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Serving the World: What can you do at the United Nations?
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.
Serving the World: What can you do at the United Nations?
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- 2. 22 What can youdo at the United Nations?
- 3. Different places, differentjobs • 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 33
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- 5. Field offices • Familyduty 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 55
- 6. 66 What are the careeroptions?
- 7. Profiles UN islooking 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 77
- 8. 88 Starting Points • Internationally-Recruited oIndividual /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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- 10. 1010 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
- 11. 1111 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 1212
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- 14. 1414 Internship programme • Offersopportunity 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 UNVolunteers is administered by the United Nations Development Programme 15 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 InternationalUN 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 16
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- 18. 1818 • 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
- 19. 1919 We are lookingfor 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?
- 20. .com/un.careers .com/un_careers .com/un_careers .com/637789874 FollowUN Careers Pages on
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