Political Affairs Officer
Quick answer
The United Nations is hiring a mid-level Political Affairs Officer in New York to gather, analyze, and provide support on political and terrorism-related issues, with a focus on the Security Council and its mandates.
- Role
- Political Affairs Officer
- Organization
- Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations
- Location
- NEW YORK
- Work setup
- On-site
- Level
- Mid
- Category
- Policy & Advocacy
The role
The incumbent will gather, select, and analyze information related to political and terrorism-related issues, maintain up-to-date knowledge of events, and provide technical and substantive support in the implementation of mandates to the United Nations Security Council and its subsidiary bodies.
What you'll do
- Gathers, selects and analyses information contained in communications and publications received from different sources, including the press.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of events relating to political and terrorism-related issues.
- Provides technical and substantive back up in the implementation of mandates of the Security Council.
- Monitors national and regional level political developments that could become a threat to international peace and security.
- Participates in missions of the Security Council and its subsidiary organs to countries within assigned area of responsibility.
- Prepares meetings of the SG/DSG/USG with officials from countries under the Organization's purview.
What it takes
- Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, law, public administration or related area.
- A minimum of five years of experience in political science, international relations, law, disarmament, security, development management, conflict resolution or related area is required.
- Experience providing substantive support in the implementation of mandates to the United Nations Security Council and its subsidiary bodies is desirable.
- Experience in providing support on United Nations sanctions-related matters is desirable.
- Experience in drafting formal correspondence, official communications, and reports for intergovernmental bodies or Executive Boards is desirable.
- Experience working on peace and security issues, in particular, terrorism-related issues concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and the Taliban is desirable.
What you'll bring
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
The job is located in New York, United States.
What is the compensation for this position?
Compensation is not specified in the job posting.
What are the key qualifications required for this position?
Key qualifications include an advanced university degree in political science, international relations, law, public administration or related area, and at least five years of relevant experience.
How can I apply for this position?
Applications can be submitted through the online recruitment platform, inspira, by following the instructions provided.
Is this position remote?
This is an in-office position and is not remote eligible.
How to apply
Apply directly on Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
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