Swiss interested in working with the United Nations or International Financial Institutions

Are you a Swiss national interested in starting a career with the United Nations or International Financial Institutions? Here is how cinfo can support you.

cinfo's support

We provide information and advice on working in multilateral organisations, facilitate your networking and support you throughout the various stages of the selection process:

Guidance before applying

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Gather as much information as you can:

Explore our website to learn about careers and possible entry points for UN organisations and IFIs
Register for a career advice session at cinfo for individual guidance
Get first-hand information from experts through our online and face-to-face information and networking events
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when you prepare your application

When you prepare your application

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Make your application stand out from the crowd!

Use our job application support to improve your application documents (CV, motivation letter, PHP, P11, etc.).

after submitting your application

After submitting your application

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If you have applied to one of cinfo's focus organisations mentioned below, e-mail us a copy of the vacancy and your application.

We inform our partners at the respective organisation and the Swiss Government of applications from qualified Swiss nationals.

when preparing for an interview

When preparing for an interview

Increase your chances of success! Use our job application support to practice for a specific interview. This service is offered free of charge to Swiss nationals that interview with one of cinfo's 12 focus organisations mentioned below (Swiss JPOJunior Professional Officer and Swiss UN Youth Volunteer positions excluded).

Our focus organisations

In addition to providing information and advice on working in multilateral organisations in general, cinfo has been mandated by the SDCSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and SECOSwiss State Secretariat for Economic Cooperation to provide support in order to strengthen the presence of Swiss nationals in the following organisations:

UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNV and UN Women
ADB, AfDB, AIIB, GCF, EBRD, IDB, IFC and World Bank

If you are interested in joining one of these organisations, cinfo can support you as follows:

Before you apply for a specific position: Improve your application documents by registering for our Job Application Support.
After you have applied: You are encouraged to share a copy (PDF) both of your application and the vacancy announcement with recruitment@cinfo.ch. We inform our partners from the respective organisation and the Swiss Government about qualified applications.
When invited to an interview: prepare for the interview by benefitting from a Job Application Support. This service is offered free of charge to Swiss nationals that interview with one of cinfo's 12 focus organisations.

If you have applied to any other multilateral organisation: Swiss nationals are welcome to share a copy of their complete application dossier with the relevant Desk at the Swiss Confederation. If you do not know the Desk, you can send the documents to the Candidatures Section of the FDFA.

Opportunities for Swiss young professionals

To contribute to the mandate implementation of multilateral organisations and to offer employment opportunities to talented young Swiss professionals, the Swiss Confederation sponsors two types of assignments with multilateral organisations:

UN Youth Volunteers Programme
Swiss graduates below 29 with one year of relevant work experience (including internships) can gain a first field experience with the UN through these remunerated volunteer positions.
Junior Professional Officer positions
Swiss professionals with 3 years of relevant work experience can launch a multilateral career through these attractive positions in UN organisations and IFIs.