Programme Management Officer (Mental Health)

UN Secretariat; Bonn; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Secretariat, Office of Human Resources in Bonn, seeks a Programme Officer (Mental Health) to advance the UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. You will provide technical expertise in project development, monitoring, evaluation, and data on mental health, promotion, prevention, and care.

Responsibilities include coordinating data collection, reporting to stakeholders, supporting training and outreach, and planning the transition of the global coordination function into

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in project or programme management.
• Experience in workplace mental health or related psychological issues.
• Experience in research design, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Desirable: multilateral/humanitarian relief and use of new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects under the UN System Workplace Mental Health & Well-being Strategy.
• Monitor progress, analyze challenges, and prepare updates.
• Offer expertise on mental health data, promotion, prevention, and care; integrate priorities into organizational processes.
• Coordinate data collection and prepare stakeholder reports on strategy implementation, risks, and transition arrangements.
• Support consultative meetings, conferences, training, and outreach activities; coordinate budget and funding documentation.
• Assist in planning the transition of the global coordination function, mapping stakeholders, and embedding functions within sustainable structures.
• Support knowledge management by maintaining the strategy website and organizing resources for continuity.

Skills

Professionalism

Planning & Organizing

Client Orientation

Tech Awareness

Research & Analysis

Data Collection

Project Management

Mental Health Expertise

Communication

Reporting

Budgeting

Knowledge Management

Education

Advanced degree in healthcare/PH/management

First-level degree + 2+ years experience

Job description

Organizational context: This role is within the UN Secretariat's Office of Human Resources in Bonn, reporting to the Senior Programme Officer. It supports the UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy, aiming to foster a psychologically safe and positive work environment across all UN organizations. The position contributes to institutionalizing the strategy's functions and ensuring continuity beyond its initial coordination phase.

Job purpose: The Programme Officer (Mental Health) is responsible for contributing to the implementation and sustainable integration of the UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. This involves providing technical expertise in project development, monitoring, and evaluation, with a focus on mental health data, promotion, prevention, and care. The role supports the transition of the strategy's global coordination function, ensuring that key elements like tools, knowledge products, and partnerships are embedded within long-term UN structures. The incumbent will also manage knowledge-sharing activities, document best practices, and support continuity arrangements to maintain progress and facilitate ongoing implementation across the UN system.

Responsibilities: Provide technical expertise for the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects under the UN System Workplace Mental Health and Well-being Strategy. Monitor progress, analyze challenges, and prepare updates. Offer expertise on mental health data, promotion, prevention, and care, supporting the integration of strategy priorities into organizational processes. Research, analyze, and present information from the Mental Health Strategy Scorecard, coordinating data collection. Prepare reports for stakeholders on strategy implementation, results, risks, and transition arrangements. Support consultative meetings, conferences, and outreach activities, including training and presentations. Coordinate budget and funding activities, preparing relevant documentation. Assist in planning and implementing the transition of the global coordination function, including mapping stakeholders, documenting processes, and identifying options for embedding functions within sustainable structures. Support knowledge management by maintaining the strategy website, documenting best practices, and organizing resources for continuity.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in a relevant healthcare, public health, management, or business administration field is required. Alternatively, a first-level university degree with two additional years of relevant work experience is acceptable.

Work experience: A minimum of five years of progressive experience in project or programme management, focusing on workplace mental health or related psychological issues, is required. Experience in research design, statistical analysis, and reporting is also necessary. Experience in the multilateral sector or humanitarian relief/development, and with new technologies, is desirable.

Skills: Professionalism, Planning and Organizing, Client Orientation, Technological Awareness, Research and Analysis, Data Collection, Project Management, Mental Health Expertise, Communication, Reporting, Budgeting, Knowledge Management.

Required languages: English

Desired languages: French