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Ab o ut Pe a c e ke e ping

Pe a c e ke e p ing is a c a lling tha t d e ma nd s b o th p e rso na l d e d ic a tio n a nd sa c rific e . Se rvic e in the c a use o f p e a c e o ffe rs re a l o p p o rtunitie s to he lp p e o p le s a nd c o untrie s re c o ve r fro m c o nflic t, re b uild the ir so c ie tie s, a nd e njo y the b e ne fits o f p e a c e .

Unite d Na tio ns p e a c e o p e ra tio ns o ffe r o p p o rtunitie s to m a ke a d iffe re nc e , b o th in the w o rld a nd in yo ur o w n life . Wo rking a nd living c o nd itio ns in the fie ld va ry. If yo u se rve in a p e a c e ke e p ing o r p o litic a l missio n, o r in a hum a nita ria n fie ld o p e ra tio n, the c o untry o r re g io n tha t yo u wo rk a nd live in is like ly to b e e m e rg ing fro m c o nflic t o r a n e m e rg e nc y situa tio n w he re the c o nd itio ns a re m o re a rd uo us; the infra struc ture is we a k a nd e le c tric ity a nd c le a n wa te r a re o fte n in sho rt sup p ly. In a d d itio n, m o st p e a c e ke e p ing , p o litic a l o r hum a nita ria n missio ns a re c a te g o rize d a s " no n-fa mily" d uty sta tio ns, a nd the re fo re fa mily m e m b e rs a re una b le to jo in the sta ff m e m b e r a t the re le va nt lo c a tio n.

Rule o f La w

The Rule o f La w Jo b Fa mily is p a rt o f the Po litic a l, Pe a c e & Se c urity Jo b Ne tw o rk. It e nc o m p a sse s sp e c ia list a re a s o f Se c urity Se c to r Re fo rm (SSR); Disa rma m e nt, De m o b iliza tio n a nd Re inte g ra tio n (DDR); C o rre c tio ns; Jud ic ia l Affa irs a nd Po lic e . O ffic e rs w o rking in the se sp e c ia lism s p ro vid e a d vic e to na tio na l c o unte rp a rts o n stre ng the ning the rule o f la w a nd se c urity institutio ns in the ho st c o untry w he re the p e a c e ke e p ing o r sp e c ia l p o litic a l missio n is lo c a te d , in a c c o rd a nc e with the Missio n' s ma nd a te .

Na ture o f o ur Wo rk

Sp e c ia lists w ho w o rk in a Rule o f La w c a p a c ity fulfil a ra ng e o f e sse ntia l ta sks. While p o lic ing e xp e rts m e nto r a nd a d vise ho st c o untry p o lic e a nd la w e nfo rc e m e nt o ffic e rs, jud ic ia l a ffa irs o ffic e rs a d vo c a te a g a inst im p unity a nd p ro vid e c itize ns with a c c e ss to justic e . C o rre c tio ns o ffic e rs a d vise a nd m e nto r p riso n p e rso nne l o n g ua ra nte e ing b a sic rig hts in d e te ntio n; DDR sp e c ia lists he lp fo rm e r c o m b a ta nts re inte g ra te into so c ie ty; a nd se c urity se c to r re fo rm e xp e rts he lp e nsure o ve rsig ht a nd a c c o unta b ility o f se c urity se rvic e s.

Wo rking in the Fie ld

Unite d Na tio ns p e a c e ke e p ing a nd p o litic a l missio ns ha ve e vo lve d o ve r tim e to re sp o nd to d iffe re nt c o nflic ts a nd c ha ng ing p o litic a l la nd sc a p e s. C ivilia n p e a c e ke e p e rs w o rk a s a d ministra to rs a nd e ng ine e rs, p o lic e o ffic e rs a nd le g a l e xp e rts, e c o no m ists a nd e le c to ra l o b se rve rs, sp e c ia lists in c ivil a ffa irs a nd g e nd e r, a s w e ll a s e xp e rts in info rm a tio n te c hno lo g y a nd p ub lic info rma tio n a m o ng o the r sp e c ia lize d func tio ns. Inte rna tio na l p o sitio ns ha ve tw o c a te g o rie s, Pro fe ssio na l a nd Hig he r a nd Fie ld Se rvic e , w hic h a re d isting uishe d b y le ve ls o f re sp o nsib ility a s w e ll a s e d uc a tio n a nd w o rk e xp e rie nc e re q uire m e nts.

G e nde r

The Unite d Na tio ns fo ste rs g e nd e r e q ua lity a nd e nc o ura g e s a p p lic a tio ns fro m suita b ly q ua lifie d a nd e xp e rie nc e d w o m e n a c ro ss the full ra ng e o f c a re e r o p p o rtunitie s p a rtic ula rly in the m o re "no n-tra d itio na l" fie ld c a re e rs suc h a s Avia tio n, Lo g istic s o r Eng ine e ring .

Educ a tio n

The c rite rio n will va ry d e p e nd ing o n the p a rtic ula r re sp o nsib ilitie s o f the sp e c ia list ro le . An a d va nc e d unive rsity d e g re e in e ithe r la w , c rimina l justic e , so c ia l sc ie nc e s, m a na g e m e nt, inte rna tio na l re la tio ns, p o litic a l sc ie nc e , inte rna l e c o no mic s o r re la te d fie ld s is re q uire d . A first le ve l unive rsity d e g re e in e ithe r o f the se fie ld s with a d d itio na l sp e c ifie d w o rk e xp e rie nc e m a y b e a c c e p te d in lie u o f the a d va nc e d unive rsity d e g re e . Re le va nt w o rking e xp e rie nc e in re la te d fie ld , in d e p a rtm e nt o f a g o ve rnm e nt, a n inte rna tio na l/ na tio na l o rg a niza tio n o r a p riva te e sta b lishm e nt a lo ng with flue nc y in Eng lish, Fre nc h o r a no the r UN la ng ua g e is re q uire d

Re la te d C a re e rs

The re a re va rio us c a re e r o p p o rtunitie s re la te d to Rule o f La w , suc h a s the fo llo wing :

? Judic ia l Affa irs ? C o rre c tio ns ? Disa rm a m e nt, De m o b iliza tio n a nd Re inte g ra tio n ? Se c urity Se c to r Re fo rm s

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G lo b a l Wo rkfo rc e

O ve r tim e , the Unite d Na tio ns ha s inc re a se d its p re se nc e in lo c a tio ns a ll o ve r the w o rld . The re a re o ve r 130 fie ld o ffic e s, w hic h inc lud e p e a c e ke e p ing a nd p o litic a l missio ns a nd hum a nita ria n fie ld o p e ra tio ns, a nd the y p la y a n e sse ntia l ro le in id e ntifying , hig hlig hting , a nd re sp o nd ing to e m e rg ing c ha lle ng e s. While the w o rk m a y va ry g re a tly, the o ne unifying fa c to r is the o p p o rtunity to ma ke a d iffe re nc e , b o th in the w o rld a nd in yo ur o w n life . To g e the r with its p a rtne rs, the UN is ta ske d with a va rie ty o f re sp o nsib ilitie s, suc h a s p ro vid ing a nd c o o rd ina ting huma nita ria n a ssista nc e ; p ro m o ting a nd p ro te c ting huma n rig hts; p ro m o ting the wise ste w a rd ship o f the g lo b a l e nviro nm e nt; a ssisting c o untrie s to c o m b a t the sup p ly o f illic it d rug s, c rim e a nd c o rrup tio n a nd ; p ro vid ing info rm a tio n o n the O rg a niza tio n a nd its a c tivitie s in the va rio us lo c a tio ns in w hic h it o p e ra te s.

Missio ns Dire c te d b y the De pa rtm e nt o f Pe a c e ke e ping O pe ra tio ns*

UN Fie ld C a re e rs

Be fo re yo u na vig a te thro ug h the e xisting jo b o p p o rtunitie s a va ila b le o nline , w e stro ng ly a d vise tha t yo u re a d c a re fully the d e sc rip tio n o f e a c h c urre nt UN o p e ra tio n thro ug h the links to the missio n w e b site . Ple a se a p p ly fo r the p o sitio ns tha t b e st ma tc h yo ur e xp e rtise , q ua lific a tio ns, e xp e rie nc e a nd a sp ira tio ns. The ne c e ssa ry e d uc a tio n b a c kg ro und / tra ining , e xp e rie nc e a nd skills to p e rfo rm a sp e c ific jo b a re e xp la ine d in the q ua lific a tio n se c tio n o f e a c h va c a nc y a nno unc e m e nt. If yo u a re inte re ste d in wo rking fo r Pe a c e ke e p ing O p e ra tio ns, p le a se se nd yo ur re sum e to O utre a c hfo rp e a c e @ un.o rg a nd w rite " WRUD4P" in the sub je c t line o f yo ur e ma il.

_____________________ * Source: Map No. 4259 Rev. 20(E), Cartographic Section, Department of Field Support, UNITED NATIONS, April 2014 ** political mission Disclaimer: due to the mobile and dynamic nature of field careers, profilees may not necessarily feature in their current positions.

Wha t a re yo u do ing fo r pe a c e ?

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