The document provides an overview of employment opportunities and the job network within the United Nations (UN). It discusses what the UN does in areas like peace and security, human rights, and development. It also outlines the UN system including its various secretariats, programs, agencies, and related organizations. The document then examines the types of jobs and contract types available within the UN, including information on permanent, fixed-term, temporary appointments, and individual contractor positions. Finally, it details the various UN job families such as economic affairs, administration, political affairs, information technology, legal, and others covering areas like conference services, safety, and security.

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Part 1: Overviewon Un Employment opportunityand job
network
Md S Rahman
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Overview of UN,
Employment Opportunity
Job Network

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Aim
……. is to give you an in-sight to UN
job structure

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What will you learn in this class?
a. What UN does?
b. How UN generates Job?
c. What are the contract types?
d. What are the types of job that UN offers?
scope

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What un does?
UN
Works in …..
Peace and security;
Protection and promotion
of human rights;
Human development

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What un does?
Purposes are
…..
UN
To keep peace throughout
the world;
To develop friendly relations
among nations;
To help nations work together
to …..
To be a centre for harmonizing
the actions.

7. UN Secretariat
Secretariat – Geneva,
Vienna, Nairobi

8. UN
System
Secretariat: 21 Offices
38 PKOs
Specialized
Agencies: 15
Funds & Program: 10
Others: 04 Related Organization
06 Research Institutes
05 Regional Commissions
04 Secretariats of Conventions
03 Other Entities
Total Entities: 106

9. Who offers What??????

10. 2010-13
Se
r
Year UNOP
S
UND
P
UNICE
F
WHO IFC World
Bank
Others Total
1 2010 543 3901 430 819 1094 6787
2 2011 1186 3838 1682 499 810 593 1071 9679
3 2012 1208 4784 1741 687 859 1299 10578
4 2013 880 4517 2427 786 1094 1553 11207
JOB STATISTICS

12. For a definite period of time
(one or more years)
To perform medium-term
functions
Selected through competitive
exam
Maximum for a period of 5
years at a time

13. Is an open-ended Appointment
SM selected through competitive exam on completion of 2
years service
SM on fixed term appointment on completion of 5 years
service
Not locally recruited including NPO

14. To enable managing short term staffing
need
To enable managing seasonal and peak
requirement
To temporarily fill the temporary vacancies
To work in a special project
For less than one year in a single duration or
cumulatively with more than more one
duration

15. Timebound Perdeliverable
Time Bound
Per
Deliverable

16. ICS G ICS P
ICS-1 G1 ICS-8 P1
ICS-2 G2 ICS-9 P2
ICS-3 G3 ICS-10 P3
ICS-4 G4 ICS-11 P4
ICS-5 G5 ICS-12 P5
ICS-6 G6 ICS-13 D1/P6
ICS-7 G7 ICS-14 D2/P7

17.  Economic and Social Development
 Management and Operations Support
 Political, Peace and Security
 Information Systems and Communication
Technology
 Legal
 Public Information and External Relations
 Conference Management
 Safety and Security
Job network

18. Job Families
Economic Affairs
Science &
Technology
Drug Control &
Crime Prevention
Public
Administration
Environmental
Affairs
Social Science
Programme
Management
Population Affairs
Statistics

19. … found at
Department of Economic and
Social Affairs in New York
United Nations’ five regional
economic commissions offices

21. Job Families
Administration
Human Resource
Procurement
Finance
Audit
Investment
Management
EthicsMedical
Production,
Services &
Transport
Pension
Management
Logistics

22. … focuses on
Management of human and
financial resources,
Facilities,
Infrastructure,
Operations,
Programme management and
analysis,
Administrative, and
Logistical support.

24. Job Families
Political Affairs
Electoral AffairsHuman Rights
Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Affairs
Civil Affairs

25. … focuses on
Policy development,
Electoral support and Rule of
Law.
Peacekeeping, peace building,
conflict resolution,
Human rights, humanitarian
affairs,
Disarmament, counterterrorism
and other related areas.

27. Job Families
Information System &
Technology
Information
Management

28. … focuses on
Wide range of Information
Technology activities,
Provides enterprise systems
and infrastructure.

30. Job Families
Jurists
Legal Affair Ombudsman

31. … focuses on
Provision of legal advice and
services
Advice on constitutional and
other legal questions, including the
immunities of staff;
Provision of interpretation of and
draft amendments to the Organization's
rules of procedure, as well as staff
regulations and rules.

33. Job Families
Public Information
Protocol

34. … focuses on
Planning, managing and evaluating
public communication campaigns;
Building and facilitating strategic
contacts, and forming partnerships;
Organize exhibitions and displays;
Represent the Organization in dealings
with the press, radio, television and other
media;

36. Job Families
Conference Services
Language

37. … related to
Typical language-related jobs include
editors, verbatim reports, translators,
interpreters, précis-writers, revisers,
terminologists, reference assistants, copy-
preparers, proof-readers, text processors,
as well as printing and distribution
officers.
Non-language related jobs (such as
conference room officers and protocol
employees) which may include various
aspects of planning, coordinating and
servicing of meetings, conferences,
committees and other bodies.

39. Job Families
Safety
Security
Investigation

41. … related to
Planning, developing and administering
programmes on safety and security.
Development of security standards and
procedures;
Analysis of security information;
Completion of threat and risk
assessments, investigations and;
Implementation of appropriate risk
mitigation measures.

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