UN careersconsultantsindividual contractors

UN consultants and individual contractors: how the two arrangements differ

Consultants and individual contractors are both non-staff personnel, but the Secretariat uses them for different kinds of work.

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WFP careersUN careerscontract types

Working at WFP: staff grades and short-term contract types

WFP publishes a detailed contract framework covering international and national staff, consultants, service contracts and several short-term field arrangements.

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UNDP careersNPSAIPSA

Working at UNDP: staff appointments, NPSA and IPSA roles

UNDP hires staff and service-based personnel through different modalities. NPSA and IPSA holders are personnel, but they are not UNDP staff members.

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UNICEF careersUN careersjob categories

Working at UNICEF: job categories, appointments and consultancies

UNICEF recruits international professionals, national officers and local support staff, and also uses time-bound non-staff arrangements.

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IOM careersUN system careerscontracts

Working at IOM: contracts, grades and recruitment routes

IOM uses its own staff contract framework alongside internationally and locally recruited grades. Vacancy notices show the terms that apply to each role.

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UN careersfellowshipsprofessional development

UN fellowships: how to find the right programme and read its terms

UN fellowships are separate training programmes with their own eligibility, nomination and funding rules. They are not a universal employment category.

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UN careersJPOJunior Professional Officer

The UN Junior Professional Officer programme: eligibility and applications

The JPO programme is a donor-funded route into early-career Professional posts, with eligibility set jointly by donors and host organizations.

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UN careerscontinuing appointmentspermanent appointments

Continuing and permanent appointments in the UN system

Continuing appointments are open-ended staff appointments. Permanent appointments survive mainly as a legacy category under transitional rules.

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UN careersfixed-term appointmentstemporary appointments

Fixed-term and temporary UN appointments: what changes in practice

Temporary and fixed-term UN appointments can carry the same grade while offering different duration, leave and benefit conditions.

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UN careerscontractsstaff appointments

Understanding UN contract types: staff appointments and other engagements

A practical guide to the labels used across UN vacancies, from staff appointments to consultancies, volunteer assignments, internships and fellowships.

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humanitarian careersclimate careersglobal health careers

Humanitarian, climate and global health careers: choose the real employer

A route map for careers at ICRC, IFRC, climate funds and global health partnerships, with staff, consultant and partner roles separated.

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regional organizationssecurity organizationsinternational courts

Regional, treaty and security organizations careers: find the right employment system

A route map for careers at the EU, NATO, OSCE, AU, OECD, Council of Europe, OAS, ASEAN, WTO, OPCW and international courts.

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