Careers in International Organisations
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working for tHe united nations
The UN recruits different staff categories:
International recruitment
- Professional and higher categories: Internationally recruited staff performing analytical and conceptual work, normally outside of the country of origin and with the expectation to move geographically throughout their career
- Field Service category: Internationally recruited staff in field operations whose functions range from procedural, operational and technical to analytical and conceptual
Local recruitment
- National Professional Officers category: Nationals and permanent residents of the country of service performing analytical and conceptual work within a national context
Other categories also exist: General Service, Public Information Assistants, Language Teachers...
Other recruitment opportunities
It is also possible to join the United Nations by becoming a freelance, a consultant or a United Nations Volunteer.
Download the UN applicant's Guide
Find out about UN Organizations Paying an Internship Stipend
Resources and useful links
United Nations |
Careers at UN |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
Careers at IAEA |
International Narcotics Control Board |
Careers at INCB |
International Organization for Migration |
Careers at IOM |
Sustainable Energy for all |
SEFORALL website |
UN Commission on International Trade Law |
UNCITRAL Career section |
United Nations Development Programme |
Careers at UNDP and instructions for candidates |
UN Environment |
Careers at UN Environment |
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
Careers at OHCHR |
UNICEF |
Careers at UNICEF |
UNESCO |
Careers at UNESCO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
Careers at UNIDO |
United Nations Information Service |
Careers at UNIS |
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs |
Careers at UNODA |
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
Careers at UNODC |
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
Careers at UNOOSA |
United Nations Population Fund |
Careers at UNFPA |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
Careers at UNHCR |
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
Careers at UNRISD |
United Nations University |
Careers at UNU |
UN Women |
Careers at UN Women |
World Food Programme |
Careers at WFP |
World Health Organisation |
Careers at WHO |
working for other international organisations
International Committee of the Red Cross |
Careers at ICRC |
Interpol |
Careers at Interpol |
NATO |
Careers at NATO |
OECD |
Careers at OECD |
OSCE |
Careers at OSCE |
World Trade Organisation |
Careers at WTO |
International Monetary Fund |
Careers at IMF |
World Bank |
Careers at WB |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
IBRD website |
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
ICSID website |
International Development Association |
IDA website |
International Finance Corporation |
IFC website |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
MIGA website |
African Development Bank |
Careers at ADB |
African Union |
Careers at AU |
Asian Development Bank |
Careers at ADB |
UN competency development guide
Look for more job openings on CIEL (in French)
Check availabilities on UN Jobs, UNJobNet and Impactpool.