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UN Women

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment

What it hires

  • Gender equality programme specialists (economic empowerment, governance, ending violence against women)
  • Women, peace and security advisers
  • Policy and intergovernmental support officers (CSW and normative machinery)
  • Coordination specialists supporting gender mainstreaming across the UN system

Contract types

FTA (staff); IPSA-type and consultancy modalities under the UNDP framework; SSAs for short-term specialist work.

Headquarters and footprint

New York HQ; regional and country offices, with a field presence that is growing but thinner than the big operational funds.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment · www.undp.org/careers. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

What the full directory adds

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