About Peacekeeping Nature of our Work Education

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.

Me dic a l Se rvic e s

The Me d ic a l Se rvic e s O c c up a tio na l G ro up is p a rt o f the Me d ic a l Jo b Fa mily w hic h b e lo ng s to the Ma na g e m e nt a nd O p e ra tio ns Sup p o rt Jo b Ne tw o rk. The re a re m o re tha n 160 inte rna tio na lly-re c ruite d m e d ic a l sta ff m e m b e rs w o rking in m ultip le missio ns w o rld wid e . To g e the r, this g lo b a l te a m a d d re sse s the p hysic a l a nd m e nta l he a lth ne e d s o f 26,400 fie ld sta ff. The se e xp e rts se rve in va rio us c a p a c itie s suc h a s Me d ic a l O ffic e r, Nurse , Sta ff C o unse llo r, Pha rm a c ist, a nd o the r ro le s.

Na ture o f o ur Wo rk

A Me d ic a l O ffic e r in fie ld missio ns und e rta ke s c linic a l d utie s suc h a s o p e ra ting a c linic o r ho sp ita l, re sp o nd ing to e m e rg e nc ie s, a nd p e rfo rm ing p e rio d ic m e d ic a l e xa mina tio ns, imm uniza tio ns, e tc . The Me d ic a l O ffic e r a lso re fe rs sta ff to o utsid e sp e c ia lists, o ve rse e s a nd p ro vid e s he a lth e d uc a tio n a nd he a lth p ro m o tio n p ro g ra m s, a nd a d d re sse s w o rk e nviro nm e nt a nd o c c up a tio na l he a lth issue s. Po sitio ns in this fie ld re q uire a d e m o nstra te d , in-d e p th kno wle d g e a nd w e ll-ro und e d e xp e rie nc e in a ll a sp e c ts o f c linic a l m e d ic ine .

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 mists 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 we 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

Fo r Me d ic a l O ffic e rs, a Do c to ra te (MD) o r e q uiva le nt in m e d ic ine , inc lud ing re sid e nc y in o ne o f the m e d ic a l sp e c ia ltie s (p re fe ra b ly inte rna l m e d ic ine ) is re q uire d . Nursing p o sitio ns c a nd id a te s m ust b e a Re g iste re d Pro fe ssio na l Nurse w ho is a g ra d ua te o f e ithe r a n a c c re d ite d Ba c c a la ure a te Nursing Pro g ra mm e (Unive rsity) o r a n a c c re d ite d Dip lo ma Pro g ra m m e (4 ye a rs). A c e rtific a te in EC G , C PR o r Ba sic Life Sup p o rt is a n a sse t. Eng lish a nd Fre nc h a re the w o rking la ng ua g e s o f the Unite d Na tio ns. All m e d ic a l-re la te d p o sitio ns re q uire flue nc y in o ra l a nd w ritte n Eng lish. Kno wle d g e o f a se c o nd o ffic ia l UN la ng ua g e is a n a d va nta g e .

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 Me d ic a l Se rvic e s, suc h a s the fo llo wing :

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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.

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.

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