Millennium Development Goals

At the United Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders put development at the heart of the global agenda with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), setting clear targets for reducing poverty, disease, hunger, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015. On the ground in virtually every developing country, UNDP uses its global network to help the UN system and our partners raise awareness and track progress, while we connect countries to the knowledge and resources they need to achieve these goals.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Policy Specialist, Inclusive Development External P-3 Apply by Feb-9-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Director, Civil Society Division, Partnerships Bureau External D-1 Apply by Feb-9-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant External International Consultant Apply by Feb-16-10 Home basedApply Now
Communications Specialist (Re-advertised) External P-3 Apply by Feb-19-10 Washington D.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
 

Democratic Governance

More countries than ever before are working to build democratic governance. Their challenge is to develop institutions and processes that are more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens, including the poor. UNDP brings people together within nations and around the world, building partnerships and sharing ways to promote participation, accountability and effectiveness at all levels. We help countries strengthen their electoral and legislative systems, improve access to justice and public administration, and develop a greater capacity to deliver basic services to those most in need.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Consultant: Coordinator, EITI Energy Reporting Initiative External International Consultant Apply by Feb-14-10 Home base with frequently International travellingApply Now
International Consultant: Senior Expert on Local Administration Management and Training (ILAMT) External International Consultant Apply by Feb-17-10 Home Based & Ankara, TurkeyApply Now
 

Poverty Reduction

Through the Millennium Development Goals, the world is addressing the many dimensions of human development, including the halving by 2015 of the proportion of people living in extreme poverty. Developing countries are working to create their own national poverty eradication strategies based on local needs and priorities. UNDP advocates for these nationally-owned solutions and helps ensure their effectiveness. We sponsor innovative pilot projects; connect countries to global best practices and resources; promote the role of women in development; and bring governments, civil society and outside funders together to coordinate their efforts.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Policy Specialist, Inclusive Development External P-3 Apply by Feb-9-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant External International Consultant Apply by Feb-16-10 Home basedApply Now
Consultant: Inclusive Market Development Programme Consultant External International Consultant Apply by Feb-18-10 UNDP HQ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant – English Copy Editor External International Consultant Apply by Feb-20-10 Home basedApply Now
VSLA Consultant External International Consultant Apply by Feb-22-10 HomebasedApply Now
Consultant: English – Portuguese – English Translator External International Consultant Apply by Feb-23-10 Home basedApply Now
Administrative Associate (GS-6) External GS-6 Apply by Feb-23-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
 

Environment and Energy

Energy and environment are essential for sustainable development. The poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean affordable energy services. These issues are also global as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by countries acting alone. UNDP helps countries strengthen their capacity to address these challenges at global, national and community levels, seeking out and sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through pilot projects that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Special Assistant to the Director External P-3 Apply by Feb-12-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
International Consultant: Adaptation to Climate Change External International Consultant Apply by Feb-16-10 Country of originApply Now
 

Crisis Prevention and Recovery

Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to violent conflicts or natural disasters that can erase decades of development and further entrench poverty and inequality. Through its global network, UNDP seeks out and shares innovative approaches to crisis prevention, early warning and conflict resolution. And UNDP is on the ground in almost every developing country -- so wherever the next crisis occurs, we will be there to help bridge the gap between emergency relief and long-term development.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Programme Specialist (Conflict Prevention and Recovery) External P-4 Apply by Feb-15-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
 

HIV/AIDS

To prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and reduce its impact, developing countries need to mobilize all levels of government and civil society. As a trusted development partner, UNDP advocates for placing HIV/AIDS at the centre of national planning and budgets; helps build national capacity to manage initiatives that include people and institutions not usually involved with public heath; and promotes decentralized responses that support community-level action. Because HIV/AIDS is a world-wide problem, UNDP supports these national efforts by offering knowledge, resources and best practices from around the world.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Consultant: Research Analyst -- Improving HIV Service Delivery in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programming External International Consultant Apply by Feb-20-10 Home BasedApply Now
International Consultant: Expert in laboratory equipment External International Consultant Apply by Feb-21-10 Home basedApply Now
International Consultant: Expert in laboratory equipment External International Consultant Apply by Feb-21-10 Home basedApply Now
Consultant to develop policy papers on legal environments for people living with HIV External International Consultant Apply by Feb-23-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant to establish independent commission on AIDS and Law External International Consultant Apply by Feb-23-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
 

Women’s Empowerment

Women's empowerment and gender equality are one of the Millennium Development Goals and central to all other development efforts. UNDP works to promote achievement of these goals in all parts of its work, and also administers UNIFEM.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

National Consultant: Statistics Consultant, Progress of the World's Women team External National Consultant Apply by Feb-12-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Chief Asia Pacific and Arab States External P-5 Apply by Feb-16-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
 

Management

UNDP's managers, on the ground in 166 countries, share and learn from each other, and draw on best practices from both the public and private sectors, so that we can provide effective management and operational support to achieve development results.

We are now hiring expert practitioners for the following assignments:

Director, Civil Society Division, Partnerships Bureau External D-1 Apply by Feb-9-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Treasury Associate (Management Project Funded Post), Re-advertisement External GS-7 Apply by Feb-9-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant: Personnel Emergency Contact Senior Specialist External International Consultant Apply by Feb-12-10 New York, NY (HQ), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Chairperson, Advisory Committee on Procurement (ACP) Common UN System D-1 Apply by Feb-12-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
International Consultant: Vetted Roster for Programme Audit Consultants External International Consultant Apply by Feb-15-10 VARIOUSApply Now
Field Security Advisor External P-4 Apply by Feb-15-10 Islamabad, PakistanApply Now
Chief Asia Pacific and Arab States External P-5 Apply by Feb-16-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Assistant Administrator and Director, Partnerships Bureau (ASG) External ASG Apply by Feb-17-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Communications Specialist (Re-advertised) External P-3 Apply by Feb-19-10 Washington D.C., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant: Intranet Training Consultant (SharePoint) External International Consultant Apply by Feb-19-10 New York, NY (HQ), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Consultant: Project Coordinator External International Consultant Apply by Feb-23-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Administrative Associate (GS-6) External GS-6 Apply by Feb-23-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now
Manager, Regional Monitoring Team, Accounts Division, Office of Finance and Administration, BOM External P-5 Apply by Mar-4-10 New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Apply Now