What are the responsibilities and job description for the Roster for Political Affairs Officer position at United Nations?
About the #Roster
The Global Rostering Section (GRS), Human Resources Service Division (HRSD), Department of Operational Support (DOS) in New York, has posted a generic job opening. This generic job opening aims to create a diverse pool of qualified roster candidates for Political Affairs Officer (P-4) roles within UN peace operations and other Secretariat entities.
Responsibilities:
• Reviews and monitors activities in the country or region assigned; assesses trends that might affect the internal political situation and the political impact of intra-regional issues such as refugees, drug control, natural resources, arms proliferation and armed conflict; recommends solutions/possible action by the United Nations.
• Analyses political and related events within assigned area with a view to provide early warning advice to senior leadership (e.g., Head of Mission).
• Prepares analytical reports and papers on sensitive and high profile matters of concern to the General Assembly, Security Council, or other bodies; drafts notes, background papers, talking points, speeches and other correspondence for senior UN officials.
• Participates in the organization, provision, and supervision of secretariat services required by United Nations inter-governmental bodies, such as the Security Council, the General Assembly and its committees.
• Acts as focal point for collection and analyses of information on political issues of assignment.
• Supports and participates in conflict prevention dialogues, mediations, negotiations, and fact-finding missions.
• Organizes, supports and participates in inter-agency mechanisms and, as delegated, leads and coordinates working-level inter-agency discussions.
• Meets regularly with operational teams, including UN staff, national officials and other relevant authorities to design, implement and review conflict resolution, conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and/or peacekeeping initiatives.
• Maintains contacts with other sectors of the UN, other international organizations and governments on coordination and policy matters; briefs representatives and provides, as appropriate, suggestions and recommendations.
• Carries out, in consultation with the Chief of Section, administrative functions relating to, inter alia, staff /team recruitment and management, section/unit planning, and budget.
• Drafts plans for start-up and drawdown of operations and participates in the activities of implementation, incorporating an integrated approach that includes a rights-based dimension, conflict prevention sensitivity, and a gender perspective.
• Collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provides insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, international economics, law, public administration, or other related areas. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the specified fields of studies with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Work Experience: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in political science, international relations, law, disarmament, security, development management, conflict resolution or related area is required.
- Language: Fluency in English or French is required.
Deadline: Apply to this roster by 19 March 2025.
