UNDP

Careers

Staff

UNDP personnel are recruited both locally and internationally and fall into one of three categories.  

General staff: Provide essential support to UNDP’s work and are recruited locally from the area in which an office/duty station is located. These include clerical support and building maintenance positions.  

Professionals: Provide the expertise needed to drive UNDP’s mission forward and are generally recruited internationally. These include programme and communication specialists.  

Directors: Provide the management, leadership and vision to carry out our goals, whether supervising teams within a bureau, an office or a unit.

Each category is ranked by grade, depending on the experience. For international (P) positions, the below years of requirements relate to holders of a Masters or equivalent. At times, holders of Bachelor or equivalent may apply for P positions, in which case 2 additional years of experience need to be added to the below requirements.

Please check the details of each vacancy announcement before applying.

GRADE REQUIREMENT
P1 No work experience required
P2 Minimum of 2 years of work experience
P3 Minimum of 5 years of work experience
P4 Minimum of 7 years of work experience
P5 Minimum of 10 years of work experience

D1

Minimum of 15 years of work experience

D2

More than 15 years of work experience

 

GRADE REQUIREMENT
G1 No work experience required
G2 Minimum of 2 years of work experience
G3 Minimum of 3 years of work experience
G4 Minimum of 4 years of work experience
G5 Minimum of 5 years of work experience

G6

Minimum of 6 years of work experience

G7

Minimum of 7 years of work experience