Programme Advisor

Tiered Approach - This vacancy is open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby: Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026. Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers. Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply. Background UNDP’s mission as part of the UN system is to achieve sustainable development and fight poverty wherever it is greatest. This requires the very best of us, world-class collaboration, innovative thinking, resilient-based strategies, and continuous learning. UNDP’s competitive advantage as a development partner of choice comes from having the trust of developing countries, owing to our impartial character, transparency, and longstanding presence and commitment to the poorest and most vulnerable. We offer opportunities to make a lasting difference to the more than 170 countries where we commit our support and expertise. UNDP is strongly committed to upholding UN values and, as such, prohibits all forms of harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse of authority in its workplace as well as any sexual misconduct with regards to the populations we serve, either by our personnel or by partners we work with in our policy and programme work. UNDP’s 2025-26 corporate Strategy and Action Plan on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), has a focus on the four priority areas of Prevention; Reporting and Response; Support to Victims/Survivors and Accountability. A UNDP corporate PSEAH Task Force drives the implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan to further advance a UNDP working environment based on respect, openness and trust that is free from any kinds of harassment, discrimination, bias, abuse of authority and misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse.   Position Purpose Under the overall supervision of the Bureau for Management Services (BMS) Deputy Director, and as part of the PSEAH team situated in the BMS Directorate, the Programme Advisor on PSEAH is responsible for leading the implementation of the UNDP Strategy and Action Plan on PSEAH in UNDP. The post holder will collaborate closely with UNDP’s Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI), Ethics Office, Office of Legal Services, and Office of Human Resources, all of which play critical roles in addressing and managing incidents of sexual misconduct. The post holder reports to the Deputy Director of BMS and supervises the P4 Victim Support Specialist as well as a number of consultants as part of the core PSEAH team. The post holder will undertake duty travel as required. UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. This is a recognition of interconnected nature of development risks & crises that the world is facing and that call for assembling of multidisciplinary teams for an integrated & systemic response. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across issues, units, functions, teams and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration. Key Duties and Accountabilities 1. Lead the design and development of organizational policies, strategies, and guidelines related to PSEAH ... (full text omitted for brevity)