PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Programme Management Officer

UN RCO - United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office New York City International P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position level Speaks English, French

The Programme Management Officer position at the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) in New York involves supporting the coordination of the Resident Coordinator (RC) system's crisis management and response efforts. The role includes developing and evaluating programs, conducting research and analysis, and facilitating workshops. The officer will also coordinate security efforts and engage with various UN entities to enhance organizational resilience. This position requires strong analytical skills and experience in program management within the development sector.

Candidate Requirements:

• Advanced university degree in relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in program management
• Experience with inter-agency collaboration
• Desirable experience in data analytics
• Fluency in English

In its Resolution A/RES/72/279, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DCO) as a stand-alone coordination office within the United Nations Secretariat. DCO exercises managerial and oversight functions of the resident coordinator system under the oversight of the Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). In 2026, DCO undertook a recalibration to ensure the RC system remains optimally configured to support the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda and embodies the UN 2.0 shift- anchored in data, digital, innovation, behavioral science, strategic foresight, and a mission driven organizational culture. The position is located in the Office of Assistant Secretary-General in the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) in New York and reports to the Chief Corporate Services. The Programme Management Officer works closely with all DCO organizational units, in particular regional offices and the SDG coordination, policy and programme division. The incumbent supports coordination of RC system-wide crisis management and response, security liaison and representation within the Inter-Agency Security Management Network, as well as RC System wide coordination and support to coordination of contingency planning, strategic engagement with Organizational Resilience and Management Systems of the UN Secretariat.

Responsibilities:

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

• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned programmes/projects, etc.; monitors and analyzes programme/project development and implementation; reviews relevant documents and reports; identifies problems and issues to be addressed and proposes corrective actions; liaises with relevant parties; identifies and tracks 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, including mapping of available technical expertise across the UNSDG system and external partner networks to inform deployment of expertise-on-demand and surge capacity solutions.
• Assists in policy development, including the review and analysis of issues and trends, preparation of evaluations or other research activities and studies on surge support.
• Coordinates RC system-wide crisis preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, ensuring coherent support across DCO headquarters, regional offices, and country teams.
• Serve as the DCO focal point for security coordination and represent the RC system within the Inter-Agency Security Management Network (IASMN) and related security mechanisms.
• Coordinate with UNDSS and other UN Secretariat security focal points.
• Support the development, alignment, and implementation of RC system contingency planning processes, tools, and guidance.
• Facilitate strategic engagement between the RC system and UN Secretariat Organizational Resilience Management System (ORMS) mechanisms to strengthen organizational resilience and business continuity.
• Monitor emerging crisis and security-related risks, prepare analytical briefs and recommendations, and support senior management decision-making and inter-agency coordination.
• Undertakes survey initiatives; designs data collection tools; reviews, analyzes and interprets responses, identifies problems/issues and prepares conclusions.
• Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, etc.