UNDP: Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, New York
- Job Title: Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP)
- Department: RBAP Directorate
- Reports to: Administrator
- Grade Level: ASG
- Direct Reports: Deputy Regional Director, RRs and other key RBAP Directorate positions
- Position designation: with no mobility requirement
- Duty Station: New York, USA
- Career Track: Managerial and Executive
- Career Stream: Policy/Programme and Corporate Operations – Partnership Building & Strategic Planning
- Contract Modality: FTA International
- Contract Duration: 2-year FTA
- Application Deadline November 27, 2026
UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories. Anchored in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and committed to the principles of universality, equality and inclusion, UNDP’s priorities are set in its Strategic Plan (2026–2029), to help countries achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations, and building resilience to crises and shocks. The Strategic Plan sets out a vision for the further evolution of UNDP’s contributions over the next four years, responding to a changing development landscape and the evolving needs of its partners.
The Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) oversees 24 Country Offices and one Regional Service Centre, covering 38 countries and territories. Across the region, UNDP helps countries build national systems and capabilities and share their own solutions to urgent development challenges. As countries develop local capacity, they draw on the expertise and networks of UNDP and our wide range of regional and global partners. UNDP’s regional priorities include advancing democratic governance and inclusive growth; climate, energy and environment transformations; expanding public and private sector development financing, disaster and conflict risk reduction and addressing development deficits including through digital access and the advancement of women.
The Regional Director is the leader of UNDP in the region as well as a member of UNDP’s corporate leadership, and as such, serves as a role model for demonstrating corporate values, ethical behaviors and substantive development expertise. The Regional Director reports to the Administrator, is a member of UNDP’s Executive Group, and contributes to shaping and monitoring overall corporate strategic directions; provides oversight of UNDP activities and results in the region, oversees the RBAP regional programme, and ensures alignment of country office operations with the regional and corporate strategy and priorities of the organization.