How Do You Get A Job With The United Nations?
Decide whether you wish to join the United Nations as a generalist or a specialist. If you join as a generalist, do you wish to join the secretarial stream, peace-keeping forces or administrative work? If you wish to join as a specialist, do you want to join as a professional officer with particular expertise (e.g., management, legal, environmental, medical, etc.) or as an officer in a particular policy-making area? Browse through the United Nations website (listed below) to get a feel for the areas the U.N. is involved in. Which areas interest you most? Are there areas you are already qualified for? Are there areas you would like to work in but for which you still need qualifications? There are many sites to start your job search such as: • UN Job Monster website (http://www.unjobmonster.com) • The UN Official website (http://www.jobs.un.org) • The UN Job List website (http://unjoblist.org) • UN Jobs website (http://www.unjobs.org) • Map out a plan. If you need qualifications, get the
