IO: Fields of work and contact points for applicants
The profiles of the job advertisements are diverse. Depending on the task, specialists from a wide variety of professional groups are sought. Here you will find an overview of some well-known international organizations, sorted by subject areas, to assist you in your search for job postings.
Fields of work & fields of application
Architecture/Town planning
UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Center)
UNESCO (UN Organization for Education, Science and Culture)
Energy Issues
CTBTO (Preparatory Committee on the Nuclear-Test Ban)
IAEO (International Atomic Energy Agency)
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Development Cooperation
UNDP (UN Development Cooperation)
EU (European Union)
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Education, Culture
UNESCO (UN Organization for Education, Science and Culture)
ICCROM (International Study Center for the Preservation of Cultural Property)
UNITAR (UN Training and Research Institute)
UNU (UN University)
EHI (European University Institute)
Europe Council
Research/Science
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ESO (European Astronomical Research Organization in the Southern Hemisphere)
ESOC (European Space Operations Centre)
EZMW (European center for medium-term weather forecast)
IAEO (International Atomic Energy Agency)
UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV)
UN-CCD (UN Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification)
UNFCCC (UN Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Climate Change)
WHO (World Health Organization)
WMO (World Organization of Meteorology)
UNEP (Environmental Program of the United Nations)
Health Service/Medicine
EDQM (Europe Council)
WHO (World Health Organization)
IARC (International Agency for Cancer Research)
UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV)
Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Humanitarian aid
IKRK (International Committee of the Red Cross)
IOM (International Organization for Migration))
UNHCR (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees)
UNICEF (UN Children's Fund)
UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees)
Computer Science
Job postings can be found at all international organizations and at the UN-ICC (UN-International Computing Center).
Agriculture / Veterinary
FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)
WEP (World Food Program)
IFAD (International Agricultural Development Fund)
EUUPOV (International Association for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants)
Public Relations: You can find job advertisements at all international organizations.
Politics and International Relations
UN Secretariat in New York
OSCE Secretariat in Vienna and OSCE institutions in Warsaw and The Hague EU
Europe Council
Law / International Law
IGH (International Court of Justice)
Europeen Law: EUGH (Court of Justice of the European Communities)
Patent Law: EPA (European Patent Office)
Copyright: WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Labour law: ILO (International Labour Organization)
Commercial matters: WTO (World trade organization)
Migration and immigration issues: IOM (International Organization for Migration)
Refugee issues, Asylum law: UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees)
International fight against crime and drug control: UN-ODC (UN Bureau for Drug Control and Crime prevention)
Human rights: UNHCHR (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights); European Court of Human Rights
International criminal Law: UN-ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia), UN-ICTR (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda)
Telecommunications
ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
UPU (World Postal Union)
EUMETSAT (European Organization for the use of meteorological satellites)
INMARSAT (International organization for the use of telecommunication satellites)
Transportation
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
IMO (International Maritim Organization)
Administration/Personnel
[Translate to English:] Stellenausschreibungen finden Sie bei allen Internationalen Organisationen, im Allgemeinen richten sich Stellenausschreibungen an Kandidaten, die bereits in der Verwaltung einer Internationalen Organisation gearbeitet haben.
Spezielle Tätigkeiten im Bereich Verwaltung: Bibliothekswesen, Dokumentation, Archivwesen, Statistik, Dolmetscherdienste
Stellenausschreibungen bei allen IO
Economy/Trade
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development)
EUWTO (World trade organization)
UNCITRAL (UN Commission on International Trade Law)
UNIDO (UN Organisation for Industrial Development)
WHO (World Health Organization)
FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)
World Bank IWF (International Monetary Fund)
EIB (European Investment Bank)
EBWE (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Regional Development Banks (Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank)
UNDP (UN Development programme)
ITC (International Trade Centre)
UNCTAD (UN World Trade Conference)
ILO (International Labour Organisation)
MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)
Environmental protection
UN-CCD (Secretariat of the UN Convention on the fight against desertification)
UNFCCC (Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Climate Change)
FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation)
UNEP (UN Environmental protection programme)
Contact points for Applicants
If you are interested in the BFIO, please contact the BFIO (Büro Führungskräfte zu Internationalen Organisationen) the central foreign and specialist agency (ZAV) . The BFIO advises and communicate German applicants to international organizations.
BFIO
Villemombler Str. 76
53123 Bonn
It is also possible, to apply directly to job vacancies at international organizations.
- In addition to the international job pool of the Foreign Office, the homepages of the international organizations offer the best source for current job vacancies.
- There you will also receive further specific information on application procedures, career opportunities and the structure of the respective IO.
Before you decide to apply, check carefully:
- The required qualifications (esp. specialist knowledge, language skills, professional experience)
- The often very short deadlines for tendering
- Application terms (many international organizations have their own forms for applications. Most of them are available for download.
- No unsolicited applications! International organizations usually do not accept unsolicited applications. Applications always need to refer to a vacancy and include a reference number.
