Programme Management Officer (Investment Management-One-Organisation Enablement)

UN Secretariat; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Office of Investment Management seeks a Programme Management Officer to drive enterprise-wide enablement and the Total Portfolio Approach by 2030. You will coordinate cross-functional work across investment, operations, and governance, developing a common language and integrated reporting.

The role requires an advanced degree and at least seven years in project management or governance areas, with experience in financial services and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field is required.
• Seven+ years of progressive experience in project/programme management, investment, or governance.
• Experience delivering organizational or governance transformation in financial services desirable.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement and culture change is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate the 'One-Organisation Enablement' project with workplans and milestones.
• Support governance, engagement, and decision-making frameworks across functions.
• Define delegated-authority structures and monitor delivery and change effectiveness.
• Prepare executive reporting and maintain governance records.

Skills

Project management

Organizational change

Governance design

Performance measurement

Stakeholder engagement

KPIs/KRIs

Teamwork

Planning

Organization

Education

Master's degree (or equivalent) in business administration, finance, investment management, organizational management

Bachelor's degree with two additional years of qualifying experience substitute for advanced degree

Job description

Organizational context: The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) Office of Investment Management (OIM) manages over $100 billion in global investments. This role supports OIM's organizational development to implement Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) best practices under Project Blue Print 2030. The position aims to enhance enterprise-wide decision-making by improving coordination, standardizing language, and establishing integrated governance and reporting structures.

Job purpose: This Programme Management Officer role is crucial for OIM's strategic initiative to adopt a best-practice total portfolio model by 2030. The incumbent will drive the 'One-Organisation Enablement' workstream, focusing on strengthening enterprise-wide decision-making. This involves enhancing coordination across investment, operations, and governance functions, fostering a common investment language, aligning performance objectives, and establishing integrated governance, reporting, and delegated-authority frameworks. The role directly supports the Representative of the Secretary-General (RSG) in achieving these critical organizational development goals, ensuring OIM operates with best-in-class practices for managing the UNJSPF's substantial assets.

Responsibilities: The Programme Management Officer will plan and coordinate the 'One-Organisation Enablement' project, managing workplans, milestones, deliverables, risks, and budgets. Responsibilities include supporting governance, engagement, and decision-making frameworks across investment, operations, and governance functions, and defining delegated-authority structures. The role involves analyzing total portfolio principles within the Fund's environment, recommending solutions, and coordinating the development of TPA mindset materials, KPIs, and related documentation. Additionally, the officer will oversee performance measurement standardization, monitor project delivery and change effectiveness, conduct review processes, capture lessons learned, and implement corrective actions. Training and coaching on TPA mindset and governance, mapping stakeholders and information flows, preparing executive reporting, and maintaining governance records are also key duties.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in business administration, finance, investment management, organizational management, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may substitute for the advanced degree.

Work experience: A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in project/programme management, investment, organizational change, or governance is required. Experience managing business-driven programmes in financial services, particularly at an asset owner, and delivering organizational or governance transformation is essential. Experience with stakeholder engagement, culture change, and designing KPIs/KRIs in complex environments is desirable.

Skills: Project and programme management, organizational change, governance design, performance measurement, complex issue analysis, solution identification, audit-ready documentation, institutional investment governance, total portfolio concepts, stakeholder engagement, culture change, KPI/KRI design, teamwork, planning, and organization.

Required languages: English, French

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