Senior Programme Management Officer -United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational advice on programme and project design and implementation.
• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of assigned programmes and projects.
• Identify priorities, problems, and issues and propose corrective actions.
• Ensure gender mainstreaming in planned actions, policies, and programmes.
• Direct research and programme evaluation and present information from diverse sources.
• Coordinate policy development and implementation and review assessments, evaluations, and studies.
• Supervise preparation of background papers, analyses, reports, studies, briefing notes, and talking points.
• Provide substantive support to consultative meetings and other events.
• Manage outreach activities and conduct training workshops and seminars.
• Provide guidance to external consultants, AU partners, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate programme and project budget and funding activities.
• Establish partnerships with key officials within the United Nations and African Union and with other stakeholders.
• Supervise, guide, evaluate, and mentor staff.
• Lead data collection and analysis to support planning, decision-making, presentation, and reporting.
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders can access, integrate, and share required data.
• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

• Professionalism: Ability to analyze and interpret data in support of decision-making and communicate resulting information to management.
• Planning and Organizing: Ability to establish priorities, manage resources, anticipate risks, and adjust plans accordingly.
• Client Orientation: Ability to understand client needs, establish productive partnerships, and deliver services within agreed timelines.
• Leadership: Ability to develop strategies, empower others, resolve conflicts, drive improvements, and take responsibility for results.
• Judgement/Decision Making: Ability to identify key issues, gather relevant information, assess impacts, and make sound decisions.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Management, Public Administration, or a related field.
• A first-level university degree combined with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Successful completion of degree and non-degree programmes in data analytics, business analytics, or data science is desirable.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a United Nations peacekeeping mission or comparable international organization.
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing and administering logistical, financial, and/or human resources within the UN system or similar international organization.
• Experience managing and supervising diverse teams.
• Experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or performance reporting is desirable.
• Experience liaising and coordinating with the African Union and its affiliated institutions is desirable.

Language

• English: Required
• French: Desirable

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Category

Business and Administration, Management

Location

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Application Deadline

September 13, 2026

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should apply through the UN Careers portal:

https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/284356?language=en