Serving the World

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Serving the World
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Does making a difference in the world motivate
you?Are you driven to be a part of a bigger
purpose in the service of humanity?Are you the
type of person who will travel to and work
anywhere at a moments notice?Do you thrive in
an environment that - is truly international
and multi-cultural? - respects and promotes
diversity? - functions at its best through team
efforts?
Be part of the United Nations
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Who we are
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Who we are

• Our work
• touches lives in every corner of the globe
• is complex and multifaceted
• extends directly and indirectly to our 192 Member
  States.
• In the last decade, the United Nations has
  increased its field-based operations
• 60 per cent of our 40,000 staff work in field
  locations all over the world.
• 116,000 personnel in peacekeeping operations.
• We are international civil servants.

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What we do
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Where we are
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Main duty stations and tribunals
Geneva UNOG, UNCTAD, OHCHR, ECE, OCHA
Nairobi UNON,UNEP, UN-Habitat
New York UN Headquarters
Vienna UNOV, UNODC
The Hague ICTY
Bangkok ESCAP
Beirut ESCWA
Santiago ECLAC
Arusha ICTR
Addis Ababa ECA
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Peacekeeping operations
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What can you do at the United Nations?
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Job networks and families

• Economic Affairs
• Social Affairs
• Political Affairs
• Humanitarian Affairs
• Human Rights
• Rule of Law
• Audit

• Public Information, Radio TV
• Drug Control Crime Prevention
• Statistics
• Demographics
• Public Administration
• Electoral Affairs
• Legal Affairs

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Job networks and families

• Administrators Human Resources, Finance, Budget,
  Facilities Management, Administration (general)
• Information and Communications Technology
• Information Management
• Cartography
• Medical
• Programme/Project Management

• Logistics
• Procurement
• Engineering
• Aviation
• Security
• Library Science
• Conference Servicing
• Language Staff Interpreter, Translator, etc.

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What are the career options?
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Starting points (ages 18-61)

• Professional jobs (internationally recruited)
• Global Secretariat (established and field duty
  stations)
• National Competitive Recruitment Examination
• Language Examination
• Associate Expert Programme
• Temporary Professional jobs
• General Service (locally recruited)
• Internship Programme
• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
  (unvolunteers.org)
• Consultancies

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Professional jobs Experience requirements after
obtaining your degree

• P-2 NCRE or Language examination
• or
• 2 years without exam
• P-3 5 years
• P-4 7 years
• P-5 10 years
• D-1/D-2 15 years

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National competitive recruitment examination
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National competitive recruitment examination

• Entry level positions (P-2) are filled through
  competitive examinations
• Held annually based on a countrys representation
  status among staff
• NCRE applicants must be
• National of any of the participating Member
  States
• Younger than 32 years old as of 31 December of
  the year of the exam
• A graduate with at least a first-level university
  degree relevant to one of the occupational groups
  offered
• Proficient in either English or French
• http//careers.un.org -gt National competitive
  recruitment
• examination

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2010 NCRE Participating Member StatesDate of
Exam 1 December 2010

• Afghanistan
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Belgium
• Brunei Darussalam
• Comoros
• Dominican Republic
• Equatorial Guinea
• Finland
• Grenada
• Iran
• Japan
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Monaco
• Montenegro

• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Norway
• Republic of Korea
• Saint Lucia
• Samoa
• Saudi Arabia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Spain
• Tonga
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• Yemen

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2010 NCREOccupational GroupsDate of Exam 1
December 2010Application deadline 19 Sep.
2010http//careers.un.org

• Economics
• Administration
• Legal Affairs
• Demographics
• Human Rights

• Statistics
• Radio Producer1
• Web Designer/ Developer
• Security

1 Arabic, Chinese or French
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Language examination
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Language examination

• Based on the needs of the United Nations
• All language staff (interpreters, translators,
  etc.) must pass the applicable examination
• Language staff hired from the roster at the entry
  level (P-2)
• Usually up to age 55
• Language examination applicants must
• Hold at least a first-level university degree
• Be able to interpret or translate from two
  languages into main language
• http//careers.un.org -gt Language competitive
  examination

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Associate expert programme
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Associate expert programme

• Offers graduates opportunity to acquire
  professional experience
• Bilateral agreements between the UN and donor
  countries (23 countries)
• Duration 2 years
• For more information contact your Ministry of
  Foreign Affairs
• http//esa.un.org/techcoop/associateexperts
• http//careers.un.org -gt Associate expert
  programme

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Internship programme
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Internship programme

• Offers opportunity to familiarize yourself with
  the United Nations
• Interns work in departments related to their
  field of study
• Unpaid full-time internship
• Requirements
• Must be enrolled in graduate school or equivalent
• Apply to the duty station of choice
• Duration minimum 2 months, up to 6 months
• http//careers.un.org -gt Internship programme

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How to apply
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Pay and benefits
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Pay and benefits

• Competitive Salaries
• 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 (peacekeeping missions)
• Mentoring Programme for New Staff
• Development Learning opportunities

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Career path
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Career path

• Join through various entry points between ages 18
  and 61
• Move laterally to another department
• Move to another duty station
• Serve in a peacekeeping mission
• Promotion to higher level in same or different
  department or duty station or mission

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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.
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Thank you Merci ????? ?? Gracias ???????
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