This position is located in the Countering Terrorism Section ( CTS/(SCS/Pillar 2, in the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (OCT) / United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), with a duty station of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He/she will be responsible for assisting in implementation of programmes and projects implemented by the Unit in Central Asia. The incumbent will report to the head of unit as first reporting officer, with further reporting to the Head of Section as second reporting officer. The Programme Assistant will be required to travel to perform its duties. 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 Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact 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 Strategy. Since 2019, UNOCT is deploying its staff to the region to support Central Asia in implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.