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2010 National Competitive Recruitment Examination (An overview for participating Member States) Examinations and Tests Section Strategic Planning and Staffing Division /OHRM UNITED NATIONS 1 Why are you invited to 2010 NCRE? • Geographical representation: Contribution factor Membership factor Population factor • Geographical posts: Regular budget Established Non-language posts • Statistics and range for your country 2 Eligibility (1st screening) • First-level university degree relevant to occupational group (see notice for description of disciplines) • Applicants should not be more than 32 years old as of 31 December 2010 • Fluent in either English or French • National of participating Member State 3 Occupational groups • Administration • Demography • Economics • Human Rights • Legal Affairs • Radio Producer (Arabic, Chinese or French) • Security • Statistics • Web Design/Development 4 1st screening (qualitative)/2nd screening (quantitative) •If more than 40 nationals (of same country) are eligible in one occupational group after the 1st screening => The 40 best candidates will be selected (2nd screening) based on: Work experience International exposure Education Language skills Publications 5 Written examination • General Paper in English or French (45 min) • Specialized Paper in any official language (3 hours 45 min) • Candidates can take the exam at any test centre • Candidates must travel to test center at their own cost 6 Oral examination • Competency-based interview • Questions in international affairs • UN covers travel expenses of the candidates 7 Successful candidates • Are placed on a roster and offered a position when P-2 vacancies occur • Posts in NY, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Santiago, and field missions in some cases • Obtain a two-year fixed-term contract • Tend to have a career with the UN. The turnover rate is low: 2% 8 Milestones & respective roles Your role: • Publicity efforts • 7 June-19 September 2010 (11:59 PM EST): Application received through the UN careers portal (careers.un.org) Our role: • Mid- October: Give you the provisional number of candidates from your country invited to the written exam Your role: • Inform us of the address of the test centre (minimum requirement for the opening of a centre in your capital is 6 convoked candidates) Our role: • Early-November: Inform you about total number and names of candidates convoked from your country • 1 December 2010: Written examination 9 Publicity & Useful Materials •Notice (incl. sample questions) •Newspaper advertisement •Radio broadcasts •TV spots •Targeting universities, e.g., sending e- mails, presentations, etc. •Establish relevant links to: www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/exam.htm (incl. FAQs) 10 Changes to the Process • Applications submitted in Inspira* (Careers Portal) Creation of Profile Application for specific Job Opening *In case of technical problems, candidates are asked to write to: [email protected] More information about inspira is also available on the inspira FAQ: https://itsforreal.un.org/faq/faqs-inspira/ 11