Career Opportunities
UNDP offers a wide range of career opportunities depending on your competencies as well as your career objectives. There is no standard career path within the organization as such. You may chose to specialize in either development services or operational services, do a combination of both, or start with development services first and then decide to move to operational services or vice versa. You may chose to specialize in one of the practice areas and work solely as a policy advisor or combine your specialization with a career in management.
For more information about career opportunities with UNDP, please also consult the UNDP Corporate Career Development section, in the Human Resources section of UNDP's Intranet.
The following job families are the most common for JPOs as well as other professional staff. Opportunities will depend on the required competencies for the post, your background and your years of relevant working experience.
Coordination
If you wish to pursue a career supporting the UN System and its cooperation and coordination for the fulfilment of its objectives, as well as mobilizing other partners in the development and humanitarian sectors, you may have the following opportunities:
Development Services
If you wish to pursue a career in programme, planning and providing support, such as in the form of expertise, to governments for the development of their countries and people, you may have the following opportunities:
Advisory services
UNDP regularly recruits Policy Specialists / Advisors in areas falling within or related to our five practice areas. Policy Specialists / Advisors are experts in their specialized fields, who develop innovative solutions to current challenges..
If you wish to pursue a career in policy, you may have the following opportunities:
Operational services
If you wish to pursue a career in operations, creating systems, policies and structures that support the organization in the fulfilment of its mission, you may have the following opportunities:
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