Join United Nations-UNIDIR as a Graduate Professional (Youth, Peace and Security) in Geneva or Remotely!

Background

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institute inside the United Nations. It conducts unbiased analysis on disarmament and associated points, with a deal with worldwide safety. UNIDIR’s imaginative and prescient is a steady and safer world in which States and individuals are shielded from threats of arms-related violence.

UNIDIR helps Member States, the United Nations and coverage and analysis communities in advancing concepts and actions for a extra sustainable and peaceable world. UNIDIR is predicated on the Palais des Nations, Geneva.

UNIDIR is in search of a Graduate Professional to help with analysis, reporting and outreach on points associated to the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda.

Costs and preparations for journey, visas, lodging and dwelling bills are the duty of the Graduate Professional or their sponsoring establishments.

Responsibilities

The Graduate Professional will help cross-programmatic work, reporting to the Head of the Gender and Disarmament Programme and the Head of the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict undertaking.

The chosen candidate might be anticipated to carry out the next duties:

• Conduct background analysis on points associated to the Youth, Peace and Security agenda
• Support engagement with stakeholders on youth-related points, together with States, UN companions and civil society organizations
• Support fundraising efforts
• Consolidate UNIDIR enter to wider UN initiatives on youth, such as the Youth 2030 agenda
• Assist with planning and implementing occasions and outreach actions (together with drafting invites, distribution lists, agendas, logistical notes and assembly summaries)
• Contribute to day-to-day duties, together with communication, coordination and administrative work
• Perform different duties, as required by supervisors

Key expertise and pursuits

• Research and presentation
• Ability to synthesise data into concise and high-quality written briefs
• Organization and coordination of a number of duties
• Interpersonal, teamwork and communication expertise (written and oral)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office instruments (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and InDesign
• Interest in worldwide peace and safety, disarmament, youth engagement and the work of the United Nations

Competencies

The Graduate Professional will display the core values of the United Nations: Professionalism, Integrity and Respect for Diversity.

In addition, the Graduate Professional will display:

• Communication: identifies the knowledge wants of goal audiences and adapts communication accordingly, drafts clearly and concisely, demonstrates openness in sharing data and maintaining others knowledgeable
• Teamwork: Good interpersonal expertise, capable of work collaboratively with colleagues from completely different nationwide and cultural backgrounds to realize organizational objectives
• Planning and organizing: makes use of time effectively, foresees dangers and permits for contingencies, adjusts plans and actions as wanted to finish duties
• Creativity: seeks to enhance programmes or companies, gives new and completely different options to issues, is open to new concepts and approaches and is just not certain by present considering or conventional approaches
• Client orientation: considers all recipients of companies as ‘clients’ and seeks to grasp and mirror their views in work

Qualifications and expertise

Education

To qualify for the Graduate and Professional Programme (GPP), candidates should meet one of many following standards:

• Be enrolled in a graduate college programme (second college diploma or equal, or greater)
• Have graduated with a college diploma (second college diploma or equal) and, if chosen, begin the GPP inside one 12 months of commencement

Preference might be given to candidates with postgraduate {qualifications} related to peace and safety points, such as worldwide relations, political science, social sciences, worldwide regulation and gender research.

Work expertise

Applicants:

• Do not want skilled work expertise for this programme, although expertise or curiosity in the YPS agenda is an asset
• Shall be proficient in commonplace software program functions, together with Microsoft Office and InDesign
• Have a demonstrated curiosity in the work of the United Nations and a private dedication to the beliefs of the UN Charter
• Should be capable to work respectfully with folks from various backgrounds and beliefs, together with these with completely different opinions

Languages

• For the place marketed, fluency in English (each oral and written) is required.
• Knowledge of not less than one different official UN language is an asset.

To apply

Please ship us a cowl letter and your CV in PDF format titled as SURNAME_Name_CV-CL to melissa.nyoni@un.org, with “UNIDIR GPP YPS Application” in the topic line. Deadline for submission of functions is 13 April 2025. Closing date is midnight Geneva time.

Please observe that incomplete functions won’t be processed.

Also observe that because of the excessive quantity of functions acquired, solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted.

*Applicants for the Graduate and Professional Programme should present proof of legitimate medical insurance coverage protection to cowl the complete interval of the GPP and present a medical certificates of excellent well being previous to the Graduate Professional’s graduation. The United Nations accepts no duty for the medical insurance coverage of the Graduate Professional or prices arising from damage, sickness or loss of life that will happen through the Graduate and Professional Program.

UNIDIR promotes the core values of the United Nations: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity.