Staff Assistant, G6
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Government
Government Administration, Political Science
Management and Administration Job Family :
Administration Category and Level :
General Service and Related Categories , G-6
Recruitment Type :
Temporary Opportunities Department/Office :
Department of Political and Peace building Affairs-Department of Peace Operations-Shared Structure
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This position is located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific (MEEAAP) in the Departments of Political and Peace building Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). The Staff Assistant reports to the Special Assistant and Senior Political Affairs Officer in supporting the Assistant Secretary-General. The Department of Political and Peace building Affairs (DPPA) focuses primarily on five action areas in international peace and security, ensuring sound analysis and early warning, preventing conflict and engaging in peacemaking, managing political crises and violent conflicts, sustaining peace, and enhancing partnerships.
The Department’s mandate is to prevent and resolve conflict through inclusive political solutions. The Department of Peace Operations (DPO) serves as an integrated "centre of excellence" for United Nations Peace operations, responsible for preventing, responding to and managing conflict and sustaining peace in the context of mandates in countries where peace operations under its purview are deployed. This includes facilitating and implementing political agreements, providing integrated strategic, political, operational and management advice, direction and support to peace operations;
developing political, security and integrated strategies, leading integrated analysis and planning of peace operations and backstopping those operations.
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