Associate Programme Officer, Partnerships

United Nations; Gebze; On-site; TRY 2,675,000 - 3,665,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations invites applications for a position in the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries, based in Gebze, Türkiye. The Associate Programme Officer will report within the Programme Unit and contribute to policy, capacity building and knowledge services aligned with the Strategic Plan 2025–2027. The role is a temporary opportunity at the P-2 level, located at Gebze; deadline is 2026-11-01.

Date posted: Oct 19, 2026. Duty station: Gebze, Türkiye.

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Job Opening

Job Opening ID: 286596

Job Network : Economic, Social and Development

Job Family : Programme Management

Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-2

Recruitment Type : Temporary Opportunities

Job Opening Job Opening ID: 286596 Job Network : Economic, Social and Development Job Family : Programme Management Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories , P-2
Recruitment Type : Temporary Opportunities Duty Station : Gebze
Department/Office : Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries Date Posted : Oct 19, 2026
Deadline : Nov 1, 2026

The United Nations General Assembly resolution 71/251 established the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries and adopted its Charter on 23 December 2016. The objectives of the Technology Bank are : a. To strengthen the science, technology and innovation capacity of least developed countries, including the capacity to identify, absorb, develop, integrate and scale up the deployment of technologies and innovations, including indigenous ones, as well as the capacity to address and manage intellectual property rights issues; b. To promote the development and implementation of national and regional science, technology and innovation strategies; c. To strengthen partnerships among science, technology and innovation-related public entities and with the private sector; d. To promote cooperation among all stakeholders involved in science, technology and innovation, including researchers, research institutions and public and private sector entities, within and between least developed countries, as well as with their counterparts in other countries; e. To promote and facilitate the identification and utilization of and access to appropriate technologies by the least developed countries, as well as their transfer to the least developed countries, while respecting intellectual property rights and fostering the national and regional capacity of the least developed countries for the effective utilization of technology in order to bring about transformative change. The Technology Bank’s work is guided by the Strategic Plan 2025–2027, which sets out three core verticals of engagement: i) High-Impact Policy and Technical Advisory Services; ii) Capacity Building for Transformation; iii) Knowledge Services for Results. This position is located in the Programme Unit of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries, Gebze, Türkiye. The Associate Programme Officer reports to Economic Affairs Officer, P-4.