International Maritime Organization

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

www.imo.org/en/About/Careers

What it hires

Maritime safety and marine environment specialists
Shipping and maritime law profiles
Technical cooperation and capacity development officers

Contract types

FTA (staff), consultancies, technical cooperation project posts.

Headquarters and footprint

London HQ; technical cooperation activities delivered globally but staffed lean.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: www.imo.org/en/About/Careers. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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