Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Last updated 2 August 2026
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Where it posts vacancies
What it hires
- Chemists and chemical weapons inspectors
- Verification, declarations and analytical laboratory specialists
- Disarmament policy, legal and international cooperation profiles
Contract types
Fixed-term staff appointments under OPCW's own regime (tenure-capped); short-term contracts and internships.
Headquarters and footprint
The Hague HQ; inspections deployed worldwide from headquarters.
Before you apply
Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: www.opcw.org/about-us/jobs. This entry was last verified 2026-06.
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