Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

www.opcw.org/about-us/jobs

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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