HR in United Nations.

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Group Member Adil Nazakat Noshaba Hameed Noshaba Yasmeen

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Submitted to: Sir Faisal.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Contents Introduction to UN. UN Recruitment Process. Short listing, Written test, Interviews. Selection person. and contacting the

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Things to keep in mind during selection. Job Advertisement. Orientation Course. Training and Development

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Introduction to UN:
The United Nations (abbreviated UN in English, and ONU in its other official languages), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. There are 193 member states, including every internationally recognised sovereign state in the world but Vatican City. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization has six principal organs: the General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly); the Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and security); the Economic and Social Council (for assisting in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development); the Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN); the International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ); and the United Nations Trusteeship Council (which is currently inactive). Other prominent UN System agencies include the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most prominent position is Secretary-General which has been held by Ban Ki-moon of South Korea since 2007. The United Nations Headquarters resides in international territory in New York City, with further main offices at Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna. The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

UN Recruitment process:
When you are considering a career in the UN make sure you bring some patience for the process because applying will take you effort and time. Here we are outlining some of the elements of the process. To begin with, lets be clear that there is not just one organization being the UN but rather a family of different organizations forming the UN. Consequently, there is also not only one recruitment experience, so things can vary from organization to organization and even within organizations based on duty station or department. What are the key factors that influence the time it takes for recruitment for an applicant?

Long listing:

A typical next step in the process is to take all applicants and sort out the candidates that are not fulfilling the requirements. This is the step where the formal requirements for a job are checked. This may include the years of experience, the educational requirements, checking for relevant work experience etc. Depending on the post advertised, this can be a very long and tedious job since there are cases with hundreds and even thousands of applicants and some of the checks will take some time. In some instances long listing is done by a panel of staff to ensure fairness. This may add additional time to the process as it takes time to coordinate the panel members schedules. Time frame: form a few days to several weeks depending on number of applicants and job requirements Short listing: After the long listing the list of applicants is still very long. In the short listing the challenge is to ensure that the most suitable candidates are invited for a written test. This means that the long list is gone through in more detail and applicants are compared against each other in terms of their qualification and experience. In most cases short listing is done by a panel of staff to ensure fairness. This may add additional time to the process as it takes time to coordinate the panel members schedules. Time frame: typically anywhere between one week to many weeks Written Test: To not rely on interviews only in some cases applicants are required to pass a written test. Designing, administering, correcting and scoring the test can be a task taking several weeks if the job is complex and applicants are scattered around the world. Time frame: a few days to several weeks

Interview: This point is relatively straight forward in terms of what needs to happen. One key challenge is to get all the right people, i.e. all applicants, all panel members into the same time zone and make sure they are reachable i.e. not traveling, being in a location with connectivity etc. Depending on the complexity of the job, several rounds of interviews can be conducted. Time frame: from a day to several weeks Post interview processing: In this period, some UN internal process steps have to be completed. Firstly, a decision for a recommended candidate based on test results and interviews has to be made, secondly the documentation has to be completed, thirdly there is typically in independent review of the application process in the UN to make sure that the process was transparent and fair and

lastly the offer has to be produced and signed. Time frame: from one week to several months depending on the post Contacting the preferred candidate: What happens next is that the preferred candidate is offered the job. Sometimes by that time the preferred candidate is not available any longer and the second (or even third) in line is contacted if these candidates are found to be fit for the job. It can happen that none of the candidates is fit for the job at which point in time the process starts all over from the beginning. You can identify these cases if you see a vacancy saying re-advertised. There is no need to re-apply for re-advertised posts if you already applied for that job in the first round. Time frame: a few hours to several weeks The above outlines what happens in cases when we are talking about a standard recruitment. The process may be quite different for programmes like the Young Professional Programme (YPP) in the UN or the Junior Professional Programme (JPO) and may be very different for very high level posts. If you want to make sure you understand the process that would apply to your application, check with the organization which advertises your job.

A few considerations to keep in mind during this process: Unless you are short listed and invited for an interview you are not likely to hear anything from the UN. I dont know the details of why this is the case but it is wide-spread practice so its best to anticipate not getting a regret letter if you consider applying. Even if you had an interview, you may not be hearing anything for quite a while after your interview: The reason is simply that aside from internal process review time and the contract administration time regret letters are only sent when the recommended candidate signed the contract. This is to avoid sending a regret letter to the second candidate and then offering a contract in the case of the first candidate not being available for the job. Processes can take a while if things need to be coordinated internationally. Trying to get experts for an interview panel from New York, Geneva and Nairobi to have time to interview an applicant from New Zealand can be quite complicated, especially since most people involved have a regular job and are not dedicated recruiters. The above outlines the regular case. If there are any challenges in the process (e.g. a short listed candidate cant be reached to get the interview date confirmed etc.) additional delays may be incurred.

Job Advertisement Process:

As of 22 April 2010, all job openings in the UN Secretariat are published on the United Nations Careers Portal (careers.un.org), available also in French. The United Nations Secretariat is transitioning to a new online recruitment system. During this transition period, both the existing and the new system will run in parallel. When applying for a job, you will be automatically directed to the appropriate system. Galaxy is used for openings in field missions (peacekeeping and special political missions) as well as job openings in the rest of the Secretariat that were posted prior to 2010. The jobs posted in Galaxy are also published on the United Nations Careers Portal (careers.un.org).

Orientation course for new members of permanent missions on the work of the United Nations is given below:
Objectives: The main objectives of this orientation course are the following: Familiarize the participants with the role and functions of the United Nations and its principal organs. Help them to improve their understanding of the negotiating processes and techniques within the United Nations context. Help them to gain a better understanding of the functions of a permanent mission and the role of a diplomat in a multilateral setting. Help them to increase their awareness of the role and some of the services performed by the Secretariat.

Organization: The orientation course consists of seven meetings. It is an intensive program requiring the active involvement of all the participants. Each meeting will include a period for discussion and questions on point of specific interest to the participants. The course will conclude with a simulation exercise on the negotiation and drafting of a resolution. Participants:

The course is intended for members of permanent missions who have not served in New York before and have not been assigned to their mission for more than a few months. Resource persons: The course will be conducted by Mr. Jean Gazarian, UNITAR Senior Fellow. Presentations will be made by officials of the Secretariat and experienced diplomats.

Working languages: Interpretation will be provided, to the extent possible, in the official languages of the United Nations.

Development and Training:

Executing agency: UN Senior advisor: Mrs. Haiyan Qian Total budget: USD 1,211,223 Overall Objectives of the Project: The project is intended to assist the Secretariat of Planning, Economy and Trade in training its staff in work necessary for the preparation of national development plans and in techniques of economic planning and management at the national and sectoral levels. Description of work: Prepare reports on macroeconomic problems and performance of the Libyan economy; Hold workshops for training national counterparts in macroeconomic planning procedures and policy formulation, Hold and organize training sessions on relevant software that are widely used in planning, assist in other task that may be required. Activities implemented:
1. The national accounts advisor has finalized estimates for the complete system of SNA for

1986-1999 2. A training course on the SNA 1993 was held for two weeks in March 2002. 3. The national accounts advisor prepared a 94 page material in Arabic titled Lectures on National Accounts SNA 1993. 17 trainees attended and the course was evaluated favourably.

3. A specialized consultant on investment was hired to prepare a background report on Libyas investment laws. He has submitted a lengthy report entitled The Investment Regulatory and institutional framework in the socialist republic peoples Libyan Arab Jamahirya: world trends and current international practices. The report was circulated for is pending finalization in light of comments. Activities envisaged for the future: Since the project has extended for more than 3 years beyond its completion date additional information is now being sought on what activities remain (if any) to finalise and complete the project.