UN Resident Coordinator Generic Job Description

The Resident Coordinator system (RCS) encompasses all organisations of the United Nations system (UNS) dealing with operational activities for development at country level regardless of their formal presence. Recognizing that development, peace and security and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that development is a central goal in itself and constitutes a key element of the overarching framework of the United Nations operational activities for development, the RCS contributes to respond effectively to the needs, priorities, and challenges of programme countries in accordance with the UN’s comparative advantage, and in recognition that programme countries should have access to and benefit from the full range of mandates and resources of the UN development system.