Associate Political Affairs Officer

3 days ago


Doha, Qatar United Nations Full time

This post is located in the United Nations Analysis and Outreach Hub on Children and Armed Conflict in Doha. The Hub represents the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG-CAAC) in Qatar. The mandate and work of the OSRSG-CAAC derives from General Assembly Resolution 51/77 and subsequent General Assembly resolutions, as well as successive Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict. The incumbent will report to the Head of the Analysis and Outreach Hub.

**Responsibilities**:
Within delegated authority, the Associate Liaison Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

- Assists senior official with briefing notes, background papers and talking points.
- Prepares summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and draft a variety of correspondence, and sections of reports.
- Participate in meetings and collaborative projects with a wide range of stakeholders and submit reports.
- Provides input into political, humanitarian and economic efforts and programmes.
- Creates databases that track project progress and provides other information relevant to assigned area.
- Monitors 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 other related duties as required.

Competencies
- Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
- Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Education
A first-level university degree in political science, international relations, international economics, law, public administration or other related area.

Work Experience
A minimum of two years of progressively responsible experience in political science, international relations, law, disarmament, security, development management, conflict resolution or related area is required.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic is also required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Assessment

Special Notice

This position is temporarily available for 364 days, with the possibility of extension.

National Professional Officers (NPO) or National Officers (NO) are nationals of the country in which they are serving, and their functions must have a national context, i.e. functions that require national experience or knowledge of the national language, culture, institutions, and systems.
- Staff members of the United Nations common system organizations who will reach the mandatory age of separation or retirement within the duration of the current temporary need period are not eligible to apply.

United Nations Considerations

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

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No Fee
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