Within delegated authority, the Political Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties in the 24/7 UNOCC Watch Room: ? Provides supervisory direction and training to Watch Room staff, including as necessary during weekends and Silent Hours. ? Oversees drafting, compilation and issuance of regular and ad hoc reporting for UNHQ leadership situational awareness and coordinates strategic-level crisis response support services. ? Analyses political and related events within assigned area with a view to provide early warning advice to UNHQ leadership. ? Drafts notes, background papers, talking points, speeches and other correspondence for senior UN officials. ? Participates in the organization and supervision of Secretariat services required by the Security Council and to other committees and bodies related to its work. ? Acts as focal point for collection and analyses of information on political issues of assignment. ? Arranges and participates in fact-finding missions, when requested. ? Meets regularly with operational teams, including UN staff, national officials as well as Military and Civilian Police officers to plan projects and review project activities. ? Provides up-to-date information to senior officials regarding substantive political matters and country or regional issues and makes recommendations on actions to take. ? 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. ? Participates in conferences, seminars and academic fora related to assigned area of expertise. ? Provides input for assessment of staff to be deployed to important posts in the field. ? Carries out, in consultation with the Director and Deputy UNOCC, administrative functions relating to staff planning and budget and supports the UNOCC’s policy and guidance work and outreach to stakeholders. ? Drafts plans for start-up of operations and participates in the activities of implementation, to include backstopping of Joint Operations Centres (JOC) in field missions. ? Leads Watch Room in the use of social media tools and deployment of innovative methods and approaches to digital information collection and data visualization to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. ? Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements:

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, international economics, law, public administration or other related area. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Job – Specific Qualification

Not available.

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 are required. At least two years of experience working in a supervisory role and two years in field context is required. At least two years of experience in crisis management support is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position(s) advertised, fluency in both oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.