About UNICEF: Employment
Employment qualifications
Education
Master’s Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience
Relevant professional work experience, some of which in a developing country:
- at least five (5) years for mid-career
- two (2) to three (3) years for entry-level, JPO and YPP
Language
Proficiency in English and in another UN working language (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish). Knowledge of local language of duty station an asset.
Competencies
- Management skills: planning, standard setting, staff development.
- Negotiation skills: influence, advocacy.
- Communication skills.
- Systemic thinking: professional judgement, analytical ability, conceptualizing.
- Strategic thinking.
- Team work.
- Honesty, integrity, respect for diversity, drive, optimism and enthusiasm.
