leader of the SFGC. The incumbent provides substantive and technical support to the SFGC and other related activities. DPO provides political and executive direction to UN Peacekeeping Operations around the world and maintains contact with the Security Council, troop and financial contributors, and parties to the conflict in the implementation of Security Council mandates. The Department works to integrate the effort of UN, governmental and nongovernmental entities in the context of peacekeeping operations. DPO also provides guidance and support on military, police, mine action and other relevant issues to other UN political and peacebuilding missions. The Policy, Evaluation and Training Division (DPET) is mandated to develop and disseminate the policy and doctrine guiding the work of Peacekeeping. In addition, the division has the responsibility to evaluate, at the request of the heads of the departments, how those policies are being applied, gather lessons learned and best practices, and use that information to guide the development, coordination and delivery of standardized training, so as to complete the learning cycle. DPET is also responsible for developing and maintaining strategic cooperation with various UN and external partners.