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:
Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This position is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level and is based in New York, US.
Nominations must be submitted through the following email address: ohchr-asg-applications@un.org by Friday 19 September 2025 (midnight New York time).
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This position is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nominations must be submitted through the following email address: ohchr-dhc-applications@un.org by Friday 19 September 2025 (midnight New York time).
Assistant Executive Director, Programme Operations of the World Food Programme (WFP). This position is based in Rome, Italy.
See Terms of Reference
Nominations must be submitted through the following link: AED, Programme Operations
Closing date: Sunday, 21 September 2025 (midnight New York time).
High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Under-Secretary-General level, located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nominations must be submitted through the following link: https://nominations.un.org/wfZwErM by Monday, 6 October 2025 (midnight New York time).
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the Under-Secretary-General level, located in Vienna, Austria. The Executive Director of UNODC will also serve as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV).
Nominations must be submitted through the link to the Senior Leadership Vacancies online form located at the following web address: https://www.un.org/sg/en/vacancies/index.shtml by Monday, 6 October 2025 (midnight New York time).