1. Employment opportunities at the United Nations Secretariat
          
                                   

2. Outline The UN Secretariat Types of posts in the Secretariat
Employment routes for the Secretariat:
National Competitive Exams
Language exams
Galaxy (including peacekeeping recruitment)
Associate Expert Programme
UN Volunteers
Internships

3. The UN Secretariat UN membership: 192 member states
UN Secretariat: 33,944 staff world wide
approx. 30% staff professional
approx. 70% general service
35 duty stations: HQs, regional commissions, tribunals and other Secretariat duty stations
16 peacekeeping operations (current)
11 peacebuilding and political operations

4. Types of posts in the Secretariat
Geographic posts (professional)
Approximately 3,000
Member State have quotas based on the size of its financial contribution, its population, and its membership in the UN.
Language Professional posts
Translators, interpreters, editors and other linguistic functions in the 6 official languages
Regular and temporary appointments

5. Types of posts (grades)
Professional
Noblemaire Principle: international civil service should be able to recruit staff from its Member States, including the highest-paid
USG and ASG, D1 and D2
P-1 through P-5
General Service
Flemming Principle: conditions of service for locally recruited staff should reflect the best prevailing conditions found locally for similar work
GS-1 through GS-7
Field Service
Field duty stations of DPKO
FS-1 through FS-7

6. Areas in which Professional jobs
are available in the UN
Information Technology
Legal Affairs
Library
Political Affairs
Statistics …
Administration
Demography
Economics
Finance
Humanitarian Affairs
Human Rights

7. Recruitment and Staffing
National Competitive Recruitment Examination
Examinations for language positions
Vacancy announcements in Galaxy (including
Peacekeeping recruitment
Associate Expert programme
Internship programme
UN Volunteers

8. National Competitive Recruitment
Examination (1)
The first NCRE was held in Regularly organized since 1981
Examinations held annually for countries that are pre-selected, based on their representation status and agreement with their Governments
Entry level positions (P-2) to be filled through competitive examinations

9. National Competitive Recruitment Examination (2)
List of participating Countries for 2008 NCRE
Afghanistan
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Costa Rica
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Grenada
Haiti
Honduras
Iran
Japan
Lesotho
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Malawi
Maldives
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Norway
Oman
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Qatar
Rep. of Congo
Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Moldova
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Suriname
Tajikistan
Tonga
Tuvalu
U.S.A.
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Yemen

10. National Competitive Recruitment
Examination (3)
The 2008 NCRE is offered in the following occupational groups:
. Finance
. Information Technology
. Political Affairs
. Human Rights*
. Science and Technology (Environment)
. Programme Evaluation
. Statistics
*Selected Member-States only

11. National Competitive Recruitment
Examination (4)
2008 NCRE applicants must:
Be a national of any of the participating Member States
Be younger than 32 years old as of 31 December 2008
Hold at least a first-level university degree relevant to one of the offered occupational groups
Be fluent in either English or French
Fill the application form and apply by 31 October 2007
(15 November for LSE participants to special )

12. National Competitive Recruitment
Examination (5)
The examination will consist of a written examination and an interview
The written examination has 2 parts:
. General Paper (45 minutes)
. Specialized Paper (3 hours 45 minutes)
The written exam will take place on 26 February 2008

13. National Competitive Recruitment Examination (6)
Successful candidates are placed on a roster
When selected to fill a vacancy, receive a two-year probationary contract
Offers can be made at any of the UN duty stations (NY, Geneva, Vienna, etc)
At least two different functions within the first five years of service

14. Examinations for Language Positions
Translators, Interpreters, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and Language Teachers are recruited through competitive examinations
Not organized annually but depends on the needs of the organization
Candidates must have an official UN language as their main language
Candidates must hold a University degree (any specialization, except interpreters and teachers)
Age limit: 56 years

15. Language examinations
Requested for 2008:
Chinese and English interpreters
English verbatim reporters
Chinese translators
French Proofreaders
Russian Verbatim reporters and editors
Requested for 2009:
English, French and Russian translators
French and English editors
Spanish Verbatim reporters
Spanish interpreters
Arabic and Chinese proofreaders

16. Vacancy Announcements (Galaxy) http://jobs.un.org
Usually for mid-level and senior positions (P3 level posts and above)
Requirements:
Advanced University degree preferred; combination of a bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience is also accepted
Minimum of 4-5 years of specific relevant professional experience (for a P3 level post)
Languages: at least English or French (and Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish)
Posts are advertised for 2 months

17. Peacekeeping recruitment
Peacekeeping missions have significantly increased in the last 17 years

18. Peacekeeping recruitment
Also advertised in Galaxy
Variety of functions and locations (generic advertisements)
Need for rapid recruitment, use of rosters
General Qualifications:
Advanced university degree
Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience
Good health and willingness to work under difficult and/or dangerous conditions

19. Associate Expert Programme
Bilateral agreement between the UN and donor countries (18)
To offer graduates the opportunity to acquire professional experience in a variety of functions
Duration: 2 years, up to 3 years
For more information contact your Ministry of Foreign Affairs

20. UN Volunteers www.unv.org
UNV provides some benefits (living allowance, travel, annual leave etc…)
Assignments usually last 24 months. Shorter assignments (6 to 12 months) are increasingly common.
Requirements:
. Ideally years of age
. Advanced university degree
. Generally 5 years of experience and a good working knowledge of at least one of the UN languages
. Ability to adjust in difficult living conditions;
. Prior volunteering and/or working experience in a developing country is an asset.

21. Internship Programme (1)
Offers opportunity to familiarize yourself with the daily issues of the UN
Interns work with staff in departments related to their field of study
It is an unpaid internship

22. Internship Programme (2)
Requirements:
. Must be enrolled in graduate school
. Must apply at least 4 months in advance of the commencement of internship
. Full-time Internship
Duration: 2 months (may be extended up to 6 months)
Starting dates are mid-January, June and mid-September

23. ETS Information NCE and Language Exams
Website:
(Special for LSE cands. deadline November)
(National exams, general)
(language exams)
Telephone: (212)
Fax: (212)

24. Questions?
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