Employment Information

Headquarters Staff. The Electoral Assistance Division at the United Nations Headquarters in New York is staffed by some 20 professional and administrative staff, headed by a Director and Deputy-Director. Vacancies for staff positions are advertised online at http://jobs.un.org. Click on the 'Vacancies' link and view the 'Occupational Group' Political Affairs.

United Nations Volunteers. The Electoral Assistance Division works closely with UNV in selecting personnel for volunteer posts in electoral field missions. Persons registered with UNV are eligible for a variety of volunteer positions in electoral field projects and operations. http://www.unv.org.
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UN Electoral Roster. The United Nations Electoral Roster is administered and maintained by the Electoral Assistance Division in accordance with General Assembly resolution A/46/137. The Roster includes individuals who can provide specialized technical assistance on relatively short notice to governments and national election administrative bodies. Such individuals may be recruited to participate in electoral missions ranging in duration from one week to several months, depending on the assistance requested.

Fields of expertise
To be registered on the United Nations Electoral Roster a candidate must have several years of experience in a variety of technical electoral fields and preferably in more than one country. 
Experience as an election observer does not automatically qualify individuals to be included in the roster.

Electoral assistance activities focus primarily on electoral administration and planning and  include such fields as: electoral systems, operational planning, electoral law, election organization and budgeting, boundary delimitation, voter registration, civic and voter education, computer technology applications, candidate/party relations, logistics, procurement of election materials, training of election officials, polling and counting procedures, election security and fraud, electoral dispute resolution and the coordination of international observers.

How to apply
Applications must be made online at http://jobs.un.org.

• Register (if you don't have an existing account). Take note of  the user name and password you choose for future use;
• Complete or update the Personal History Profile (PHP);
• Go to vacancies ;
• Select “Electoral Affairs” ;
• Apply to a position according to your years of experience. Grade levels for the positions are determined by the Office of Human Resources, not by the Electoral Assistance Division.  Please see the criteria below for determining Professional grade levels.

Experience and academic requirements for Professional positions (Please note that 1 year equals 12 months of actual accumulative work):
P2 = 2 years of relevant experience after MA (or 4 years after BA)
P3 = 5 years of relevant experience after MA (or 7 years after BA)
P4 = 7 years of relevant experience after MA (or 9 years after BA)
P5 = 10 years of relevant experience after MA (or 12 years after BA)
D1 = 15 years of relevant experience after MA (or 17 years after BA)

Note:  An application for inclusion in the UN Electoral Roster does not create an employment relationship or an affiliation with the United Nations, nor does it authorize applicants to act on behalf of or represent themselves as experts or consultants of the United Nations.
The UN does not register personnel on the roster to serve as international observers. If you are interested in such activities, please contact the relevant regional organization or your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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