Employment Opportunities With the United Nations and Other International Organizations

The U.S. Government encourages qualified U.S. citizens to apply for professional positions with the United Nations and other international organizations. While pursuing a rewarding and challenging career, international civil servants can make a difference by contributing their knowledge and skills to the needs of the world community. The U.S. Department of State assists Americans interested in such employment opportunities and makes every effort to promote American representation in these agencies.

Vacancy announcements and other relevant information can be found at:
www.state.gov/p/io/empl/

Professional Positions: Americans interested in competing for professional and higher positions (P-1 through P-5, D-1 and above) are encouraged to submit their resume, CV, and other specified application documents directly to the organization by the posted closing date.

Senior Positions: To be competitive for UN positions at the senior levels (D-1 and above), interested individuals should normally meet the following qualifications:

• Advanced degree directly related to the particular position
• Significant number of years of recent, relevant and specialized work experience, including some field experience in developing countries
• Extensive management experience
• Strong working knowledge of a second UN language, usually French or Spanish.  (Other UN languages are: Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.)

Note: The mandatory retirement age for professional and senior career positions in most UN agencies is sixty-two. However, for experts and consultants and for posts of limited duration where pension issues are not a consideration, age is generally not a selection factor.

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