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• Trust Funds Strategic Engagement Analyst (FTA P2), Geneva, Switzerland (UNCDF) (Open to Tier 2 Applicants)

  United Nations Capital Development Fund · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Trust Funds Strategic Engagement Analyst will support UNCDF's Strategic Funds Unit in Geneva, focusing on resource mobilization, strategic partnerships, and fund design for multi-partner trust funds related to ocean finance and biodiversity. Key responsibilities include developing fundraising strategies, engaging donors and stakeholders, coordinating international events, and supporting the design of innovative financing mechanisms. The role requires experience in blended finance, UN trust fund operations, and donor engagement, with a focus on environmental and sustainable development priorities. The incumbent will work closely with UN agencies, private sector partners, and international organizations to advance UNCDF's mission of mobilizing capital for SDG-aligned investments.

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• Human Resources Officer, P.3 (Fixed-term - 1 year)

  World Meteorological Organization · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Human Resources Officer, P.3 position supports the administration of fixed-term staff across the employment life cycle, including on-boarding, benefits and entitlements, payroll coordination, and separation. The role serves as a key point of contact for employment conditions, ensuring accurate application of policies and procedures. Responsibilities include managing HR data, reporting, and system integrity using the Quantum cloud-based ERP platform, collaborating with finance and stakeholders, supporting host country protocol matters, and contributing to process improvements. The incumbent also guides and trains General Service staff, coordinates payroll functions, and contributes to policy development and HR system maintenance.

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• Associate Project Officer, P.2 (Fixed-term - 1 year)

  World Meteorological Organization · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Associate Project Officer, P.2, supports the management and implementation of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) projects globally, with a focus on Regional I (Africa) and RA IV (North America and the Caribbean). Key responsibilities include day-to-day project implementation, mobilizing expertise, monitoring workplans, managing budgets and expenditures, tracking project risks, and maintaining stakeholder engagement. The role requires leading project management for specific initiatives like CREWS SWIO and Technical Assistance to the Indian Ocean Commission. The incumbent reports to the Head of Project Development and Management Unit and collaborates with various WMO departments and external partners. The position demands strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with experience in project management, budgeting, and working in multicultural environments.

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• Junior Professional Officer (JPO), Associate Scientific Officer (Early Warning Services)

  World Meteorological Organization · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) in the Early Warning Services Section supports capacity development for WMO Members' early warning services. Key duties include developing and evaluating specialized activities, monitoring and analyzing CAP message data from SWIC, aligning the Catalogue of Hazardous Events with EWS work, applying quality checklists to identify CAP structure issues, supporting communications through briefs and newsletters, and performing other relevant duties. The role requires a postgraduate degree in relevant fields such as Data Science, Meteorology, or Environmental Science, with at least 2 years of relevant work experience in areas like data analysis, GIS, early warning systems, or disaster risk reduction. Strong analytical skills in Python, R, and Power BI are required, along with fluency in English and experience working in multicultural environments.

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• Crisis Risk Specialist [Open to Tier 1 & 2 applicants only]

  United Nations Development Programme · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Crisis Risk Specialist provides strategic leadership and substantive expertise to advance UNDP’s crisis risk analytics and anticipatory action agenda. Key responsibilities include global coordination and leadership of the INFORM initiative, strategic leadership of INFORM Warning, and integration of crisis risk analytics into UNDP's decision-making processes. The role involves managing multi-stakeholder partnerships, developing analytical products, translating complex risk analytics into actionable insights, and contributing to the positioning of UNDP's crisis risk analytics at corporate and inter-agency levels. The incumbent will supervise one IPSA and work across multidisciplinary teams to support risk-informed development planning and decision-making in crisis-prone contexts.

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• JPO - Policy Analyst, Effective Development Cooperation

  United Nations Development Programme · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The UNDP JPO Policy Analyst position supports the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) through policy analysis, knowledge sharing, and event support. The role involves contributing to the 5th GPEDC monitoring round, supporting country-level analysis, developing policy briefs, and facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue. JPOs work under supervision of experienced staff, receive structured guidance, and benefit from training and development opportunities. The position requires advanced university degree in Public Policy, Politics, Economics, Development Studies or related field, or a bachelor's degree plus two years experience. Candidates must be nationals of Republic of Korea, under 32 years old, and demonstrate fluency in English and Korean with working knowledge of French or Spanish.

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• UN Women: Communications and Advocacy Consultant, Home-based, SSA

  UN Women · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  UN Women seeks a Communications and Advocacy Consultant to support the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) Secretariat. The consultant will develop and implement communication and advocacy strategies, create compelling content including human interest stories, case studies, and multimedia assets, and support donor visibility and branding compliance. Responsibilities include social media strategy development, stakeholder and audience analysis, content creation for digital platforms, capacity building workshops on storytelling and digital communication, and supporting field missions with content creation and logistics. The role requires strong experience in communications, advocacy, and media engagement within international development and humanitarian contexts, with a focus on women, peace, and security issues. The position is home-based with travel required as needed.

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• Fellow - Central African Fund Initiative

  United Nations Development Programme · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The Fellow - Central African Fund Initiative position supports the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) Secretariat in monitoring, evaluating, and managing CAFI-funded programs. The role involves portfolio management, results monitoring, program support, and specific work on Payments for Environmental Services (PES) initiatives. Fellows will assist with data analysis, reporting, evaluation coordination, and support the development of monitoring tools and platforms. The position is based in the CAFI Secretariat and offers exposure to international standards in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. The fellowship aims to build national expertise in CAFI's partner countries and prepare young professionals for future roles in government or international organizations.

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• Human Rights Intern

  United Nations Development Programme · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The UNDP Human Rights Intern will support the Rule of Law, Human Rights and Security Team in Geneva, contributing to UNDP's global human rights initiatives. Key responsibilities include following up on Human Rights Council debates, producing summaries and analyses of sessions, supporting the Universal Periodic Review and other mechanisms, preparing background documents for meetings, organizing events and webinars, updating internal platforms, and supporting work on human rights and digitalization. The role involves working with Country Offices, Regional Hubs, and Headquarters on human rights programming and policy. The intern will work partly from home and partly from the office in Geneva, with no travel required. The position requires familiarity with the UN system and international organizations, experience with web-based applications, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

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• Business and Human Rights Intern

  United Nations Development Programme · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The UNDP Business and Human Rights Intern will support the Global Policy Adviser on Business and Human Rights in Geneva and the Business, Human Rights and Peace Team. Responsibilities include supporting events, preparing background documents, facilitating online engagements, reviewing policy papers, and contributing to resource mobilization efforts. The intern will work on thematic areas such as UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, national action plans, responsible business practices in conflict contexts, and sustainable finance. The role involves collaboration with UN agencies, civil society, and businesses. The internship is based in Geneva with hybrid work expected. No travel is envisaged. The position requires a strong interest in business and human rights, excellent organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

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• Internship (INTERNSHIP/2026/CREWS/1)

  World Meteorological Organization · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  This internship opportunity with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) offers hands-on experience in program and portfolio management within the CREWS Operational Plan. Interns will support the development of operational plans, coordinate meetings of the Operational Coordination Group, compile and organize portfolio data, and assist with organizing Secretariat events. The role provides a learning component focused on programming and portfolio management, offering valuable networking and professional development opportunities. The position is ideal for students nearing graduation or recent graduates seeking to gain practical experience in international organizations.

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• Internship in Global Communication and Engagement Office

  World Meteorological Organization · 🇨🇭 Geneve, Switzerland

  The World Meteorological Organization is seeking an intern for the Global Communication and Engagement Office to support social media and digital communication efforts. Key responsibilities include organizing the annual WMO calendar competition, developing social media marketing strategies, managing content calendars, creating digital assets, and assisting with the digitization of photo archives. The intern will work under the supervision of the Social Media Officer and collaborate with a small team to deliver corporate communications. The role requires strong digital media skills, creativity, and experience with social media platforms and design tools.

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