The document discusses career opportunities at the United Nations, including different types of jobs in global policy, field offices, fundraising, and communications. It describes the options for starting a UN career such as internships, associate expert programs, temporary positions, and volunteering. The final sections cover details about benefits, required qualifications, and values that the UN looks for in employees.

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Serving the World

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What can you do
at the United Nations?

3. Different places, different jobs
• Principal offices and Headquarters
• (Global) policy work
• Support field offices
• Fundraising
• Communication
• HR
• Field offices
• Project work
• Local policy work
• Concrete action
• Different living conditions
• Direct contact with target groups
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5. Field offices
• Family duty stations
• Away from home in safe environment
• Family can join
• Language
• Multiculturalism professional / social
• Sometimes less comfortable living conditions
• Non-family duty stations
• Hard / harsh living conditions
• No family – no visits
• No or limited freedom of movement / UNDSS
• Difficult to interact with local people (social life, shopping,…)
• Sometimes dangerous
• Hardship / rest and recuperation
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What are the
career options?

7. Profiles UN is looking for?
• Audit
• Administrators
• Aviation
• Cartography
• Conference and Language Staff
• Drug Control & Crime Prevention
• Demographics
• Economic Affairs
• Electoral Affairs
• Engineering
• Information and
Communications Technology
• Information Management
• Library Science
• Logistics
• Procurement
• Medical
• Programme/Project
Management
• Security
• Humanitarian Affairs
• Human Rights
• Legal Affairs
• Political Affairs
• Public Administration
• Public Information, Radio & TV
• Rule of Law
• Social Affairs
• Statistics
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Starting Points
• Internationally-Recruited
o Individual /Generic Vacancies
o Language Competitive Examination (UN Secretariat)
o Young Professional Programmes (UN, UNDP, UNICEF)
o Associate Expert Programme/JPO
• Locally-Recruited
• Temporary Staff
• Individual/Institutional Consultants/Contractors
• Other
o Internship Programmes
o United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (unvolunteers.org/unv.org)
o International UN Volunteers
o On-line Volunteers
o Global Youth Programme

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Professional Programmes

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General / inspira
• Both professional and general staff
• “inspira” aimed at staff in secretariat
• Other agencies: respective websites
• Requirements:
o Usually at least 3-5 years experience
o For P scales: masters degree
o https://careers.un.org
o http://www.unjoblist.org

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Associate experts programme
• Graduates and young professionals
• Bilateral agreement
• Scaled at P1 or P2 level, junior level
• Length of appointment: depending on donor
country
• Requirements:
o Masters degree
o Usually under 32 years old

12. Young Professional Programme (YPP)
Recruitment Examination
• Entry level (P-2): filled through competitive examinations
• Held annually based on a country’s representation among
staff
• YPP applicants must be:
o National of participating Member State
o No more than 32 years old as of 31 December of exam
year
o Hold at least a first-level university degree relevant to an
occupational group offered
o Proficient in either English or French
• For more information: http://careers.un.org
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Internship programme

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Internship programme
• Offers opportunity to familiarize yourself with the
United Nations
• Unpaid
• Does not count as professional experience
• Requirements:
o Enrolled in graduate school or equivalent

15. inspiration in action
UN Volunteers is administered by the United Nations Development Programme
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 Administered by UNDP
 UN General Assembly resolutions have expanded
UNV’s mandate:
1. ADVOCATE for volunteerism as essential for
peace & development,
2. INTEGRATE volunteerism into development
plans of UN partners, governments, civil society
& private sector,
3. MOBILIZE volunteers (directly & indirectly) for
peace & development.
1. International UN Volunteers
2. Bilateral UN Volunteers
3. On-line Volunteers
4. Global Youth Programme

16. inspiration in action
International UN Volunteers
Basic requirements:
• At least 25 years old;
• University degree or higher
technical diplomas;
• At least two years of relevant
working experience;
• Good working knowledge in at
least one of the three UN
languages: English, French or
Spanish.
Entitlements:
• International Travel incl. pre-
departure allowance and
shipment allowance
• Settling-in Grant
• Volunteer Living Allowance
• Insurance: Life/Health and
permanent disability
• Annual Leave (2.5 days/month /
Family Visit)
• Resettlement Allowance
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Pay and benefits

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• Competitive Salaries
• Post adjustment
• Annual & Sick Leave
• Home Leave
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Education Grant & Travel
• Rental Subsidy
• Defined-benefits Pension at age 62
• Health Insurance
• Installation & Shipment & Repatriation
• Pay for Additional Official Language
• Mobility and Hardship Pay
• Rest and Recuperation
• Mentoring Programme for New Staff
• Development & Learning opportunities
Pay and Benefits

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We are looking for people with integrity, who
are fair and impartial.
We need dynamic and adaptable
professionals who think creatively and are
proactive, flexible and responsive.
If you embody these values,
the United Nations is the place for you.
What do we all value?

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