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Hi all,
I’m trying to close this forum as I’m building up the new forum here:
Could you please answer the questions over there?
thanks a lot and sorry to make you register again…
Cheers,
SebastianDear all,
thanks so much for your continued discussion!
May I ask you to help me out? Could you continue your discussion in the new forum?
The new forum will allow you to manage all UN Job List features and provide an overview over the UN Job List email alerts, too.
Thanks again for your great contribution! Cheers, Sebastian
Hi all,
I have the new forum online – you can start to register here: https://unjoblist.org/forum
I’m sorry that you will need re-register, I was not able to migrate contents and accounts over to the new software.
Over the coming days I will start to advertise the new forum more and switch this forum here in read-only mode. Please continue the discussion in the new forum.
Thanks very much!
I would ask them about the specifics. Typically you can’t be serving your government and the UN at the same time. That would be a conflict of interest. However, ask if you can take a leave of absence from your current job. I personally would not leave a pension arrangement etc. for a 1 year contract at the age of 45.
Hi Missmandy,
I would try to negotiate. That rarely harms. On the years of experience watch out: it often says “relevant experience” not just “professional experience” and then your long years of experience become subject to interpretation…
Hi TomP – I think that’s a great question! Thanks for asking! Everyone else, please chime in – I would like to learn, myself.
Ok, here is the deal as I see it: if you plan on staying your entire life in the UN and you would like to be internationally mobile or when you live in DC/NY then the UNFCU is a great choice. They are a credit union with all associated benefits and the challenges of a (smallish) bank.
If you plan to be in Vienna for a while then the UNFCU may not be ideal for you and a local commercial bank (there should be also local credit unions or Genossenschaftsbanken) may be the solution.
If you live in a country with generally no / or a weak banking system, then the UNFCU is great.
I also am aware of a number of UN colleagues that have split salary payments: one portion into the UNFCU account and one into a (e.g. Euro based) local bank.
@Miss_Mira: I would just try. The key point about commuting distance is not a hard requirement from the UN but (in my mind) merely a way to say “we don’t want to pay for your relocation” i.e. to ensure that there is no undue expectation on support for people that need to move their families from a different country / another part of the country.
@sparky-eg: Sorry, I wouldn’t know. Typically, the pay (i.e. not the benefits!) of a consultant is higher than the pay of a staff contract to compensate for some of the (non-monetary or long-term) benefits that staff would have over a consultant.
The HR process should typically be faster for non-staff recruitments.
Hi there,
have a look at this post here: https://www.rottmair.de/2011/08/03/un-recruitment-what-steps-take-how-long-in-the-process/
Let us know if you have more questions.
Check with your organisation. I know many cases where that’s perfectly ok. But I also know of places where you need to have a break in service.
Hi Kate,
I don’t know where you are coming from and I’m certainly not a health insurance specialist. Two thoughts come to mind. Firstly, please please please make sure you have sufficient health insurance coverage in NY – getting sick in the US without health insurance is a huge financial risk and can easily bankrupt you. But you know that – that’s why you ask.
Since you will not be living in NY for a long time, often times travel health insurances are “good enough” – those insurances typically don’t cover anything that is foreseeable / not related to managing emergencies and getting you back home (e.g. they typically don’t cover dental work outside pain relief, pregnancies, chronic diseases etc.). But provided a travel insurance is valid for the US (check if that applies) and is not excluding professional activities (yes, your internship is not a full-time job, but it isn’t leisure travel exactly either, so better be covered) you should be all set and good.
I know that some countries have expat associations that offer such insurances. I know that even some credit cards have these kinds of insurances built-in. I also know of at least one big international health care provider (US owned) who has an international dependance in Beligum and who offer these kinds of insurances.
As always: shop around to see what’s out there.
I think the more certifications you have in this area, the better. Also, having a CV that has items dealing with evaluations is a good starting point.
I would also check out the UN Evaluations Group: http://www.uneval.org/about – maybe they have resources? Good luck!
Dear Joesam,
what was the status before it changed to “under review”? Normally “under review” does not mean it is over yet. It just means that HR is looking at the applications.
Good luck!
Dear Asjadkhan,
sorry for DSS I have no further information. Typically the written test is about the duties you would face in a day to day situation while doing the job. But I don’t know how DSS is doing this.
Anybody else able to help?