Work Programme Officer

The Work Programme Officer is responsible for facilitating implementation of the GEO Work Programme and driving engagement with the GEO community. The role includes managing relationships with activity leads, overseeing the GEO Community Space, designing engagement events such as the GEO Symposium, and implementing the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to strengthen the programme's coherence and visibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal operational focal point for the GWP community, managing relationships with activity leads and points of contact, coordinating responses to inquiries and information requests related to implementation, monitoring, reporting, and GWP-wide processes.
• Oversee the GEO Community Space, serving as the primary point of contact for community engagement, facilitating collaboration among GWP leads, and ensuring the Space functions as a vibrant hub for knowledge exchange and partnership building for GEO Members, Participating Organizations and Associates.
• Lead the design and delivery of the GWP's contribution to major GEO convenings, in particular the GEO Symposium, supporting the Programme Board and ensuring these reflect GWP priorities, showcase results, and foster meaningful participation from Members, Participating Organizations, Associates, and external partners.
• Assess draft Implementation Plans of candidate GWP activities against defined criteria and support the Programme Board and its M&E Taskforce in their review, acceptance, or improvement.
• Implement the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the GWP, including the development and administration of tools to collect monitoring data from GWP activities, in close coordination with the Programme Board and its M&E Taskforce.
• Analyse the progress, outcomes, and impact of GWP activities and prepare Progress Reports, GEO Highlights Reports, and strategic recommendations for the GEO Secretariat, Programme Board, and other GEO governance bodies.
• Provide governance support to the GEO Programme Board, including preparation of its meetings, related documentation, follow-ups and presentations on GWP monitoring, performance, and community engagement.
• Support Member Services-led engagement with GEO Members by providing tailored information, analysis, briefings, and advice on GWP activities, results, and engagement opportunities relevant to their priorities.
• Supervise the Partnerships Officer, Participating Organizations and Associates, including work planning, performance management, and professional development.
• Represent the GEO Secretariat, as delegated, in relevant intergovernmental, inter-agency, technical, and multi-stakeholder meetings, workshops, and events related to the GWP, and prepare substantive inputs, meeting summaries, and follow-up actions as required.
• Carry out other duties as required.

Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent in environmental sciences, international relations, public policy, social sciences or a related field.
• Additional qualifications in Earth observations, geospatial information or data science would be an advantage.
• A first-level university degree or equivalent in combination with two years of additional directly relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, international partnership coordination, community engagement, or event design and delivery, preferably in the context of Earth observations, environmental data, sustainable development, or intergovernmental organizations.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation, governance support, and leading design of multi-stakeholder convenings is highly desirable.
• Experience supervising staff is an asset.
• Working knowledge of the United Nations or a similar international organization.
• Familiarity with the work of the GEO Secretariat.
• Familiarity with scientific and technical concepts related to Earth observations, with the ability to convey complex concepts to non-specialist audiences.
• Ability to draft reports, correspondence and documents clearly and succinctly in English.
• Strong problem-solving skills and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements.
• Skills in collaboration, negotiation, and maintaining partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, plan, and manage multiple workloads.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and foster diversity and team spirit.
• Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written).
• Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would be an advantage.

Skills

• Programme Management
• International Partnership Coordination
• Community Engagement
• Event Design and Delivery
• Earth Observation
• Environmental Data
• Sustainable Development
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Governance Support
• Multi-stakeholder Convenings
• Staff Supervision
• United Nations System Knowledge
• Scientific Communication
• Report Writing
• Collaboration
• Negotiation
• Workload Management
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English