Job Opening

Posting Title: Programme Officer, P4

Job Code Title:  PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Department/Office: Global Compact Office

Duty Station: NEW YORK

Posting Period: 01 November 2023 - 15 December 2023

Job Opening Number: 23-Programme Management-GCO-219344-R-New York (X)

Staffing Exercise N/A

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Local Networks team, Global Compact Office in New York. The Programme Officer reports to the Senior Programme Officer, Local Networks. The incumbent of this post will lead the development and delivery of company activation and capacity-building programmes within the UN Global Compact, including the Academy, Accelerators and Peer-learning groups.

The United Nations Global Compact is the United Nations' voluntary corporate sustainability initiative in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption. It revolves around ten universal principles drawn from four key international instruments in these areas. The Global Compact Office is the United Nations entity responsible for the overall management and coordination of the Global Compact initiative. It pursues two complementary objectives:

(1)making the Global Compact and its principles part of business strategy and operations everywhere;

(2) facilitating cooperation among key stakeholders by promoting partnerships and collective action in support of United Nations, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Programme Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Develops, implements and evaluates assigned programmes/projects with a focus on business activation and capacity-building programs at the global, regional and local levels of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, including the UN Global Compact Academy, Accelerators, Peer Learning Groups and Regional Programming; strengthens strategic partnerships and alliances that can improve the scale and quality of UN Global Compact and Academy and other activation and capacity-building programmes; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and initiates corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; ensures follow-up actions.

Performs consulting assignments, in collaboration with the client, by planning facilitating workshops, through other interactive sessions and assisting in developing the action plan the client will use to manage the change.

Researches, analyzes and presents information gathered from diverse sources.

Coordinates the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies that enables the UN Global Compact to continue to strengthen its capacity and expertise on tools and methodologies for company activation and capacity building.

Generates survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identify problems/issues and prepares conclusions.

Organizes and prepares written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc. focusing on the trends, challenges and opportunities within the business and sustainable development ecosystem.

Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings, conferences, etc., to include proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, preparation of documents and presentations, etc.

Initiates and coordinates outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.. for businesses on a range of sustainability and sustainable development topics based on the Ten Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Leads strategy development and planning for UN Global Compact Academy/and other capacity-building programmes and initiatives.

Coordinates activities related to budget funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (pledging, work programme, programme budget, etc.).

Performs other duties, as required.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics, education or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, business administration or a related area is required.

A minimum of five years of experience working on the integration of sustainability, the Ten Principles, the Sustainable Development Goals or Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) into governance, management and business practices is required.

Experience with digital strategies and platforms is required.

Experience with programmes, tools and best practices for business learning is desirable.

Experience managing strategic alliances is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

At the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, with due regard to geographic diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities.

Appointment or assignment against this position is for an initial period of one year.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Applicants, who successfully go through a competitive recruitment process and are recommended for selection and/or inclusion in the roster of pre-approved candidates for subsequent job openings at the same level and with similar functions, may have their application information and roster status shared with other UN Organizations. Such applicants may be contacted by other UN Organizations for similar job openings, subject to the confirmation of their interest. Placement on the roster is no guarantee of a future selection.

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