Political Affairs Officer, P3

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Job Network :
Political, Peace and Humanitarian

Job Family :
Political Affairs

Category and Level :
Professional and Higher Categories , P-3

Recruitment Type :
Position Specific Job Openings

Department/Office :
Department of Political and Peace building Affairs

This post is located in the Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR) of the Department of Political and Peace-building Affairs (DPPA). Under the general supervision of the DPR Director, the incumbent reports to the UNISPAL Team Leader. The Division is part of the Department of Political and Peace building Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. DPR, established by the General Assembly, serves as the Secretariat of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), supporting its meetings and activities, monitoring political developments, organizing international conferences and observances, managing publications and the UNISPAL information system, and implementing training and capacity-building programmes.

Its mandate was renewed on 3 December 2024 by the General Assembly resolution A/RES/79/82. 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.