UN Volunteers Programme

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Qualifications and Conditions of Service

Values and commitment

• Strong commitment to the values and principles of volunteerism;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
• Ability to adjust to difficult living conditions;
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Prior volunteering and/or working experience in a developing country is an asset.

Professional qualifications

• A university degree or higher technical diploma;
• Two years of relevant working experience;
• At least age 25 when taking up an assignment (there is no upper age limit);
• Good working knowledge in at least one of the three UNV working languages: English, French and Spanish.

Conditions of Service

To support you during your assignment, you will receive:

• Settling-in-Grant calculated on the duration of assignment, which is paid at the beginning of the assignment;
• Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) (not a salary) intended to cover basic living expenses, which is paid each month;
• Travel on appointment and at the end of assignment as applicable;
• Life, health and permanent disability insurance;
• Annual leave;
• Resettlement allowance calculated based on the duration of assignment, which is paid upon satisfactory completion of the assignment.

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If you are not able to apply to be a UN Volunteer at this time, please go to other volunteer opportunities to find out more about volunteering for peace and development and other ways in which you can make a difference.