Research Assistant – UN Security Council Secretariat

About the role

The United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs is seeking a Research Assistant to support the Security Council Secretariat Branch. The role involves providing analytical and administrative support to the Council’s daily work, including preparation of reports, data analysis, and coordination of meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and monitor substantive aspects of UN Security Council work, including practice and procedure.
• Collect, evaluate, summarize, and analyse documents and data for monthly assessments, procedural research, and presidential briefs.
• Maintain and update the Branch electronic database and cooperate with research institutes for data collection.
• Assemble and verify statistical material, ensuring accuracy and clarity for Council distribution.
• Design and maintain comprehensive records of assigned files on the Security Council agenda.
• Prepare reports, presentations, tables, charts, and data sets to facilitate in‑depth analysis.
• Participate in substantive and policy discussions within the Branch.
• Maintain contacts with other UN departments, agencies, programmes, and relevant organisations.
• Draft meeting summaries, coordinate review and clearance processes, and work with editors and translation services for publication.
• Identify organisational requirements for Security Council conferences and assist in preparing documentation and reports.

Required profile

Required skills