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

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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

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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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