This position functions under the general supervision of the Principal Officer in the Division for Special Activities (DSA) in the Department of Operational Support. It is funded under a project to strengthen operational support cooperation between integrated peace operations and United Nations country teams. In this context, the UN Sustainable Development Group is implementing a UN system wide efficiency roadmap to strengthen cooperation in operational support mechanisms. The roadmap includes a workstream to examine how operational support mechanisms and services can be shared and scaled in high risk/crisis countries, the majority of which have peace operations deployed. The goal of the project is increase the level of engagement and participation of integrated peace operations in the UNSDG efficiency agenda, and leverage their comparative advantages in operational support to promote the nexus between peace and development and accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The project will focus on the integrated mission settings in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan and Iraq. Within DSA, this position will work in an integrated manner with, and support the Resource Planning and Analysis Section (RPAS) in their overall responsibilities to support the UNSDG efficiency agenda.