UNA-NYC Member Series | Careers at the United Nations
Interviewing to Impress
Kelly Roberts
NGO Representative for
NAFSA: Association of International Educators at the United Nations
John Ericson
Former Chief of the Outreach Unit
Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM)
United Nations Secretariat
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Wednesday | 2 February 2022 | 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EST
Please note: This is the second event in a four-part series.
Each event will last approximately 1 hour, and will include a brief Q&A session.
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UNA-NYC Members Registration
The registration fee is $30 for the entire series. (There will be no individual sessions available separately.)
NOTE: Registration is now closed. Due to an overwhelming response, registration for this event is now closed. For further information, please contact Ann Nicol at info@unanyc.org
Due to overwhelming interest and demand, UNA-NYC is launching a four-part series on Careers with the United Nations. In this series we will explore and expand on our regular UN Careers briefings.
Careers with the United Nations
Attendees will gain exclusive access to information and insider tips about how to navigate and apply for jobs within the United Nations, UN peacekeeping and UN Volunteers. Launch your UN career by learning how to apply to the Young Professionals Programme (YPP) or becoming a Junior Professional Officer (JPO).
We will introduce you to the world of UN associated NGOs (non-governmental organizations) focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other available opportunities. You will learn where to apply for UN jobs, competencies and skills needed, how to write your application, cover letters, the selection process and much more valuable information including examples of actual application do’s and don’ts. The series closes with a panel of young professionals currently working at the United Nations who will discuss how they got their jobs and what is it like to work in their different fields.
Each session will include time for questions to the panelists.
Note: this series is exclusive to UNA members only. The registration fee is $30 for the entire series. To find out more about becoming a member of UNA-NYC, please visit our membership page. You can stay up to date with all of our upcoming events by following us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin.
This session, in which you’ll learn the ins and outs of the UN interview process and understand the competencies candidates are expected to demonstrate. will be held via Zoom, on February 2 from 6–7 p.m. EST.
Career Series Presenters
KELLY ROBERTS
Kelly Roberts is assistant director, Office for International Services at Fordham University, co-leader of the NAFSA United Nations Special Interest Group. She also serves as one of NAFSA's NGO representatives at the United Nations as well as Fordham University's.
Roberts has been involved with the UN NGO community since 2008. She has presented at the UN, EAIE, AIEA, Model UN and national and regional NAFSA conferences about engaging youth through university partnerships with the United Nations.
Roberts has served as secretary and chair of the youth subcommittee for the NGO/UN Department of Global Communications Executive Committee Board for over 6 years.
Previously, she was nominated to serve as co-chair; youth subcommittee of the conference planning committee for the annual UN DGC NGO conferences in France, Mexico City, Australia, and Germany. Roberts was recognized and awarded by her peers in fall 2018 for her work co-planning the first International Education Day at the UN.
She received her MS in adult education and human resource management from Fordham University.
JOHN ERICSON
John Ericson is the former Chief of the Outreach Unit at the Office of Human Resources Management of the United Nations Secretariat in New York.
He was born in Sweden and joined the UN in Vienna in 1982. He later spent five years at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa. He served in peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia and Cambodia and has also worked in Bangkok, Thailand and Kenya.
Mr. Ericson has worked in social affairs, training, administration and recruitment and staffing. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Science and a Master of Public Administration.