Saudi youth interested in pursuing a career in the UN and its agencies with the below criteria:

• Under the age of 32 at the time of application   
• Excellent verbal and written proficiency of English (another UN language is preferred but not mandatory)  
• Must have a Masters Degree with a minimum of 2 years of full-time work experience or Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years of full-time work experience
• Relevant Education and Work Experience is required to be considered for the specific JPO position

Important notes

• You are allowed to submit only one application
• Your eligibility does not guarantee your placement in the program
• Your application will be viewed by both Misk and the United Nations team

Examples of JPO Assignments:

Intangible Cultural Heritage

• Providing technical and analytical support to the international cooperation mechanisms established under the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
• Maintains contacts with relevant Field Offices, Permanent Delegations, national counterparts, colleagues within the Section and others aimed at promoting effective communication
• Contributes to the formulation of project documents and to the coordination of periodic reporting

Human Resources Staffing and Development

• Design career path and other career development tools to support career development of staff, and develop communication plan and tools
• Participate in mapping of learning and development activities supporting career path
• Participate in refinement of workforce planning framework and implement workforce planning exercises to identify staffing needs for sectors/services
• Support the development of new performance management system and design and implementation of communication strategy and plan
• Research innovative HR practices and make a proposal on the introduction of work arrangements such as job sharing, job swapping and job shadowing to support cross-functional and cross-sectional career mobility of national staff