Programme Management Officer

Posting Title: Programme Officer, P3 
Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer 
Department/ Office: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Duty Station: VIENNA 
Deadline: 29 June 2014 
Job Opening number: 14-PGM-UNODC-35247-R-VIENNA (X)

This post is located in the Regional Section for Europe, West & Central Asia (RSEWCA), Integrated Programme and Oversight Branch (IPB), Division for Operations (DO), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in Vienna, Austria. The Programme Officer will work under the overall guidance of the Chief of IPB and direct supervision of the Chief of the Regional Section. S/he will also work in close consultation with the relevant Representatives/Heads at the UNODC regional/country offices.

Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in social sciences, economics, international relations, law, political science, statistics, public administration, or related field, is required. A first-level university degree in similar fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in technical cooperation and programme management, at the international and/or national levels is required. Experience in implementing and backstopping programmes/projects in the areas of preferably drug control activities, crime or terrorism prevention, law enforcement, criminal justice and/or the security sector, governance, public administration, peace-building, conflict prevention or other related areas, is highly desirable. Field experience, knowledge and experience preferably in the West and Central Asia region, is desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised fluency in English, i.e. oral and written proficiency, is required. Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.

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