UN Job Opportunities

United Nations Human Resources

For information regarding employment opportunities with UN Agencies, please register online or apply for a job in a specific area through this website.

UNHCR

For general information on the Office of the UN the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recruitment process click here.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Vacant positions are posted on the UNEP website, interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to regularly visit this page for new vacancies. UNEP particularly encourages qualified women to apply to our current work opportunities. As applicants only are considered for the positions to which they apply, it is encouraged that interested and qualified candidates apply for more than one position when qualifications are in line with the requirements of the respective advertised positions. For further information on employment opportunities click here.

Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

FAO has over 4000 employees, almost evenly distributed between its decentralised offices and field projects in developing countries and headquarters in Rome. FAO is looking for people who are willing and able to make a difference. If you are able to handle or, better, to promote change and have demonstrated competencies in relevant FAO areas, FAO encourages you to apply to professional vacancies. Besides the central administrative functions, such as human resources, finance and information technology, FAO is looking for experts in the field of agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related areas as they are listed on FAO's home page.

FAO would like to particularly encourage qualified nationals from non-represented and under-represented member countries to apply to our current work opportunities. Qualified women are also strongly encouraged to apply. For further information and applications, please consult the professional vacancies or browse the various categories to find where your qualifications intersect with the needs of FAO. For more information click here.

UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) offers a broad range of work opportunities. Posts in the Organisation are mainly filled by people in occupations linked to the Organization’s main activities – culture, education, science and communication. There are also opportunities for employment in other occupational fields such as administration, finance, human resources and information technology. For further information on employment and internships with UNESCO click here.

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues. For information on ILO employment opportunities including current vacancies, associate expert programme and nternships click here.

World Heath Organisation (WHO)

The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. WHO recruits staff on fixed-term or temporary contracts. Staff are grouped into two broad streams – professional or general service staff. For information on employment profiles at WHO click here or visit the e-recruitment website to apply online.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

As the UN's global development network, UNDP is at the forefront of today's development dialogue in championing the poor and disadvantaged. The UNDP focuses on providing developing countries with knowledge-based consulting services and building national, regional and global coalitions for change. With a strong history of inclusion and consensus-building, UNDP has earned the trust and partnership of leaders across the developing world. It is now hiring a new generation of expert practitioners who want to contribute to those partnerships by offering strategic approaches to long-standing problems. The UNDP seeks individuals who can communicate advice and new ideas across cultures and all strata of society. The UNDP has a wide range of international opportunities at various levels, for more information click here or contact: ohr.recruitment.hq@undp.org.

UN-HABITAT

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. For information on UN-HABITAT Employment Opportunities click here.

United Nations University (UNU)

The United Nations University (UNU) was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations to be an international community of scholars engaged in research, capacity building and dissemination of knowledge in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU is not a traditional university in the sense of having a faculty, campus or students, nor does it award degrees. Accordingly, there is only a restricted number of full-time personnel at the University Headquarters in Tokyo and at its Institutes in various parts of the world; as the University carries out its work in co-operation with other research institutions, international organisations and individual scholars and scientists throughout the world.

Appointments are limited to service with the UNU and staff cannot expect any transferability to other positions within the UN Secretariat or any other UN agency. UNU staff members are either locally recruited or internationally recruited. All General Service staff are locally recruited at the duty station and recruitment advertisements are placed in the local press. Most Professional Staff are internationally recruited and advertisements are normally placed in specialised, international journals focused on the particular academic discipline we are targeting. Furthermore, we always issue a Vacancy Announcement for all internationally recruited positions which will be posted to this web site. Prospective employees particularly keen to work for UNU may wish to monitor our Vacancy Announcements on this website, where any UNU positions, limited in number though they may be, are always advertised. It should be noted, however, that the University will not consider applications for other than advertised vacancies. For information on the current vacancies click here.

UNAIDS

As the leading advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS, the global mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic that will: prevent the spread of HIV; provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease; reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS; alleviate the socioeconomic and human impact of the epidemic. The recruitment of candidates for fixed-term posts (normally two years) and short-term openings (more than six months and less than one year) at various levels within the Professional category is generally effected through vacancies published on our Internet site and the ICSC Bulletin. Vacancies for posts in the General Service category are advertised within UNAIDS and can be accessed at the UNAIDS Human Resources Office. These are usually filled by local candidates, i.e. candidates residing in the Geneva area or in neighbouring France. For more information please click here.

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies. For information on current vacancies, internship Program and fellowship program click here.