Political Affairs Officer
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs · NEW YORK · P-3 · Apply by November 27, 2026
About this role
Org. Setting and Reporting This post is located in the Division for Palestinian Rights (DPR) of the Department of Political and Peace-building Affairs (DPPA). Under the general supervision of the DPR Director, the incumbent reports to the UNISPAL Team Leader. The Division is part of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. DPR, established by the General Assembly, serves as the Secretariat of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP), supporting its meetings and activities, monitoring political developments, organizing international conferences and observances, managing publications and the UNISPAL information system, and implementing training and capacity-building programmes. Its mandate was renewed on 3 December 2024 by the General Assembly resolution A/RES/79/82. The Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) focuses primarily on five action areas in international peace and security, ensuring sound analysis and early warning, preventing conflict and engaging in peacemaking, managing political crises and violent conflicts, sustaining peace, and enhancing…