UN STAFF SERVING AS ONE Details of questions sent by staff ...
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Serving the World
BE PART OF THE UNDoes making a difference in the world motivate you?
Are you driven to be a part of a bigger purpose in the service of humanity?
Are you the type of person who will travel to and work anywhere at a moment’s notice?
Do you thrive in an environment that:
o is truly international and multi-cultural?o respects and promotes diversity?o functions at its best through team efforts?
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• We are international civil servants.• Our work
o touches lives in every corner of the globeo is complex and multifacetedo extends directly and indirectly to our 193 Member States.
• In the last decade, the United Nations has increased its field-based operations
• Over 50 per cent of our 41,000 staff work in field locations all over the world
• Over 100,000 uniformed personnel in peacekeeping and political missions
WHO ARE WE?
BRAZIL & UN SECRETARIAT
• Regular Budget: 3.8% (Seventh)• Peacekeeping Support Account: 0.59% (21st)• Staff: 170 (whereof 100 in the Professional and higher categories)• Desirable Range: 58-79• Staff with geographic status: 42 (out of 100)• Brazil is underrepresented• Uniformed personnel (March 2016): 1,231
• * As at 31 December 2015
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WHERE WE ARE
UN WOMEN BonnUNVUNFCCCUNCCD
UN WOMEN
Political and Peacebuilding Missions
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WHAT CAN YOU DO
at the United Nations?
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• Audit• Administrators• Aviation• Cartography• Conference and Language Staff• Drug Control & Crime Prevention• Demographics• Economic Affairs• Electoral Affairs• Engineering• Information and Communications
Technology• Information Management• Library Science• Logistics
• Procurement• Medical• Programme/Project Management• Security• Humanitarian Affairs• Human Rights• Legal Affairs• Political Affairs• Public Administration• Public Information, Radio & TV• Rule of Law • Social Affairs• Statistics
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
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WHAT ARE THE CAREER OPTIONS
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STARTING POINTSInternationally-Recruited
oIndividual /Generic VacanciesoLanguage Competitive ExaminationoYoung Professional Programme (YPP) Recruitment ExaminationoAssociate Expert Programme /Junior Professional Officer (JPO)
Locally-RecruitedoNational Professional OfficeroGeneral Service
TemporaryoTemporary professional and general service staffoIndividual/Institutional Consultants/Contractors
OtheroInternship ProgrammeoUnited Nations Volunteers (UNV) (www.unv.org)
o International UN Volunteerso On-line Volunteers (www.onlinevolunteering.org)o Youth Volunteers
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Usual experience requirements in addition to a degree:
o P-2 = No experience required: YPP or Language recruitment examination
or without examination: 2 yearso P-3 = 5 yearso P-4 = 7 yearso P-5 = 10 yearso D-1/D-2 = 15 years
o Add 2 years if only have Bachelor’s degree
Young Professionals Programme
Competitive Recruitment Examination
Serving the World
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YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME
• Entry level (P-2): filled through competitive examinations
• Held annually based on a country’s representation among staff
• YPP applicants must be:
o National of participating Member Stateo No more than 32 years old as of 31 December of exam yearo Hold at least a first-level university degree relevant to an
occupational group offeredo Proficient in either English or French
• For more information : http://careers.un.org
CULTIVATING VISIBILITY IN THE UNThe YPP is the key tool to achieve balanced geographical representation
Leda LetraAssociate Radio Producer,,Public Information and External Relations Network
Hao ChengAssociate Radio Producer, Public Information and External Relations Network
Luis MoraAssociate Accountant, Management and Operations Support Network
365 Candidates from 51 MS passed the YPP since 2011
Amelia LoweAdministrative Officer,Management and Operations Support Network
Malcolm AttardInformation System Officer,Information Systems and Communication Technology
Ana IzarPolitical Affairs Officer,Political, Peace and Security
Elizabeth LeffProgramme Officer, Management and Operations Support Network
Teddy Keya,Human Resources Officer, Management and Operations Support Network
APPLICATION PERIOD• Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible • Application Period for 2016: 19 May – 19 July
• Job Families for 2016:• Economic Affairs• Information and Telecommunication Technology
APPLYNOW
CREATE AN APPLICATION
• Candidates need to apply through inspira following instructions provided on the UN Careers Portal – http://careers.un.org
• Applicants will be able to monitor their application status online after submitting their applications
• Important: Incomplete or incorrect main course of study and/or late applications can NOT be considered
• ALL Convocation status updates will be available on UN Careers Portal
APPLICATION SCREENING• If more than 40 qualified applicants from the same participating
Member State in the same job family, they will be scored by these criteria:
Degree: Additional and/or higher-level degrees acceptable for the job family
Experience: Length of work experience acceptable for the job family
Language: Fluency in additional official languages of the United Nations
THE EXAMINATION: 14 DEC 2016
• First Stage (at Exam Centre):• General Paper: Summary exercise, written in either English or
French• Specialized Paper: Multiple choice items and constructed response
items in the substantive area (job family knowledge), to be answered in any of the UN official languages.
• The overall time for the written examination is 4.5 hours plus 1-2 hrs before/after exam
• Examinees pay their travel to the examination centre• Second Stage (for only those successful on the written test)• Oral Examination: Competency-based interview, via video
conferencing
PROGRESSING THROUGH YPP
Learn About YPP
Get selected for a position
2-Year Fix-term Appointments
Get Reassigned to Different Post
Continuing contract
Apply and take YPP exam Get in
Perform and develop
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LANGUAGE EXAM
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LANGUAGE EXAMArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian & Spanish
• Editors, Interpreters, Proofreaders, Translators, Verbatim
• Based on the needs of the United Nations
• All language staff must pass the applicable examination
• Language staff hired from the roster at the entry level (P-2) [average number of candidates placed on the roster in last 10 years: 100]
• Eligibility and requirements
o 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]
o Interpret or translate from two official languages into main language
o No more than 55 years old as of 31 December of exam year
• For more information : http://careers.un.org
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PAY AND BENEFITS
PAY & BENEFITS
• Competitive Salaries• Annual & Sick Leave• Home Leave• Maternity & Paternity Leave• Education Grant & Travel• Rental Subsidy• Defined-benefits Pension at age 65• Health Insurance• Installation & Shipment & Repatriation• Pay for Additional Official Language• Mobility and Hardship Pay• Rest and Recuperation• Mentoring Programme for New Staff• Development & Learning opportunities
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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• Open to students in Master’s and Ph.D. programmes, final year of Bachelor’s programme, and recent graduates (within one year of graduation)
• Available at all family duty stations• Unpaid; minimum 2 months, maximum 6 months• Administration decentralized to departments in
2011• 4000+ interns per biennium
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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APPLICATION & PHP
• Searching for job openings• Understand the position and
location• Creating a profile and
preparing an application• Submitting a job application• Evaluation of the
application• Assessment exercise• Competency-based
interview• Selection or rostering
notification• Background checks
• Personal Information• Education and publications• Employment history: duties
and achievements• Languages: read, write,
speak, understand• References• Cover Letter• Pre-screening questions
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VALUES & COMPETENCIES
Core ValuesCore Values Core Core CompetenciesCompetencies
Managerial Managerial CompetenciesCompetencies
o Integrityo Professionalismo Respect for Diversity
o Communicationo Teamworko Planning and Organizingo Accountabilityo Creativityo Client Orientationo Commitment to Continuous Learningo Technological Awareness
o Visiono Leadershipo Empowering Otherso Managing Performanceo Building Trusto Judgement and Decision-making
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COMPETENCY BASED INTERVIEW
Context:oYou will be expected to give an overview of the situation: what the situation was about, when it was, how you first got involved, what were the key events and the time frame
ActionsoYou will be expected to cover significant events, specific instances, that were clearly attributable to you rather than the team.
ResultsoWhat was the outcome, impact or results of your actions: You may be asked questions such as: How did it turn out? What was the final result?
LearningoWhat learning did you take away from this experience?
CAR(L) PRINCIPLE
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OUTREACH PLATFORMS
http://careers.un.org
http://careers.un.org
Gracias Merci شكراً
Thank You Спасибо谢谢
OUTREACH SURVEY• We would be grateful for feedback on the event
• Please go to: bit.ly/UNoutreachsurvey
• Please note that the "UN" must be in capitals
• The survey will take only about 10 minutes to complete
• Choose Brazil, date and session
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