The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), the UN headquarters in Africa, was established by the General Assembly in 1996. The Office is headed by a Director-General (DG), at the Under-Secretary- General level, and serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General in Nairobi. The Director- General is responsible for all activities of the United Nations Office at Nairobi. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Resident Coordination System (RCS) globally, as well as other UN offices in Kenya, by providing administrative, security, conference and information services (www.unon.org). This position is based in the Office of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Under the overall oversight and direction of the Director-General, the incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Chief of Office.