Reference · Last updated 2 August 2026

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.un.org

What it hires

Humanitarian affairs officers (field coordination, access, civil-military coordination)
Information management officers and assistants
Public information officers
Finance, human resources and administration staff

Contract types

FTA and TA via Inspira, with many field posts advertised as temporary job openings; National Officer posts in country offices; internships; surge deployments through the Associates Surge Pool and standby partner organisations.

Headquarters and footprint

Offices in New York and Geneva, with regional and country offices wherever there is a coordinated humanitarian response.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: careers.un.org · www.unocha.org/we-coordinate. This entry was last verified 2026-10.

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