Post-JPO career paths with UNDP

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Post-JPO career paths withUNDP

• Eric Overvest, ARR Mali
• 29 May 2002

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Working on your career

• Specialise in one of UNDP s practice areas
• Develop skills and key competencies (people
  skills, innovation and judgement, corporate
  responsibility and teamwork, partnering and
  networking, results orientation, communication
  and job knowledge)
• Support of (Deputy) Resident Representative for
  your career development
• Networking (mentoring)
• Take performance evaluation (RCA) serious
• Language (English !)

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Career opportunities UNDP

• Policy jobs (regional level/SURF, HQ) and other
  HQ jobs
• Project level
• LEAD ( Recognize and reward talent and hard
  work  and  Change agents )
• www.undp.org/ohr/lead
• Intra.undp.org/ohr/jobs
• Icsc.un.org/vab/index.html

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LEAD process

• Selection on the basis of Curriculum Vitae
  (reference persons)
• Remote assessment (telephone questions and role
  plays)
• Assessment in NY (presentation, writing skills
  and interviews)

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LEADER

• Vision
• Calculated risks
• Strong drive to change things and to exert
  influence
• Initiative/entrepreneurship
• Work-oriented

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Issues raised during interviews

• How do you deal with conflict situations
  (example)
• How do you manage change (example)
• Why do you want to work for UNDP
• How do you manage stress (example)
• How do you cope with politically sensitive issues
  (example)

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ARR post

• People skills
• Initiative and judgement
• Thinking ahead and vision
• Substantive
• Managerial responsabilities
• Work-life balance
• Patience and humility