Working globally

Working to serve the world

Working Globally is a broad coalition of organisations including the UN, FCO and the Universities of Reading and Durham to share information on how to share your skills and knowledge with multilateral organisations.

This website brings together a range of materials that will assist individuals in identifying roles that they can play within multilateral bodies such as the UN, the OECD, the World Bank Group or NATO amongst many others. These roles may include secondments, roles as independent experts and advisors as well as permanent posts. Details on the posts available, databases that individuals can register with and information on how to go forward for posts is available.

Work for the UN

Over the years, the United Nations has increased its presence in locations all over the world. There are over 130 field offices, which include peacekeeping and political missions and humanitarian field operations, and they play an essential role in identifying, highlighting, and responding to emerging challenges. While the work may vary greatly, the one unifying factor is the opportunity to make a difference, both in the world and in your own life.

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The Early Years of the Commission on the Status of Women, January 1950

UN careers e-library

This resource contains a series of leaflets designed to showcase the wide range of career options with the United Nations.

UN recruitment process

The following presentation outlines the recruitment process for field missions, from pre-application to interview. It includes hints and suggestions for the application form and cover letter, highlights desirable core values and competencies, and provides insight into how candidates are assessed.

Recruitment process for field missions presentation: a snapshot (PDF-198KB)

Event information

In November 2016, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in partnership with the University of Reading and Durham University, hosted a series of events to encourage academics and practitioners, particularly women, from across all disciplines to work with the UN.

Each event featured a number of presentations, highlighting the different roles and opportunities for working with and within the UN, from permanent postings to secondments to part-time experts on missions.

Speakers included representatives from the UN Talent Outreach and Gender teams, the team responsible for field missions, as well as individuals from UN Offices and Agencies that work in fields ranging from the sciences to the humanities. Representatives of other multilateral bodies also discussed the opportunities for women working in their organisations.

Speakers include:

UN Department of Field Support
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Gustavo Araujo – International Atomic Energy Agency
Jane Connors – Amnesty International
Lorrae Davey – UN Development programme
Paula Donovan – AIDS-Free World
Yahav Lichner – UNFPA
Sandra Sagrenm – World Health Organisation
Manoel Sobral Filho – UN Forum on Forests

The Working Globally outreach events were invitation only; however, materials from some of the presentations will be available on this website at the beginning of December 2016.

For more information on the Working Globally events, please contact:

Dr Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law and Global Development, University of Reading
Dr Aoife O’Donoghue, Senior Lecturer, Durham Law School
Pete Castle, Research Business Partner, University of Reading
Events team, University of Reading

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Recruitment at the United Nations

FCO people database

If you are interested in working for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, please sign up to the FCO people database.

You will receive a weekly newsletter keeping you up to date with FCO recruitment news as well as emails announcing every FCO vacancy.

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