About
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
What kind of work?
A specialized agency such as UNFPA
Graduate Opportunities
UNFPA uses the personnel categories employed across
the United Nations system. Within each category, there are different levels, which reflect increasing levels of focuses on
achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realizing productive rights, and reducing maternal mortality, and to accelerate progress on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICDP) agenda.
Location
New York (Headquarters), various regional and liaison offices around the world
Student Opportunities
The UNFPA Internship Programme offers a small group
of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to
complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of UNFPA work.
Applicants should have expressed interest in the field of
development; ability to adapt to new environments and
work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds. Interns work under the supervision of a staff member at
UNFPA. The background of the interns is matched with the needs of the organization.
Candidates for the internship programme are selected on a competitive basis. The profiles of the interns are
matched with the needs of the organization. The following qualifications are required for consideration:
- Students should be enrolled in an advanced degree
programme or have graduated within the last 12 months; - Students must have written and spoken proficiency in English; fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic is an asset.
responsibilities and requirements. The information
in this section will help you decide which personnel category, and what level, you fit into. This will be useful when you start searching and applying for jobs.
Broadly speaking, there are three distinct staff categories for personnel at UNFPA, and in the UN system as a whole. Click on the categories below for more information: - Professional (P) and Director (D) staff - General Service (G) staff
- National Professional Officers (NO) There are also other kinds of employment and
opportunities at UNFPA and in the UN. These are not necessarily staff positions, but they are roles that support UNFPA's work around the world. More info:
https://www.unfpa.org/resources/united-nations-staff-categories
Fun Fact / Recent Project Family Planning
Family planning is central to women’s empowerment and sustainable development. Today, more than 300 million women in developing countries are using
contraception, but more than 214 million women who
want to plan their births do not have access to modern family planning.
UNFPA works with governments and partners to
promote universal access to quality, integrated sexual
and reproductive health services. UNFPA also promotes comprehensive sexuality education and youth
leadership, which empower young people to exercise
autonomy, choice and participation with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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