Employment Opportunities
A job with the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) offers meaningful opportunities to contribute to peace and security in the world.
1) Recruitment of Staff
For the UNGSC Offices in Brindisi (Italy) and Valencia (Spain), all job openings at the
- Professional and higher categories (P, D),
- Field Service (FS) category, and
- General Service (GS) category at the G-5, G-6, and G-7 levels
Applications for vacancies at these levels need to be submitted online through the Careers Portal. For further information on the application process, click here.
UNGSC Job Openings at the G-3 and G-4 levels are advertised below:
Please visit our website regularly for job opening updates at these levels.
To apply for a vacancy at the G-3 and G-4 levels at UNGSC, download and complete the P-11 Application Form, and submit it to the UNGSC Human Resources Unit at ungsc-hr@un.org.
UNGSC does not consider general applications. Only applications for advertised vacancies will be evaluated. Application forms should be filled out in English.
The United Nations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In an effort to improve the gender balance within the Organization, qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Candidates who are under serious consideration for the position will be contacted for further assessment, i.e. a written test and interview. For further information on competency-based interviewing (CBI) and how to prepare for it, click here.
All external candidates for positions in the General Service (GS) category are required to pass the Global General Service Test (GGST) to meet the eligibility requirements for applying for positions. The GGST is a computer-based, proctored global test, and assesses job-relevant abilities and core competencies of the long-listed applicants for GS positions through work-relevant scenarios and tasks. For further information on the GGST, click here.
A selected candidate for employment will be required to present a Certificato Penale and Certificato di Carichi Pendenti issued from the Casellario Giudiziario of the Court of the Law where the candidate is a resident and registered.
The validity of roster memberships in the General Service and related categories is limited to the duty station in which it was obtained. If you have obtained roster membership for similar functions at the level of the position you are applying to, please specify the duty station(s) in your cover note.
2) Engagement of Consultants and Individual Contractors
Job Openings for Consultants and Individual Contractors in the United Nations Secretariat – including at UNGSC – are advertised on the United Nations Careers Portal where all employment opportunities at the United Nations Secretariat can be viewed.
Applications for Consultants and Individual Contractors vacancies need to be submitted online through the Careers Portal. For further information on Consultants and Individual Contractors, click here.