**Job Opening**
**Job Opening ID**: 243558
**Job Network** : Economic, Social and Development
**Job Family** : Sustainable Development
**Category and Level** : National Professional Officers, NO-C
**Duty Station** : COLOMBO
**Department/Office** : Resident Coordinator System
**Date Posted** : Sep 15, 2024
**Deadline** : Oct 15, 2024
**Org. Setting and Reporting**
- The UN Secretary-General launched on 1 January 2019 a bold and new global reform which repositioned the UN Development System to deliver more effectively and efficiently with the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this reform, UN Resident Coordinator Offices (UN RCO), under the leadership of an empowered and independent UN Resident Coordinator - the highest-ranking official of the UN Development System and Representative of the UN Secretary-General at country level - support countries in the achievement of their development priorities and the attainment of the SDGs. The position is located in the United Nations Resident Coordination Office (RCO) in Sri Lanka and reports to the Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and Head of RCO. The position also maintains a close working relationship with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), which sets the communications and advocacy priorities of the United Nations around the world.
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**No Fee