I got the following question the other day: “Do you know the age bracket for jobs in the UN?”
Here is my take: To my knowledge (and keep in mind I’m not the UN, nor do I speak on their behalf) the following applies:
- You have to be an adult to work for the UN (the UN does not condone child labor)
- Certain programmes like the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme, or the UN’s Young Professional Programme (YPP) have age restrictions.
- The retirement age for anyone hired on a staff contract today is currently 62 years. Which means that if you want to work beyond that age, you will need to get a waiver.
Other than these boundaries, to my knowledge, there are no age restrictions. Are you working in an HR capacity in a UN organisation? Do you know of any further age related regulations? Please let us know in the comments – thanks!
4 Responses to “What is the age bracket for jobs in the UN?”
There are no age restrictions per se (beyond Sebastion’s three comments). There are however, selection criteria in terms of experience and educational qullifications that, given it takes time to obtain both, will have an impact on the age of qualified candidates.
Thanks Andrew – a very good and important point!
It’s not so much the age its the nepotism that worries me..
good work that you do.