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Where to find our vacancies
All our vacancies are advertised on the UNDP Job Page.
You may find vacancies matching your specific area of expertise, skills, experience and interests by browsing under the appropriate job group.
Job opportunities include internships, international and national staff positions (fixed-term appointments or temporary appointments), Junior Professional Officer positions, International or National Personnel Services Agreements and UN Volunteers opportunities. Calls for applications for specific talent programmes, such as the UNDP Graduate Programme, are also advertised on the UNDP Job Page.
How to assess if you are a suitable candidate
As a first step, we recommend you take this voluntary self-assessment that will help determine whether UNDP is the right place for you.
It is important to keep in mind whether you meet the minimum requirements, including educational background, years of work experience, professional certifications and language requirements for the role in which you are interested.
If you do not fulfil the minimum requirements, continue searching our Job Page or check back later for a more suitable opening.
Pay close attention to the technical and behavioural competencies required for the position, as these competencies will be assessed during the selection process.
Applying to one of our vacancies
After you have searched our Job Page and completed your self-assessment, you are ready for the next step. Your application should include the completed online application form, a CV/resume and a cover letter. Remember: Your online application should be tailored to the specific position you are applying for.
You will also be asked to respond to a series of job-related questions as a pre-screening tool to verify that you meet the minimum requirements for the position.
When asked to share your contact details, make sure that your email and phone number are up-do-date. Be honest in your application responses. False information may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.
Incomplete applications and those submitted after the published deadline will not be considered.
You can complement your application form with a cover letter. Such a letter offers you the opportunity to explain what has motivated you to apply for the specific position and to highlight what you think are your most relevant qualifications for the particular position(s) you are interested in.
For your application, use the language indicated as a requirement in the respective vacancy notice, which is the working language of the duty station and the language in which a high level of competency is required. Make sure to check your spelling.
How you will be assessed
If you are short-listed for a position, you will be invited to undergo an assessment, followed by a reference check if you are not already a UN Common System staff member. The assessment may include two phases.
In the first phase, you may be invited to participate in a pre-recorded video interview and/or a written test to assess your motivation, technical competencies and/or language skills.
In the second phase, you will be invited for a primarily competency-based interview, which may include technical questions. You may also be asked to take additional tests.
What is a competency-based interview?
A competency-based interview is designed to seek evidence of how you have demonstrated an effective use of the desired competencies in the past in order to predict how you might react in a similar situation in the future.
Competencies are the combination of skills, attributes and behaviours that are directly related to successful performance of a job.
To prepare for a competency-based interview, you need to identify the key competencies associated with the position you are interviewing for, as listed in the job description. You should then think of real-life past examples of times when you demonstrated one or several of the competencies in question. Make sure to relate this to the position you are being interviewed for.
Click here to learn more about the competency-based interview.
How to know if you are progressing in the recruitment process
The length of the recruitment process varies, depending on the priorities of the hiring office and the type of position. The entire process can take several weeks or months.
Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates who make it past the initial screening.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the assessment phases will receive an invitation to participate in an assessment and will be notified if they proceed to the next stage