Director, Division for Sustainable Development Goals

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located in the Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Under the overall guidance of the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Economic and Social Affairs, and in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Economic Development, and within delegated authorities, the Director for Sustainable Development Goals is responsible for directing and managing the programme supporting UN processes related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, the Water Action Agenda and the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS). For more information, please visit our website at https://sdgs.un.org/

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Director of DSDG is responsible for the following:

• Directs and manages the Division for Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on providing substantive support, integrated policy analysis, building multi-stakeholder partnerships, facilitating synergies and capacity development in thematic areas of sustainable development, such as natural resources, water, energy, climate, ocean, transport, science and technology.
• Contributes to the formulation of the Department’s overall strategies and policies by participating in various committees, preparing documents on policy issues, and acting, as required, in an advisory capacity to the Under-Secretary-General/Assistant Secretary-General; contributes to the overall management of the Department’s activities and operations.
• Provides leadership to the development of innovative and/or change management programmes.
• Formulates and implements the substantive and capacity development work programme of the Division under his/her supervision, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Division, ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion and co-ordinates work in the different areas both within the Division and the Department, and with other organizations of the United Nations system, donors and agencies, as appropriate.
• Supports the Under-Secretary-General/Assistant Secretary-General in implementing mandates and initiatives that enhance internal coordination and the effective, efficient, and accountable delivery of the Department’s work.
• Coordinates and oversees the preparation of publications, including the Global Sustainable Development Report and parliamentary reports for presentation to intergovernmental and expert bodies such as the Economic and Social Council, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs, the General Assembly and other policy-making organs, as appropriate.
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