This is the page of Sebastian Rottmair. I’m the founder of the non-profit UN Job List and also the Photo Project The Little Peacekeeper.
I don’t speak for my employer and I don’t speak for anyone else either. If I happen to link to any site, mention something on Facebook or retweet anything, it does not imply any endorsement.
If you would like to contact me just leave a comment on this page (make sure e-mail is right and working) and I will get back to you (or try contacting me via @UNJobList_News)
Thank you,
Sebastian
42 Responses to “About”
Hey Sebastian.
Ich und die Alex essen gerade Frühstück und haben deine Joblist homepage entdeckt. Coole Sache, vor allem für uns bald Arbeitslosen.
Wie schauts bei dir aus, noch immer bei UNOPS?
Liebe Grüße aus dem sonnigen Wien!
Alex und Johannes
Hallo Sebastian,
habe gerade von dieser Website gehoert, und dachte mir, ich schicke einen kurzen gruss aus rom!
Viele Gruesse
Kai
Hi Sebastiann,
I just want to register to the UNjob emails. The message on my email hasnt allowed me to confirm as it says I have already confirmed. However, this is the first time that I register.
Many thanks
Kind regards
Heba
Hello,
Im aged 16-years and would like to work in any UN organisation for the summer. Would you be knowing of any such job opening in UAE(Dubai)??
I have recently qualified from the GYLC(Global Young Leaders Conference)simulation.
Hi Malek,
sorry, at this time I have no knowldge about any opportunities in UAE. Normally interships require being enrolled in a masters programme. However maybe there are chances in special programmes for young people. I wish you good luck and all the best!
Have a great day,
Sebastian
thanks
Dear Sebastian,
just found your webpage during google’ing
cool site and good job mainly creating UN job mailing list, I subscribed too-:)
As I read one of your post about Copenhagen , I do realized Copenhagen is very wonderful city people are very friendly and open minded. but apart from all -living cost is very high.
With best regards/MFG
Imran
Hi,
Thanks for compiling the UN jobs. I was wondering what is in it for you since this must require a lot of time and work.
Also, do you how to find the salary grade levels? What does gs-5, etc… means or equals to?
Hi again,
I ask this because I noticed that this website says “unaffiliated” to UN…
Thanks again for your work!
Hi there,
true, it is my own private pleasure to do this page and there is nobody paying me a single cent for it. I do it as a hobby
It started with a friend who needed some help and just got bigger and bigger…
You find a salary calculator here: http://sas.undp.org/portal/alias__SAS/lang__en-GB/tabID__3592/DesktopDefault.aspx
You find mapping of the “equivalences” in terms of contracts here: http://unjoblist.org/lists/advancedsearch (further down on the page)
I am interested in Consultancy assignments(especially with DPKO/UNDP Missions such as Darfur, Libaria, etc) since I am 65 years and a retired UN staff. Any restrictions on the recruitment of retirees?
Dear Wilfred,
sorry but I don’t know that. What I do with the UN Job List is to provide access to vacancies of the different organisations. If you have specific questions please contact the respective organisation directly – thanks.
Regards, Sebastian
Hi,
just found out about your web site
when visiting the VDBIO one. Well done, thanks!
Question: Why do I need to specify the duty
station when doing a job search/getting the job
alert?
Cheers, Hanna@Seville
Hi Hanna,
you don’t have to specify a Duty Station. You can leave everything blank / specify as detailed as you want to. So don’t take the fields in the search area as a “must”.
Cheers, Sebastian
Hi again. I redefined my criteria and got a good selection of VAs. I was, however, not able to confirm this for the weekend mail: on my first attempt I got an “you are subscribed already”, then I cancelled my subscription and tried to resubscribe but it didn’t work….). Thanks for your advice.
Greets, Hanna
Hi Hanna,
what happened is that you didn’t confirm the second message. Should be ok now, corrected that for you.
Cheers, Sebastian
Hallo Sebastian,
coole joblist. Bin ich über das CSP Netzwerk draufgestossen.
Heidrun (ehemals CSP Partnership Programme WHO bei Svenja)
Hello Sebastian,
First of all I would like to thank you for the lovely joblist, I am interested in fixed term jobs with UN, IFC & other International Org.
Do you think there are fixed term vacancies and not short term or on project basis vacancies.
thnks
Dear Sir,
I am a citizen of Nigeria and am a captain with the Nigerian Army. I worked with the UN for about a year in Sierra Leone and was impressed with the organisation. I am interested in working with the UN specifically in the security aspect if there is a vacancy. Grateful for your kind response.
Hello!
yes, we should have both fixed term and short term vacancies on the UN Job List (http://unjoblist.org) as well as security related vacancies. Please just check the UN Job List for what you are searching for and/or perform a search: http://unjoblist.org/lists/advancedsearch
Good luck!
Sebastian
Great site, compliments!
Do you also have a similar site on EU institutions? Would be marvellous!
Ciao,
Giosue
Hi there,
thanks – well at this point I have the UN Job List “only”. I would be willing to provide know-how etc. to expand the scope of the page but would need a helping hand in doing it…
So – for now the answer is no, sorry.
Cheers,
Sebastian
http://unjoblist.org/lists/redirect/226982/
Sebastian, the link to the UNECE vacancy is not working. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
Hello Sebastian,
I am frankly don’t having the suitable words to express to you how I feel grateful and thankful for you for your work
It is so impressive what you are doing in “UN Job List”, I feel that I was lost before know your website recently.
Really, it is honor to me to be your friend and I hope that you accept this and keep in touch within me especially if you use Facebook, Yahoo! or Hotmail
Thanks again my great friend
Yours truly,
Hussein
Hey Sebastian,
I’ve been reading your posts here and it seems to me you are a such nice guy… just giving helpful advises to people who want to work for the UN. I am one of them! In Jan 2010, I am starting my UNV assignment in Burundi with a UN agency. Other than volunteering for the cause of the UN, I am looking at the horizon; meaning a professional career within the UN. My question is: how hard would it be to get into the system in the field at the end of my UNV assignment? What would be the factors/criteria to get hired?
I’ve a MBA, 5 years of exp. in Finance/Budgeting in Africa and 3 here in the US.
Thanks for your tips.
Cheers.
Cloclo
Hi,
You have a great site.
I recently got an email from estaffing at UN-undesa dot net. I was informed that I have been short listed for a position and to complete the personal history form and the e-question interview. Does UNDESA really operate this way or is it some form of scam?
Appreciate your comments.
Hi
I got the same one like yours lately. Looks very genuine and asked for no payments. Only doubt is the process seems too easy. can you throw more of your finding?
This is most certainly a SCAM. Request for payment will come an e-mail or two later and will be “nicely covered” as “training fee”, “visa fee” or any other expense you can imagine.
Again, the UN does NOT charge. The process is VERY complicated and there are no easy shortcuts.
Dear Wesam,
this is most certainly a SCAM. The UN never(!) hires without extensive interviews and written tests, they never(!) inquire about personal details and most importantly, they will NEVER NEVER ask you for money (not for visa, not for training not for any other thing).
Check this post here: http://www.rottmair.de/2009/05/17/dont-fall-for-un-vacancy-scams/
Mr.Rottmair:
I would like to know what software you used to create the pie-charts in the Resources section of your UN Joblist page (unjoblist.org/lists). I am especially interested in the label alignment part for a future publication. Thanks in advance.
It’s the Google Chart API (sorry for the late answer)
Dear Sebastian,
First grat job on the UN Job list you have compiled!
I am very interested in your work with the UN Job list as I am trying to set up a network with a job search portal for the students of Kenyan Universities. I would like to get your permission to use the UN Job list as well as inquire if there exists a similar site for internships as well.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Dear Angela, thanks for your comment. The UN Job List ist published under a CC Non-commercial attribution license (http://unjoblist.org/lists/Disclaimer), yes, internships can be searched with the UN Job List, too.
Hallo Sebastian
Is the Little Peackeaper planning to wander more around the Pacific ? If so, it would be grand to catch up with him in Suva
Hi Sebastian,
Love the site keep up the good work.
Little question that you may be able to answer. How long after the closing date does the UN agency normally contact you if you have been shortlisted? Is it within a week or would a month be normal? I know it also depends on the varous agencies but what are you thoughts or experiences?
Thanks,
Matthew
A month would definitely be normal. Sometimes it is a significantly longer. How long depends on the organisation.
Dear Sebastian,
I just want to thank you for the work you have done with this page. It is very impressive and extremely useful.
All the best!
Beautiful! Great initiative. gorgeous new design and the analytic and statistics tools really are excellent. cutting edge entertainment for the unemployed
.
Thank you for your efforts.
Dear Sebastian,
I really like your project The Little Peacekeeper, as well as UN Job List site. Since I am a communications consultant focus on development and humanitarian issues your work is very useful and inspirational. Congratulations!
Cheers,
Alex
Thanks!
Hello, I am wondering if you could set up a criteria for geographical regions (Asia, Europe, Americas, Oceania, Africa) for the job list. Thank you for your kind consideration.
Very good point. I should really work on that.