[Hum-DIS] FW: [Ica-l] Young Professionals Programme - United Nations (Due Aug 22)

[Pauline Joseph]

Hi everyone,

FYI opportunity to work for the UN.

Best wishes.

Regards,
Dr. Pauline Joseph, FRIM
BAppSci Hons (Curtin), PhD (UWA)
Lecturer | Graduate Coordinator | Department of Information Studies | School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts

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From:
"Amanda Leinberger" <asleinbe at gmail.com<mailto:asleinbe at gmail.com>>

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[Ica-l] Young Professionals Programme - United Nations (Due Aug 22)
Are you a young professional interested in working for the United Nations? Each year, candidates from different countries and fields are invited to apply to the Young Professionals Programme. This year there will be an exam targeted towards information management professionals.

Please make sure to read the full description of the YPP examination process<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ld1wBRh7OgMEUn?domain=careers.un.org>, and the full details of the job posting<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GN1YBbUZ9xe5H1?domain=careers.un.org>.

Some of the key responsibilities of an Associate Officer in INFONET would be:

• Respond to a variety of inquiries and information requests internally and externally; prepare related correspondence and input to reports.
• Organize, classify, catalogue and preserve print and electronic information resources.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of digital libraries, repositories and archives for UN content, including use of current and emerging metadata standards, tools and systems for the capture, maintenance and access to digital files and records, digitization of historical records and indexing functions.
• Supervise and undertake archival processing activities, records accession and disposition functions, including records appraisal, by liaising with records-creating offices on the transfer and/or disposal of records and analysing and evaluating records for evidential and informational value in support of records appraisal.
• Develop and maintain online research tools and websites to allow easy access to United Nations information and data sources including document repositories, news feeds, newsletters, audio-visual files, e-conferences and other media; design, develop and populate supporting databases; document standard operating procedures; integrate with existing information systems.

If you were
born on or after 1 January 1985 and from one of the following countries, you are encouraged to apply!

Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Mozambique, Nauru, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam.

Best,
Amanda Leinberger
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