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Programme Management Officer (ERP Travel Management Expert), P4

Posting Title: Programme Management Officer (ERP Travel Management Expert), P4 
Job Code Title: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER 
Department/ Office: Department of Management 
Duty Station: NEW YORK 
Deadline: 26 August 2014 
Job Opening number: 14-PGM-DM-36700-R-NEW YORK (O)

The position is located in Umoja Extension 1 Team in the Department of Management in New York. The Programme Officer (ERP Travel Management Expert) reports to the Senior Programme Officer in the Umoja Extension 1 Team. Umoja is a continuous organizational transformation project to enable high-quality, cost-effective service delivery for evolving United Nations mandates, anywhere in the world. By updating skills, harmonizing practices and applying global technology, Umoja intends to maximize productivity of the UN's human, financial and material resources. Umoja transcends organizational, geographical and functional barriers, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, empowerment, sharing and unity across the United Nations. For more information on Umoja visit: http://umoja.un.org/

Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business administration, management, economics or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in project or programme management, administration, travel management or related area within the United Nations or another international organization. Familiarity with the Travel Industry processes and standards is required. Experience in travel management within the United Nations or another international organization, including experience with travel processes in the field missions and/or offices outside of the United Nations Headquarters is highly desirable. Experience with SAP is highly desirable.

Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the posts advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

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