Staff Officers are the core of the military component’s operations and are responsible for conducting all military staff procedures in the mission. They are trained in the common military staff procedures, including, drafting formal military orders, Situation Reports, military correspondence, military planning procedures, as well as UN SOPs, staff procedures, rules and regulations.

One of the central activities of the military component is gathering, analysis, and reporting of information relevant for the operational activities of the mission. As such, Staff Officers should have a high degree of proficiency and experience in drafting military daily, weekly and monthly reporting, after action reviews, and other reports as required by the HOMC. It is critical that Staff Officers have a very high competence in written and oral English (or French in francophone missions). In addition, Staff Officers should be familiar with UN reporting procedures and SOPs for the drafting and submission of reports in a UN peacekeeping mission.

A core activity of Staff Officers is the preparation and delivery of briefings to other military colleagues, VIPs, civilians within the mission and other organizations as required by the HOMC. Therefore, Staff Officers should have substantial expertise in the computer skills required for presentations, experience in research, analysis and compilation of information, and skills in the conduct of briefings and oral presentations following the principles of accuracy, brevity and clarity.

Details of Deployed Staff Officers in the Sri Lanka Army

Country/Mission	Total
Haiti	110
Lebanon	9
Abyei	7
New York	6
South Sudan	34
Central African Republic	11
Mali	14
Western Sahara	1
Grand Total	192