How can I work and intern at the United Nations? Where can I get information about United Nations recruitment?

United Nations staff are generally divided into G-level administrative staff, P-level professional staff and D-level and above senior officials. According to regulations, open recruitment can be implemented for all positions except D-level and above political appointments. The "banking system" of the United Nations recruitment website will publish the recruitment quantity and recruitment requirements for various positions at any time, and people from all over the world can apply. Since its launch in May 2002, this website has published recruitment notices for more than 2,000 jobs, received 650,000 applications, and had 100,000 applicants. After applicants submit their personal information to the United Nations Human Resources Department, and after review and selection, the applicants can take the written examination. Those who pass the examination and pass the interview may be hired. ,

The recruitment of G-level administrative personnel mainly includes secretaries, guards and maintenance personnel. Applicants are generally required to have an education level of high school or above and have certain skills. For example, the secretary’s typing speed is no less than 50 words per minute and can master two languages; the security personnel must have at least two years of working experience in the police, or have been in the army for three years; the maintenance personnel must not only have relevant work skills and Experience, and a work permit issued by New York City, etc. ,

The main target of recruitment by the United Nations is P-level professionals, and *** is divided into 5 levels. Junior professionals (P-1 and P-2 levels) are required to graduate from a university, be no more than 32 years old, and be fluent in English or French. This kind of recruitment generally requires passing the national competitive recruitment examination, which is conducted in various majors, such as administration, economics, law, journalism, finance, library, electronic data processing, etc. In addition, there is also a recruitment examination for translators in the six official languages ??of the United Nations. The scope of this recruitment is relatively small, the examination has relatively high language requirements, and is conducted separately from the national competitive examinations for general majors. As for the recruitment of mid-level professionals (P-3 level personnel) and senior professionals, applicants are required to have advanced degrees such as master's and doctoral degrees, and at least 6 years of professional experience. Of course, priority will be given to those already working at the United Nations. ,

Secretariat staff come from 25 countries.

In order to ensure that there are enough staff at all times, the United Nations has established a candidate roster system. That is, first pass the application examination, and then add qualified people to the candidate list. Once the position becomes vacant, candidates will be hired at any time. Therefore, passing the exam does not mean that you will get a job immediately. Of course, after passing the exam, the applicant can also give up the job opportunity here and work elsewhere. ,

When recruiting, in order to reflect the principle of geographical universality, the United Nations will give priority to recruiting from countries with insufficient representation. Despite this, the current distribution of personnel from various countries among the United Nations staff is still quite uneven. According to statistics, more than 72% of the staff of the Secretariat come from 25 countries, of which 7 countries have more than 400 people. They are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, the Philippines, Kenya and Ethiopia, of which the United States has the largest number, with 1,882 people. These countries are the largest contributors to the United Nations’ international staff. There are 20 countries with more than the number of seats allocated based on geographical distribution, mainly India, Pakistan, Russia, Egypt, the Philippines, etc.; 11 countries have not reached the quota allocated based on geographical distribution, such as China, Japan, Brazil, Germany, and South Korea. , Portugal, etc.; 16 countries do not even have people serving in the United Nations. They are mainly small countries, including Andorra, Bahrain, Qatar, Tonga, etc. ,

The income is equivalent to civil servants in developed countries.

After recruiting international staff, the United Nations usually signs a two-year contract first and then renews it after the contract expires. After working for a period of time, professionals can sign a five-year contract or a lifetime contract. According to regulations, the salaries and benefits of international staff of the United Nations should be 10% higher than those of civil servants in developed countries. However, due to the long-term financial difficulties of the United Nations, they are actually only at the same level as those of developed countries. ,

However, the welfare benefits of United Nations international staff are still relatively superior. First, you can take your whole family back to your hometown to visit relatives every two years, with travel expenses reimbursed.

This is considering that they all left their home countries to work for the United Nations and should maintain regular contact with their home countries. Second, no matter how many children a family has, each child can receive a subsidy equivalent to 75% of tuition fees from elementary school to college graduation. ,

In addition, working qualifications and experience in the United Nations are also very valuable to a person. If you have "worked in the United Nations" on your resume, no matter where you work, others will look at you differently. After all, the status of the United Nations is unparalleled. Of course, you can also achieve a great career by choosing to work for the United Nations for the rest of your life. The current Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, was admitted to the United Nations after graduating from college. He started as a low-level employee and gradually became a world-class politician and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. (According to "Global Times")