Administrative Officer

Analyzes complex UN budgetary, administrative and management proposals for the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. The officer prepares briefings and intergovernmental reports, formulates evidence-based recommendations and supports formal Committee sessions.

Department: Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

• Analyze UN programme budgets, administrative policies and resource implications
• Prepare briefing notes and technical advice for Committee executive sessions
• Draft ACABQ reports, findings, conclusions and policy recommendations
• Support formal intergovernmental and expert-body meetings and presentations
• Coordinate policy analysis, research, budget documentation and office-improvement initiatives

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law or a related field, or a first-level degree plus two additional years of relevant experience
• Seven years of progressively responsible budgetary, administrative or financial-management experience
• Two years drafting intergovernmental analytical documentation and policy recommendations
• Experience with programme-budget analysis, UN or comparable administrative rules, and support to intergovernmental or expert bodies
• English at UN Level II

• The post supports the Advisory Committee's review of UN regular-budget, extrabudgetary, peacekeeping, funds and programmes matters and may include field missions.