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  • Associate Contracts Management Officer

    Associate Contracts Management Officer

    This posting is for the temporary replacement of a staff member on assignment and the selected candidate will be given a contract up to the return of the incumbent of the post currently up to June 30, 2018. The candidate is responsible for any travel expenses incurred in order to take-up the appointment. All applicants…

  • Public Information Officer Chief of Staff Special Assistant, Political Affairs Senior Technical Adviser Programme Officer, Urban Planning and Design Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements Programme Management Senior Chinese Interpreter

    Public Information Officer Chief of Staff Special Assistant, Political Affairs Senior Technical Adviser Programme Officer, Urban Planning and Design Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements Programme Management Senior Chinese Interpreter

    Responsibilities for the Public Information Officer Job Take the lead in strategy, planning, development and implementation of large, complex communications campaigns (e.g. global promotion initiatives, public information programmes for a region, broad-reaching subject specific issues, etc.); where appropriate, work with departments, funds and agencies to develop ways to implement campaigns system-wide and to incorporate the…

  • Chief of Staff

    Chief of Staff

    Responsibilities Within delegated authority from the Executive Director, the Chief of Staff is responsible for the following duties Directing and managing the Executive Office through ensuring overall coordination of the substantive support to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director in the implementation of their mandates on behalf of the UN Secretary-General; Formulating and implementing…

  • Special Assistant, Political Affairs

    Special Assistant, Political Affairs

    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. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its…

  • Field Security Radio Operator

    Field Security Radio Operator

    Special Notice Appointment against this post is on a local basis. Appointment against this position is for an initial period of one year and may be subject to extension. External candidates will only be considered only when no suitable internal candidate from duty station is identified. The candidate is responsible for any travel expenses incurred…

  • Receiving and Inspection Assistant

    Receiving and Inspection Assistant

    Special Notice Notes: Appointment against this post is for only two (2) months. A current staff member who holds a fixed-term, permanent or continuing appointment may apply for temporary positions no more than one level above his or her current grade. However, a current staff member who holds an appointment at the G-6 or G-7 level…

  • Learning Specialist (DRR and Resilience Learning Hub)

    Learning Specialist (DRR and Resilience Learning Hub)

    Responsibilities In coordination with the supervisor, the IFRC Secretariat Focal Point in Geneva and in close cooperation with the IFRC Regional Office Africa Focal Point, the incumbent will contribute to the NDPRM initiative and other DRR activities by: • Designing a learning strategy in support of National Societies’ Emergency Preparedness capacity development in Sub-Saharan Africa.…

  • Communications Officer Associate Finance Officer Finance & Budget Officer Legal Officer Program Management Officer Director – Corporate Services

    Communications Officer Associate Finance Officer Finance & Budget Officer Legal Officer Program Management Officer Director – Corporate Services

    Communications Officer Job Responsibilities Liaise with UN-REDD Programme partners and other relevant institutions to ensure continued delivery of the UN-REDD Programme communication strategy. Support in policy development on the role of communication in the UN-REDD Programme including through providing input on communications activities for annual and semi-annual Programme Progress Reports. Facilitate, under the guidance of…

  • Information Systems Assistant – Temporary Job Opening (Tjo)

    Information Systems Assistant – Temporary Job Opening (Tjo)

    Responsibilities Participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of existing information systems of the Collective Intelligence Unit as well as any new application systems releases, custom and contributed modules and functionalities. Develops tests and implements web information systems and programs using UN established standards for IT technologies, programming languages and tools. Develops with…

  • Human Rights Officer

    Human Rights Officer

    Responsibilities Within delegated authority, the Human Rights Officer will be responsible for the following duties: Plans and coordinates activities related to thematic and country mandates on human rights, including from a gender perspective. Conducts substantive research and analysis of human rights issues/events and assesses their impact on the human rights situation in assigned region or…