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Do you want to make a difference in times of emergency? By becoming an Emergency Response Volunteer, you can help the UN support staff members who have been affected by natural disasters, malicious acts or other critical incidents.

To date, over 200 staff members worldwide have been trained and registered in the Emergency Preparedness and Support Team (EPST) Global Roster. The need remains great and EPST is always looking for more committed volunteers.

Have you ever wondered if you could take a break from work and focus on a research project? Is there a topic that you have always wanted to study but you never had the time to? Do you think your research could benefit the UN? If so, you should consider applying for the Sabbatical Leave Programme.

The latest group of peacekeeping operations and special political missions to benefit from the inspira recruitment module is as follows: BINUCA, BNUB, MINURSO, UNAMA, UNOAU and UNOCA. The tool will deploy to the final batch of missions this September.

Coinciding with today’s launch, the following missions have also posted various job openings as follows: BNUB; UNAMA and UNOAU. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for these posts.

For hiring managers

The first truly global standardized test for General Service staff selection was launched at UNHQ on 15 July 2014. The Global General Service Test (GGST) replaces the Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) and will be progressively rolled out in all Offices Away from Headquarters (OAHs) from September 2014.

Why was the new test developed?

It is almost November which brings us to the mid-point review stage of the performance cycle. This marks a key point for staff members and supervisors to review progress, identify changes to the work plan, and discuss areas that are going especially well, or may need adjustment.