The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is looking for young, energetic, and highly driven people who have a passion to help others via a global organization with such a mission.
The United Nations’ specialized organization known as UNIDO supports industrial development for environmental sustainability, inclusive globalization, and the alleviation of poverty.
Young professionals are expected to: (a) deliver work requiring fundamental conceptual understanding; (b) help create an environment that is supportive of exposure and growth; (c) help build relationships that facilitate the acquisition of information; and (d) produce results that provide fundamental substantive baselines.
These are various industrial development opportunities at United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO):
- Young Professional – Focus on Energy, Engineering and/or Environmental Science
- Young Professional – Focus on Economics
- Young Professional – Focus on Resource Efficiency, Circular Economy and/or Environmental Science
- Young Professional – Focus on Engineering, Economics and/or Environmental Management
- Young Professional – Focus on Environmental
Eligibility:
To be eligible for United Nations Career Opportunities for Young Professionals, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Applicants must have Advanced university degree in Energy, Engineering, Economics, Environmental Science, Finance or other field relevant to UNIDO’s mandate is required
- Applicants shall not be more than 30 years of age at the time of their application
- A minimum of one (1) year of relevant professional work experience is required. Work experience including practical application of the context of technical cooperation activities is desirable
- Knowledge of intergovernmental affairs and interagency cooperation on sustainable development and climate change issues gained through studies or through work in the public or private sector is required;
- Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries is desirable.
- Fluency in English and excellent drafting skills are required. Working knowledge of other official language(s) of the United Nations an asset
- While technical qualifications remain the priority, UNIDO would also like to improve the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcomes for this position, female candidates from the following countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iraq, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Federated States of Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Yemen.
Application:
To apply for the United Nations Career Opportunities for Young Professionals should pleased Visit the UNIDO web site for details on how to apply: www.unido.org.
