USA for UNHCR | Diversity Employer

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Working together to build better futures for people forced to flee

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, takes the lead in protecting people forced to flee wars and persecution around the world, providing life-saving aid including shelter, food, and water to ensure their basic safety, rights, and dignity. With 17,324 women and men working in 135 countries, we work tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of 79.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.

Our dedicated and professional staff work around the clock in roles including legal protection, community services, public affairs, health, and more. Despite the challenges they can face, our staff are proud to work for UNHCR and determined to make a positive impact.

Why a career with UNHCR?

Our dedicated staff work to protect and assist people fleeing conflict and persecution at a time when global forced displacement is at a record high. Our colleagues bring a wide range of specialized skills, including expertise in legal protection, administration, community services, public affairs, health, and other disciplines.

Disability inclusion
If you need any support or adjustment based on disability or health condition to apply for this job or during recruitment processes, kindly send an email to requestforaccommodation@unhcr.org, outlining the type of adjustment or reasonable accommodation you may need (for example, ‘I will need sign language interpretation for potential interviews’).

Please note that providing information to this email box is entirely optional, there is no obligation to disclose information, and that providing information about adjustments needed is not a guarantee of an interview, test, nor selection in connection with any post.

Any information provided will be treated strictly confidentially; only UNHCR staff who will be involved in recruitment processes will have access to the information shared. Please only share information that you feel comfortable in providing and also note that UNHCR will only contact the candidates who are shortlisted candidates.

Career Opportunities

Joining UNHCR means living, sharing and promoting the organization’s core values relating to inclusion, diversity, and gender equality.

We offer careers, not just jobs, and take pride in going the extra mile to serve our people in need. Every day, our staff use their skills to find innovative, long-lasting solutions that better support the people we serve. UNHCR offers a variety of local and international short-term and fixed-term contracts through which you can make a positive difference to refugees’ lives, whether you want to work at a field location or at our Headquarters in Geneva.

Please note that UNHCR does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing or training).

UNHCR’s workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. We seek to sustain and strengthen this diversity and to ensure equal opportunities, as well as an inclusive working environment, for our entire workforce.

Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. We work with skilled professionals who are committed to put people first, make a real difference in people’s lives, and are willing to go anywhere we are needed to get the job done.

We need committed and passionate people who strongly believe in what they do and whose work ethic and motivation inspire others. We seek new talent and skills to respond to the needs of people forced to flee across the globe. Thus, we are looking for candidates who thrive in a diverse and multi-cultural work environment and are keen to bring new innovative ideas, skills, and solutions to help build a better future for people forced to flee.

What we are looking for:

We operate in challenging, volatile and even dangerous contexts, assisting and protecting people making extraordinary efforts to survive. As a front-line organization at the ready in emergencies, we need colleagues who:

Are passionate about our mission and inspire others with their dedication and work ethic

Are willing to serve in hardship locations and emergency operations

Are professionals with high integrity who can respond to the needs of people forced to flee across the globe in a responsible and reliable manner

Thrive in a diverse and multicultural work environment

Bring innovative ideas, skills and solutions to help save lives and build a better future for people forced to flee

Are results-oriented, flexible, and determined to make a difference

Have at least an undergraduate degree from a UNESCO accredited institution (international staff)

Have successfully completed their secondary education (general/field service)

Bring relevant work experience and skills

Are proficient in English (working knowledge of another UN language may be required)

Diversity and Inclusion

UNHCR’s Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity and Gender Equity
UNHCR values inclusiveness, diversity, and gender equity and will continue to strive to achieve full adherence to these principles in its policies and organizational culture.

Diversity is critical to protecting our people of concern and to finding innovative solutions in response to humanitarian crises.

UNHCR is committed to achieving and maintaining gender parity at all grades and to have a workforce that is diverse, inclusive and representative of all regions.

Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity. We work with skilled professionals who are committed to put people first, make a real difference to people’s lives and are willing to go anywhere we are needed to get the job done.

Our values

Our core values are integrity, professionalism and respect for diversity.
We put people first – the needs of people forced to flee are at the heart of everything we do.
We go wherever we are needed and get the job done – our staff work in more than 135 countries, often in extremely difficult conditions.
We support resilience – we work with those in need, affording them dignity and respect.
We protect people’s rights – we work to safeguard the rights of those who have been forced to flee their homes or are deprived of a nationality.
We deliver the best possible outcome – we are focused on protecting refugees and displaced communities forced to flee, and developing solutions to support people in their quest to restart their lives and build a better future.

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has a zero-tolerance policy against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). SEA is unacceptable behavior and prohibited conduct for UNHCR personnel. It constitutes acts of serious misconduct and is, therefore, grounds for disciplinary measures, including dismissal. Any concerns or suspicions about a possible case of SEA should be reported immediately to the Inspector General’s Office (IGO).

Gender Equality
In September 2017, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, launched the UN System strategy on gender parity. At the heart of the strategy is the need to increase the recruitment and advancement of women - in particular in middle to senior management levels, where the gaps are the greatest. Therefore, UNHCR has put measures in place to support gender parity, especially with a focus on attracting, recruiting, and retaining women in leadership and technical roles. When reviewing candidates, managers must include at minimum two-thirds of female candidates among those shortlisted to the extent possible. When two or more candidates fully meet the requirements of a position and are substantially equally qualified, preference in recommendations will be given to female candidates until gender parity is achieved at the respective grade levels.

Furthermore, to better support and balance personal, family, and professional commitments, UNHCR staff members are entitled to:

Maternity Leave with full pay, normally commencing from six up to two weeks prior to the anticipated date of delivery and extending for a total period of 16 weeks

Adoption and Surrogacy Leave increased to 10 weeks

Request eight weeks special leave with full pay to complement Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave, and Surrogacy Leave.

Returning from Maternity Leave, a staff member may be authorized to work on 75 percent basis whilst receiving a full salary during that period so as to provide adequate child support during his or her first year of life, extended to Adoption and Surrogacy Leave.

Workplace accommodation: authorization to travel out of the duty station from the 32nd week of pregnancy.

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