About Peacekeeping Nature of our Work Education
Peacekeeping is a calling that demands both Our engineers provide strategic support to ensure An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or
personal dedication and sacrifice. Service in the effective and efficient service delivery globally, equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
cause of peace offers real opportunities to help including operational management and oversight, as Mechanical Engineering, Architecture or a related
peoples and countries recover from conflict, rebuild well as policy, procurement and contract field is required for positions in the Professional and
their societies, and enjoy the benefits of peace. management. They provide all accommodation; Higher category. A first level university degree with a
utilities and civil engineering infrastructure to support relevant combination of education, professional
United Nations peace operations offer opportunities mandate implementation from Start Up, to training and two additional years of work experience
to make a difference, both in the world and in your Sustainment, Expansion, Transition, Downsizing, in engineering related occupation, may be accepted
own life. Working and living conditions in the field Drawdown and Liquidation. Facilities typically include in lieu of the advanced university degree. For positions
vary. If you serve in a peacekeeping or political modularized accommodation camps and offices for in the Field Service Category, a high school or
mission, or in a humanitarian field operation, the troops and civilian staff. Logistics bases and airbases equivalent diploma is required. Technical or
country or region that you work and live in is likely to are equipped with necessary utility infrastructure vocational certificate in construction management or
be emerging from conflict or an emergency situation incorporating electrical, mechanical and water and in a relevant engineering discipline is also required in
where the conditions are more arduous; the sanitation systems and security works. Other key addition to the specified experience. The working
infrastructure is weak and electricity and clean water responsibilities include designing, constructing and languages of the UN are English and French.
are often in short supply. In addition, most maintaining road infrastructure.
peacekeeping, political or humanitarian missions are
categorized as “non-family” duty stations, and Related Careers
therefore family members are unable to join the staff Working in the Field
member at the relevant location.
United Nations peacekeeping and political missions There are various Engineering opportunities
Engineering have evolved over time to respond to different incorporating field specific expertise such as:
conflicts and changing political landscapes. Civilian
Engineering is part of the Logistics Job Family and peacekeepers work as administrators and engineers, • Electrical & Mechanical Engineer
Management and Operations Support Job Network. police officers and legal experts, economists and • Geotechnical
electoral observers, specialists in civil affairs and • Environmental
Supervisory and quality implementation oversight skills gender, as well as experts in information technology • Water & Sanitation
are required in all disciplines from Civil Engineers who and public information among other specialized • Civil Engineer; Facilities Management; Architect
manage the design, construction, and maintenance functions. International positions have two categories,
of various projects to electrical engineers who Professional and Higher and Field Service, which are
manage the design of power generation/distribution distinguished by levels of responsibility as well as
systems for UN peacekeeping camps; Geotechnical education and work experience requirements.
engineers who design unpaved and paved airfield
Helpful Links
infrastructure and road/bridges, commercial contract
development; Environmental engineers who handle Gender
the management of solid and liquid waste generated • careers.un.org
by the field missions, and associated design of The United Nations fosters gender equality and
• hr.un.org
infrastructure and systems for proper disposal of waste encourages applications from suitably qualified and
and Water & Sanitation engineers who manage water experienced women across the full range of career • inspira.un.org
exploration, design of water and sewage opportunities particularly in the more "non-traditional" • point.un.org
treatment/distribution systems. field careers such as Aviation, Logistics or Engineering.
Missions Directed by the Department of What are you doing
Peacekeeping Operations*
for peace?
Selvi YURTALAN Field Personnel Division,
Chief Engineer
Bangui, Central African Republic United Nations
Department of Field Support
Chief Engineer, Deputy Chief
MINUSCA, Bangui Engineer, UNSOA,
Mogadishu
Working in the diverse world
that is the United Nations is
Sector Engineer, Sector Engineer, stimulating and
UNAMID, Darfur UNMIS, Khartoum
goes hand-in-hand with
UN Field Careers making a real difference
in places where there
United Nations Private Sector in Bachelor’s degree was once little hope.
Volunteer Engineer, Turkey, Pakistan and Master’s degree Before you navigate through the existing job
MONUC, Kinshasa and Turkmenistan in Civil Engineering
opportunities available online, we strongly advise that
you read carefully the description of each current UN
operation through the links to the mission website.
Global Workforce
Please apply for the positions that best match your
Over time, the United Nations has increased its expertise, qualifications, experience and aspirations.
The necessary education background/training,
presence in locations all over the world. There are
experience and skills to perform a specific job are
over 130 field offices, which include peacekeeping explained in the qualification section of each vacancy
and political missions and humanitarian field announcement.
operations, and they play an essential role in
identifying, highlighting, and responding to emerging If you are interested in working for Peacekeeping
challenges. While the work may vary greatly, the one Operations, please send your resume to
unifying factor is the opportunity to make a
[email protected] and write “WRUD4P” in the Selvi YURTALAN
subject line of your email. Chief Engineer
difference, both in the world and in your own life.
Together with its partners, the UN is tasked with a Duty Station:
Bangui, Central
variety of responsibilities, such as providing and _____________________
African Republic
* Source: Map No. 4259 Rev. 20(E), Cartographic Section, Department of
coordinating humanitarian assistance; promoting and Field Support, UNITED NATIONS, April 2014
** political mission
protecting human rights; promoting the wise Disclaimer: due to the mobile and dynamic nature of field careers, profilees may not
stewardship of the global environment; assisting necessarily feature in their current positions.
countries to combat the supply of illicit drugs, crime
and corruption and; providing information on the
Organization and its activities in the various locations
in which it operates.
