Programme Planning Officer

About the role

The Programme Planning Officer will join the Operational Planning Service within the Division for Special Activities of the Department of Operational Support in New York. Reporting to a Senior Logistics Officer, the role supports the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of cross‑cutting operational programmes during start‑up, surge, transition, liquidation and crisis phases.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes and projects, monitoring progress and initiating corrective actions.
• Conduct consulting assignments, design plans, coordinate processes across divisions and facilitate workshops to support client change management.
• Research, analyse and present information from diverse sources, contributing to knowledge‑management systems and tracking mechanisms.
• Coordinate policy development, review issues and trends, and contribute to operational guidance, manuals and lessons‑learned documentation.
• Design and manage surveys, create data‑collection tools, analyse responses and provide data‑driven insights for planning and decision‑making.
• Prepare written outputs such as background papers, analyses, report sections and study inputs.
• Provide substantive support for consultative meetings, conferences and agenda setting.

Required profile

• Proven experience in programme/project development, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong analytical abilities with experience researching and synthesising information from multiple sources.
• Excellent coordination skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders across departments and external partners.
• Experience designing surveys, data‑collection tools and interpreting quantitative results.
• Effective written communication skills for drafting reports, background papers and policy documents.

Required skills