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In addition to its more than 250 professional and administrative staff at UN headquarters in New York, DPA draws from the work of political and peace-building missions under its supervision, which employ more than 4'000 national and international staff in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
There are two categories of personnel supporting UN DPA’s mandate:
UN staff positions: A broad range of profiles are regularly sought both at headquarters and in field missions, mainly in the areas of Political Affairs, Gender Affairs, and Programme Management.
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Electoral Affairs specialists are recruited via the United Nations Electoral Roster which is managed by the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division. To be eligible for the United Nations Single Electoral Roster, a candidate must have several years of experience in technical electoral fields and in at least two different countries.
United Nations Volunteers: An attractive entry into UN Peacekeeping is through an assignment as a United Nations Volunteer. In some field operations, UNVs make up one third of the civilian personnel.
Secondments by Governments: For Swiss nationals, the Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peacebuilding of the FDFA Human Security Division coordinates the secondments.
Most UN police personnel in DPA-led field missions are national police officers that are seconded by their Governments. Only a few positions are filled through regular staff positions which are published on the United Nations Careers portal. Interested police officers should periodically look at these sites to see what positions may be available.
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Information for Swiss nationals
Headquarters
New York, United States of America
Fields of activity
Human rights and peace promotion, peace-making and preventive diplomacy, electoral assistance, political analysis, preventing terrorism
Countries of operation
A list of the missions led by the Department of Political Affairs can be found here.
What does international cooperation mean? In the panorama of the IC working world you will find definitions, actors and career examples.
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