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Awareness about Job and Career Opportunities @The United Nations GENERAL OVERVIEW Accra, Ghana November 2019

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37,500+ staff globally • 46% in field locations all over the • world ~ 130 duty stations and ~ 30 • peace operations Over 84,000 uniformed personnel •

UN Secretariat across the Globe - field Where else? United Nations Information Centers (UNICs) o United Nations Human Settlement Programme (Un-HABITAT) United Nations Resident Coordinator Offices (RCO) o o United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) o o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) o o

Who are we looking for? “ (…)a diverse, geographically balanced, gender-balanced, international and multitalented workforce that is truly representative of, and benefits, all the peoples that the Organization serves (...)” ANTÓNIO GUTERRES UN Secretary-General A/73/372 Global human resources strategy 2019 – 2021

Who are we looking for? • Diverse workforce • Women and men • Embrace the values of the organization • Knowledgeable , competent and experts • Demonstrate the competencies of the organisation • Nationals from broad geographic representation : • Un/under-represented countries, • Troop and police contributing countries (TCC/PCC), and • Regional diversity • Inclusive : young professionals, people with disabilities, etc. • Multi-lingual : • Six official UN languages : Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish • Working languages : English and French. Specific languages for Regional Commissions

Who are we looking for? UN VALUES Making a difference Integrity Professionalism Respect for diversity Resilient Proactive

Who are we looking for? United Nations Competencies : The combination of skills, attributes and behaviours which are essential for the staff Core Competencies Managerial Competencies Communication Client Orientation Vision Teamwork Commitment to Leadership Continuous Learning Planning and Empowering Others Organizing Technological Awareness Managing Performance Accountability Building Trust Creativity Judgement and Decision-making Check out our Core and Managerial Competencies on: https://careers.un.org/

Who are we looking for? Administrators Medical Conference and Language Staff Public Administration Aviation Statistics Legal Affairs Political Affairs Information and Electoral Affairs Management Information Cartography Communications Technology Engineering Demographics Drug Control Audit & Crime Social Affairs Prevention Programme/ Project Humanitarian Affairs Logistics Rule Management Supply Chain of Law Library Science Economic Affairs Procurement Security Human Rights Public Information, Radio & TV

Job Networks and areas of expertise

Career opportunities: Staff Categories Percentage of all staff of Secretariat by Internationally Recruited category as at 31 December 2018 Professional and above (P and D Staff) • Field Service (FS) Staff • P and above 35% Locally Recruited Field Service 56% National Professional Officers (NPO) • GS and Related 9% General Service (GS) and related • categories For more information: http://careers.un.org

Career opportunities: Staff Categories Internationally Recruited Professional and above (P and D) staff Field Service (FS) staff Years of Years of experience Years of Years of experience with with first level experience with experience with advanced university degree Level high school first level Level degree (masters (bachelor) diploma university or higher) degree (bachelor) D2 Over 15 Over 17 D1 15 17 FS7 12 7 P5 10 12 FS6 10 5 P4 7 9 FS5 8 N/a P3 5 7 FS5 6 N/a P2 2 4 FS3 4 N/a P1 0 2

Career opportunities: Staff Categories (2) Locally Recruited General Service (G) and related categories staff National Professional Officer (NO) staff Minimum relevant work Years of Years of experience after high school experience with experience with Level or equivalent Level advanced degree first level university (Mater’s or higher degree degree) (bachelor’s GS-7 10 years degree) GS-6 7 years NO-D 7 years 9 years GS-5 5 years NO-C 5 years 7 years GS-4 3 years GS-3 2 years NO-B 2 years 4 years GS-2 1 year NO-A 0 years 2 years GS-1 N/A

Career opportunities: Staff Categories Temporary opportunities Professional and above (P and D) 1. Temporary • Field Service (FS) appointments • National Professional (NPO) • General Service and related categories (GS) • 2. Fix-term appointments 8% Permanent & 29% continuing Fixed-term appointments 3. Permanent & continuing Temporary appointments appointments 63%

Ghana representation in the Professional and higher category, and field service category Approximately 214 Ghana nationals (37 women and 177 men) in the • Professional and higher categories, and field service categories are serving in 41 field and non-field entities (departments/offices/missions) 130 nationals are in the Professional and above categories • 84 nationals are in the Field service category • Ghana is listed as number nine regarding military and police • contributing countries to the organization. Due consideration to qualified candidates for peace operations, and positions funded by support account.

Ghana representation in the Professional and higher category, and field service category – by department/office Departments/Offices: 50 Ghana nationals Missions: 164 Ghana nationals in 21 peace in 22 entities - 12 are women (24%) operations in the field - 25 are women (15%) DESA OIOS MINUJUSTH UNLB DGACM OCHA MINUSCA UNMIK DGC UNCTAD MINUSMA UNMISS DOS OHCHR MONUSCO UNITAD DMSPC UNEP RSCE UNOWA DPO UNHABITAT UNAMA UNDOF DPPA UNOG UNAMI UNSMIL DSS UNODC UNAMID UNSOM ECA OHCHR UNIFIL UNSOS OICT UNOAU UNIOGBIS UNTSO UNISFA RCS MICT

Ghana representation in the Professional and higher category, and field service category – by job family and gender

United for Gender Parity “ Gender parity at the United Nations is an urgent need – and a personal priority. It is a moral duty and an operational necessity. The meaningful inclusion of women in decision-making increases effectiveness and productivity, brings new perspectives and solutions to the table, unlocks greater resources and strengthens efforts across all the three pillars of our work. “ António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations,

United for Gender Parity For more information: https://www.un.org/gender

Other Opportunities and Programmes Non- Staff Other Staff Programmes Young professional programme Programmes Consultant Language UNITED NATIONS Junior UNV Consultant Competitive Volunteer Professional Examination UNV Officer Young Internship Professional YPP UNITED LCE Programme Consultant JPO Internship NATIONS YPP Career Language Volunteer Internship Competitive JPO Internship Internship Examination Junior Professional Consultant UNITED NATIONS Officer Volunteer Internship

Leda LETRA Associate Radio PRODUCER, Public Information and Conference Management Network Duty Station: New York, United States

YPP: Held annually based on a country’s representation among staff • – nationals of un/under-represented countries Entry level (P-2): filled through competitive examinations • Eligibility and requirements: • National of participating Member State ▪ No more than 32 years old as of 31 December of exam year ▪ Hold at least a first-level university degree relevant to an ▪ occupational group offered Proficient in either English or French ▪ Examinations are advertised as job openings • Leda LETRA Associate Radio PRODUCER, Public Information and Conference Management For more information: http://careers.un.org Network Duty Station: New York, United States

Competitive examinations for language professionals Valérie COUTAREL Conference Interpreter, Public Information and Conference Management Network Duty Station: New York, United States

Competitive examinations Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish for language professionals LCE: Positions (P2/P3): Editors, Interpreters, Proofreaders, Translators, Verbatim reporters Eligibility and requirements: • Hold at least a first-level university degree [For the Interpreters: First University ▪ degree plus 200 days of experience in language field or degree in interpretation] Interpret or translate from two official languages into main language ▪ No more than 55 years old as of 31 December of exam year ▪ Examinations are advertised as job openings • Language staff hired from the roster at the entry level (P-2/P-3) [average number • of candidates placed on the roster in last 10 years: 100] Valérie COUTAREL Conference Interpreter, For more information : http://careers.un.org Public Information and Conference Management Network Duty Station: New York, United States