Liaison Officer, United Nations (UN) Headquarters New York

Background: In July 2026, the Management Segment of the Economic and Social Council approved the recommendation of the NGO Committee to grant a special consultative status to the Transformative Leaders Network- Africa ( TRANET-Africa) LTD.

This status allows TRANET-Africa to designate representatives to the UN Headquarters in New York, Vienna in Austria and Geneva Switzerland.

POSITION: VOLUNTEER

PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE: The prospective candidate for this position is someone with keen interest in mattes of human rights, governance, accountability and with a clear understanding of sustainable development agenda and policy development processes and able to design and execute clear advocacy initiatives.

The prospective candidate should have keen interest in the work of the United Nations and be able to exercise high levels of diplomacy.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To be the liaison between the Transformative Leaders Network Africa and the United Nations Headquarters.

To design and execute key advocacy agendas within the United Nations institutions.

Spear head organisation of key events and meetings related to the work of the United Nations and key focus areas of the Transformative Leaders Network-Africa (TRANET-Africa)

To take part in key UN meetings in the New York where organisations consultative status are allowed to partake in.

Compile the list of UN activities TRANET-Africa takes part in the New York.

Qualifications:

TRANET-AFRICA is granting priority to young people between the ages of 18-35 years.

The prospective candidate should be familiar with international law, human rights, diplomacy and negotiations.

The prospective candidate should be a self driven individual.

To apply please send a motivation later to transformativeleadersn@gmail.com not later than 30th October 2026.

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