Principal Coordination Officer

Leads the Integrated Office supporting the Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, overseeing development-pillar coordination, aid coherence, resource mobilisation and cross-pillar humanitarian-development-peace support.

Department: Integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC for Afghanistan

• Support the DSRSG/RC/HC in carrying out mandate responsibilities
• Lead and implement the Integrated Office work programme
• Coordinate aid architecture, accountability mechanisms, resource mobilisation and international engagement
• Oversee substantive coordination support to the Integrated Office and UN Country Team
• Manage budgets, reporting, results-based budgeting inputs and staff performance processes
• Supervise, guide, develop and recruit staff across relevant sections
• Represent the Integrated Office in national, regional and international meetings
• Use data analysis to support planning, decision-making and reporting

• Advanced university degree in business or public administration, finance, sustainable development, education, social sciences or a related field, or a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
• At least fifteen years of experience in strategic planning, sustainable development policy, project or programme management and resource mobilisation in development cooperation or a related area
• Minimum five years of experience in conflict, post-conflict or transitional settings
• Experience in humanitarian, development and peace nexus coordination
• Relevant experience in the United Nations system or a comparable international organisation
• Experience coordinating external partnerships in a development or transition context
• English is required

• Temporary appointment available until 31 December 2026, extendable
• Eligibility may be limited to candidates based at the duty station
• Professional and higher category applicants in a mission, field operation or resident coordinator office cannot be nationals of the duty-station country