Junior Professional Officer (JPO) (gn) in Programme Management

SupervisionTitle of Supervisor:Chief of the Management and Administration Unit and Executive Officer, Executive Office of the Secretary-General.Content and methodology of supervision:Establishment of a Work Plan: During the first month of the assignment, the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will work jointly with his/her direct supervisor to finalize an agreed upon work plan. The final work plan will be discussed and mutually agreed to by the JPO and his/her supervisor. Evaluation: The United Nations Performance Evaluation System (e-performance) will serve as a primary platform to evaluate of the JPO’s performance.The supervisor will: Provide guidelines, directives, advice and instructions on assignments to be carried out by the Associate Expert;Develop the annual work plan for the Associate Officer and assign him/her to project teams;Monitor the work of the Associate Officer through discussion and dialogue, review of working plan, provision of feedback and review of reports;Assesses the performance of the Associate Officer through the elaboration of the performance report.Duties, Responsibilities and Output ExpectationsThis position is located in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. The position will support a variety of management and administrative functions such as activities relating to the accountability system, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of business functions; as well as provide assistance to the Secretariat of the Management Committee, and other assigned functions. The JPO reports to the Executive Officer. Within delegated authority, the Junior Professional Officer will be responsible for the following duties:Management Committee Secretariat SupportAssist with all aspects of the work programme of the United Nations Management Committee Secretariat. Monitor Management Committee reform and business continuity efforts, including increased transparency and accountability in committee decisions. Assist in the coordination and creation of the Management Committee forward agenda, agenda, background documents, and talking points. Liaise with Management Committee member and observer offices. Upload and sending out all relevant Management Committee documentation to Committee members.Management and Administration Provide support to the activities related to the management reform portfolio, e.g. track implementation of the workstreams under the Operational Integrational Taskforce and prepare documentation for quarterly meetings, prepare talking points and background material on management reform for EOSG principals.Assist in a wide range of activities in support of the accountability system of the Secretariat. Assist in the coordination of the Statement of Internal Control and engage in relevant follow up actions.Assist in developing and updating Enterprise Risk Management plans and risk-mitigation plans.Assist in developing and reviewing the evaluation plan and assist in managing evaluations. Assist in developing and updating EOSG internal actions plans in various areas such as gender, data strategy, sexual exploitation and abuse, etc.Assist in tracking KPIs on delegation of authority. Assist with preparing updates or Notes on Fifth-Committee related matters and reviewing related reports of the Secretary-General.Prepares various written outputs, e.g. draft background papers, analysis, sections of reports and correspondence.Keeps up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to accountability matters, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as the United Nations Policies and procedures.Assist in follow up on internal and external audit recommendations.Carrying out other official administrative duties as assigned by the head of entity, or by other entities as applicable.Other ad hoc assignment as applicable.