Transcript The Family Track

UN Dual Career and Staff
Mobility
Career Roundtable
2008
The Issues
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Mobility and transition
Spouse employment
Hard to attract highest quality staff
Dual careers reason for turning down
assignments
Unhappy spouses/partners
The Response
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Joint Guidance Note on Expatriate Spouse
Employment – launched July 2004 calls for
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UN Staff Mobility Website
UN Global Expatriate Spouse Association (GESA)
UN Local Expatriate Spouse Association (LESA)
Main focus on harmonising spouse employment
policies, strengthening the sustainability of
LESAs and improving services for career
development
Current members
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ILO
UNAIDS
UNDP
UNESCO
UNFPA
UNHCR
UNICEF
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UNOPS
UNRWA
UNWTO
UN Secretariat
WFP
WHO
World Bank
Global Website
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Direct access for spouses and partners
Can research employment and country
information even before moving
Spouses keep up-to-date on local
developments
Content on Website
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70 countries on website
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Career and employment information
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Country profiles and practical
information
Jobs, work permit issues, access to CVs,
bulletin boards
Role of the UN/GESA
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Helps set up and coordinate work of
LESAs
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Maintains and upgrades global website
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Implements communications strategy
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Focal point between LESAs and UN
agencies
Role of the UN/LESA
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Supports the employment and career
interests of spouses locally and addresses
issues of work permits
Helps families settle into their new duty
station
Produces and updates country-specific
material for publication on the website
Career Development
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Access to training courses
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UN wide
UN specific
Country or LESA specific
Access to opportunities to gain work experience
Information about on-line courses and degree
programmes
Information about (local) consultancies and short
assignments
Consulting firm for UN spouses/partners