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Due to the large number of applications received we cannot arrange for individual appointments concerning your application. If you are pre-selected then you will be contacted to come for an interview. If you have any queries about employment at the UN, please visit the Contact Us page on UN Careers website.
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All open positions of the UN Secretariat, including all vacancies in Geneva, can be found on our careers website. For positions of other Geneva-based UN system entities (inside and outside of Geneva), please check their respective career websites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- UN Migration (IOM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- UN Aids
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
In addition, other, global UN offices might advertise positions in Geneva. These may equally be found on the entities’ websites.
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Due to the large number of applications HRMS receives, you will only be contacted if you have been pre-selected to come for an interview. Depending on how many applications were received for a specific post you may only be contacted 3-5 months after the deadline mentioned in the vacancy announcement.
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If you have finished a first-level university degree and are pursuing further studies towards a post-graduate degree then you are eligible to apply for an internship at the UN. For more information, please see our page on internships. If you have already completed your university studies and have little or no work experience you might be eligible to register for the Young Professionals Programme. Please visit our page on Employment with the UN.
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There are only limited options for externals to present their projects to a UN body. UN Geneva does not accept any project proposals. However, some of the UN funds, programmes and agencies may do for specific purposes.
Projects can be funded or supported through some of the following initiatives. These serve as examples and are not a complete list:
- UN Democracy Fund (civil society, civic engagement, human rights,…)
- Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (environment)
- UNICEF Venture Fund (tech solutions for children’s wellbeing)
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls
- The United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
- The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
The UN Partner Portal, an initiative of several UN entities, actively offers partnership opportunities between the UN and civil society organisations.
Small businesses in developing countries may receive support through the International Trade Center which helps market and scale business enterprises.
In addition, several UN entities go into partnerships with public or private partners as well as civil society organizations. Further information can be found on their respective websites.
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- Refugees holding permits type B or S may be employed with the United Nations on all types of contracts. Holders of permits type S must renounce their refugee status before being recruited. After their separation from the organization, they can request to reinstate their refugee status and reapply for a permit S if they continue to live in Switzerland. Holders of permits type B do not have to renounce their status as their permits will be replaced by a carte de legitimation while working with an international organization.
- Refugees holding permits F may be recruited as non-staff members only (consultants or interns).
- Refugees holding permits N may not be recruited by the UN.
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Students and recent graduates who are interested in an internship at the United Nations can see all open positions on the UN's global careers website. Applications are sent directly via our recruitment platform Inspira. You will need to create an account before applying.
To be considered for one of our internships, you need to be in one of the categories below:
- enrolled in the final year of an undergraduate university programme (e.g., a bachelors programme),
- enrolled in a graduate programme (e.g., a master’s or Ph.D. programme),
- a recent graduate with a university degree
For more information concerning internships at the United Nations Office at Geneva see our careers page.
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Refugees outside Switzerland may be recruited by the United Nations if they can provide, before being recruited,
an official document from the State which admitted them as refugees allowing them to freely leave and return to their country of residence any time, and
a valid travel document.
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It is strongly recommended to apply on-line through Inspira. In exceptional cases where the applicant cannot do so because of technical problems or problems with the server you can of course also send a hard copy of your application by fax, email, or mail.
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Unfortunately, if you have a mother, father, brother, sister, daughter or son working at the United Nations you cannot be considered for employment with the UN.