Careers: Audio and Video
Audio
Video
Lord Malloch-Brown, former UN Deputy Secretary-General
Lord Malloch-Brown uses his wide-ranging experiece of working at the UN to illustrate just how varied a UN career can be. The clip is taken from UN Forum 2012.
Dame Margaret Anstee, former Under-Secretary General and Head of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Angola from 1992-93
Dame Margaret Anstee was the first woman to rise to the rank of Under-Secretary-General (in 1987) and to head a UN peacekeeping mission. In this presentation, Dame Margaret talks about her career at the UN and gives practical advice and encouragement to those interested in pursuing a career with the organisation. Dame Margaret is introduced by Natalie Samarasinghe, Executive Director, UNA-UK. The clip is taken from UN Forum 2012.
Michael Emery, Head of Human Resources at the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
Michael Emery, is the current Director of the Division of Human Resources at UNFPA - he held the same post at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and was Chief of Recruitment at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this interview, he discusses the ins-and-outs of competency interviewing.
UN Works - How the UN relates to your life
Why is the United Nations so important? This video explains how different elements of the UN impact upon everyday life, and illustrates just how crucial it is. This video is taken from UN Forum 2010.
Disclaimer
UNA-UK is not an office of the UN and receives no funding from the UN system. We are not involved with UN recruitment processes and beyond guidance we provide, we cannot help you secure a job at the UN.
However, UNA-UK does employ permanent members of staff and hosts volunteers at its London office. Find out more about employment and internship opportunities with UNA-UK here.
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Photo: Secretary-General records video message, copyright UN Photo 9 January 2007.
