Senior Women Talent Pipeline Application

The United Nations welcomes you to the call for applications/nominations at the Director level for the Senior Women Talent Pipeline (SWTP). The SWTP is an initiative to build a competitive pool of readily-deployable senior candidates for civilian (i.e. non-uniformed) positions in UN Peace Operations (P eacekeeping and S pecial Political Missions). Candidates accepted to the SWTP are further supported by our team in the recruitment process for specific positions in UN field missions.

The call is open for candidates with demonstrated leadership experience and expertise in the following areas:

Political Affairs (including Head of Office, Chief of Staff, prevention and mediation, and Peacebuilding Positions)
Rule of Law and Security Institutions (including policing, mine action, DDR, SSR, Corrections and Justice positions)

We are inviting candidates to apply for one of the categories above, or both, should they feel qualified for both. All candidates will go through a competitive assessment process, which may include a written assessment and interview. Those candidates who meet the criteria will be included in the SWTP pool.

This call is focused on Director-level talent (D1 or D2 level in the UN Common System). Director-level positions are typically located in Mission headquarters, usually the capital of the country hosting the mission. Directors typically manage large, diverse, and multi-functional teams. Most Directors serve in non-family duty stations, so staff cannot bring their dependent family members (e.g. spouse, children) with them to the duty station. Currently, the majority of UN peace operations are located in Africa and the Middle East. For more information on benefits, conditions of service and career options click, here.

SWTP candidates should have a minimum of 15 years of professional experience in political affairs or rule of law and security institutions, although many successful applicants have more. Candidates should also have an advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in a relevant area. A first level university degree (e.g. Bachelors degree) in combination with 17 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. Candidates should also be fluent in English. Fluency in Arabic or French, in addition to English, is highly desirable as many UN peace operations are located in Arabic-speaking or French-speaking countries.

Candidates accepted to the SWTP will receive support in the recruitment process for roster assessments and recruitment processes for positions in UN Peace Operations. Coaching and mentoring on issues such as leadership, substantive topics and the application process are offered as well. Do note that membership of the SWTP is not a guaranteed job offer; SWTP members will compete for positions in peace operations alongside other candidates.

Thank you for your interest in working for peace, and we are looking forward to receiving your nomination or application!

Senior Women Talent Pipeline
Staffing Service, Talent Acquisition Team
Department of Operations Support

Please respond to the questions below to assess your initial eligibility for the Senior Women Talent Pipeline. All questions with * are mandatory.

In which field(s) are you interested?

Political AffairsRule of Law and Security Institutions

1-Do you have a Masters degree in a Relevant Area (with 15 years of experience) or a Bachelors degree (with 17 years of experience)?

For Political Affairs, these include political science, international relations, social science, law, or related field. For Rule of Law and Security Institutions, these include law, business administration/management, public administration, security sector management, international relations or related field.

2-Do you have substantial management experience, including managing diverse teams of at least 10 people as well as program/project budgets

3-How many years of relevant professional experience do you have?

Relevant experience is experience gained after graduating from a Masters degree that is relevant to the work in peace operations in your chosen field.

4-Are you willing to deploy to hardship/non family duty stations?

Please review the conditions of service in non-family/hardship duty stations carefully. Click here for more information

5-Please explain how you bring at least 15 years of progressively responsible experience. Please do not exceed 250 words.

6-Gender

FemaleMale

The Senior Women Talent Pipeline is an endeavor to increase the number of women serving in Director-level positions in peace operations. As such, men are not eligible for membership.

7-Were you encouraged to apply by a current SWTP member

Please enter first and last name of the SWTP member

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