This position is located in the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), within the Programme Management Unit. The Division provides leadership in promoting and coordinating the implementation of the United Nations’ sustainable development agenda. It serves as the global secretariat for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides substantive inputs to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. For more information, please visit our website: http://sdgs.un.org. The Programme Management Officer reports to the Director of the Division for Sustainable Development Goals and will support the work of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water. The Programme Management Officer also works closely with the Chief of the Natural Resources and Interlinkages Branch. The position is based in Jakarta.

Within delegated authority, the Programme Management Officer will be responsible for the following duties: • Develops, implements, and evaluates assigned programmes/projects on sustainable development issues, particularly those related to water and sanitation and their linkages with other development goals, including in the context of follow-up to major intergovernmental meetings such as the United Nations Water Conference. • Undertakes research on the identification of new and emerging sustainable development issues in the area of water and sanitation and their interlinkages with the Sustainable Development Goals as reflected in the 2030 Agenda; presents analysis of information gathered and reviewed from diverse sources with plausible recommendations for the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water. • Organizes and prepares written outputs, such as draft background papers, analytical briefs, sections of reports and studies, and inputs to publications, to support the substantive capacity and resources of the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water, in consultation with the Division for Sustainable Development Goals/Natural Resources and Interlinkages Branch. • Initiates and coordinates outreach activities for the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water; delivers presentations on assigned topics and activities. • Drafts speeches, remarks, and presentations for the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water, and delivers presentations on her behalf at various forums—intergovernmental, governmental, inter-agency, expert, or multi-stakeholder—including on water and sanitation and their interlinkages with the Sustainable Development Goals as reflected in the 2030 Agenda. • Supports the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water in developing and maintaining relations with senior officials of Member States and responds to requests for advice and/or capacity development on sustainable development issues and policies, including leading capacity development missions. • Provides substantive backstopping to consultative and other meetings and conferences, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, and preparing and presentations. • Coordinates activities related to budget and funding, including programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, and financial statements; and prepares related and reports (e.g., pledging , work programme, programme budget). • Performs other duties as required.