Vacancies

The United Nations is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and nationality.  The United Nations does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination.  All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence and candidates will undergo reference and background checks, including human rights and conflicts of interest screening.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. Fluency in oral and written English is required for all senior leadership positions.  A working knowledge of another United Nations official language will be an advantage. The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions of Member States to the United Nations and has the honour to request the nomination of candidates for the following positions:

Deputy Executive Secretary at the Assistant Secretary-General level - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This position is based in Bonn, Germany.

Member States wishing to support the application of candidates may send the curriculum vitae accompanied by a cover letter of the individual at the following e-mail:
chief-hrmsunog@un.org. The application date has been extended from 21 August to 4 September 2026 (midnight Geneva time).

Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations at the level of Assistant Secretary-General with UNICEF. This position is based in New York, Unites States of America.

Deadline is on Monday, 7 September 2026 (11:59 pm New York time). 

Member States wishing to support the application of candidates may send the curriculum vitae accompanied by a cover letter of the individual at the following e-mail: ded-humanitarian-action-supply-operations@unicef.org

Assistant Secretary-General, Office for Mine Action and Police (OMAP), Department of Peace Operations, based at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Member States wishing to nominate candidates are invited to submit the following: Nomination Letter, Curriculum Vitae and completed UN Personal History Profile (PHP) at the following e-mail: OneEO-Recruitment-Desk@un.org no later than midnight on 28 August 2026 (New York time).