PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P3

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Office of Counter-Terrorism

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) was established by the General Assembly in June 2017. The Office has five main functions: (a) provide leadership on the General Assembly counter-terrorism mandates across the United Nations System; (b) enhance coordination and coherence across the 38 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the Strategy; (c) strengthen the delivery of United Nations counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to Member States; (d) improve visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for United Nations counter-terrorism efforts; and (e) ensure that due priority is given to counter-terrorism across the United Nations System and that the important work on preventing violent extremism is firmly rooted in the Strategy. The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) is part of UNOCT and promotes the delivery of United Nations capacity building assistance to Member States. This position is located in the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, within the Countering Terrorism Section (Pillar II) of UNCCT. The incumbent reports to the Head of the Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Unit Chief of Section. The focus of this job is the implementation of projects relating to countering the financing of terrorism, including with a focus on Central Asia.