Listed below are 129 UN job vacancies in Asia and the Pacific Region. Click on each opportunity for details and to apply on the job website.
Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding
UNDP ensures inclusive and effective democratic governance by advocating, advising, fostering impartial spaces for dialogue, achieving consensus and building institutions.
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
UNDP helps countries to simultaneously reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development that leads to transformational change, bringing about real improvements in people’s lives.
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Climate & Disaster Resilience
UNDP works to integrate issues of climate, disaster risk and energy at the country level, and focuses on building resilience and ensuring that development remains risk-informed and sustainable.
| Intern – GEF | External | Intern | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Bangkok, THAILAND | APPLY NOW |
| Field Engineer (2 Vacancies) – Sri Lankan Nationals only | External | National Consultant | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Anuradhapura, Vavunia, Trincomalee / Puttalam & Kurunegala, SRI LANKA | APPLY NOW |
| * Communications & Project Management Specialist | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-1-19 |
Dili, East Timor | APPLY NOW |
| UNDP-IC-2019-099 – International Consultant (Team Leader) for conducting Mid Term Review of Sustainable Forest Management Project in Pakistan | External | International Consultant | Apply by Mar-6-19 |
Islamabad, PAKISTAN | APPLY NOW |
| Field Coordinator for Mannar, Knuckles and Colombo (3 positions) – For Sri Lankan Nationals only | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-8-19 |
Mannar, Knuckles and Colombo, SRI LANKA | APPLY NOW |
| Risk Informed Development Specialist (IC LTA) | External | International Consultant | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Suva, FIJI | APPLY NOW |
| Software Developer – One (1) post | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Uttarakhand, INDIA | APPLY NOW |
| IT Assistant – Five (5) post | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Uttarakhand, INDIA | APPLY NOW |
| Senior IT Officer – One (1) post | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Uttarakhand, INDIA | APPLY NOW |
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Crisis Response
To help communities reduce and manage risks, humanitarian and development actors need to incorporate resilience-building and recovery into crisis response. UNDP makes a critical contribution to these efforts, by being present on the ground immediately after the onset of a crisis and linking humanitarian response to long term recovery.
| * Programme Specialist | External | P3 | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Kabul, Afghanistan | APPLY NOW |
| * Administrative Assistant OCHA | External | G5 | Apply by Mar-1-19 |
Suva, Fiji | APPLY NOW |
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
HIV, Health and Development
UNDP’s HIV and health work leverages the organization’s core strengths and mandates in human development, governance, gender equality and capacity development to complement the efforts of specialist health-focused UN agencies and other partners.
| HIV/STIs Clinical Consultant | External | International Consultant | Apply by Mar-5-19 |
Suva, FIJI | APPLY NOW |
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Gender Equality
The promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women is central to the mandate of UNDP and intrinsic to its development approach. This effort includes advocating for women’s and girls’ equal rights, combating discriminatory practices and challenging the roles and stereotypes that affect inequalities and exclusion.
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Management
UNDP’s managers, on the ground in some 170 countries and territories, share and learn from each other, and draw on best practices from both the public and private sectors, so that we can provide effective management and operational support to achieve development results.
| * Head of Solutions Mapping | External | NOB | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Dili, East Timor | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Exploration | External | NOB | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Dili, East Timor | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation | External | NOB | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Dili, East Timor | APPLY NOW |
| * Executive Associate (Open to Malaysian nationals only) | External | G6 | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| * Field Security Specialist (UNESP) | External | P3 | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Kabul, Afghanistan | APPLY NOW |
| Procurement Notice and Request for Proposal For Providing Consultancy Service for Strategic Guidance to the RC/UNCT on Sustainable Development | External | National Consultant | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Tehran, IRAN | APPLY NOW |
| * Field Coordinator (Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, Trincomalee) | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Field Coordinator ( Kurunegala and Puttalam ) | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Operations Manager | External | NOC | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * Associate Behavioral Psycholog | External | SB3 | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Development Research Analyst | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Monitoring & Evaluation Associate | External | SB3 | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Exploration – (for “FILIPINO NATIONALS” only) | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Manila, Philippines | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Solutions Mapping – (for “FILIPINO NATIONALS” only) | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Manila, Philippines | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation – (for “FILIPINO NATIONALS” only) | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-3-19 |
Manila, Philippines | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Solutions Mapping | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Hanoi, Viet Nam | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Solutions Mapping | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Rep | APPLY NOW |
| * PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Exploration | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Hanoi, Viet Nam | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Hanoi, Viet Nam | APPLY NOW |
| * POLICY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Exploration | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Rep | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Rep | APPLY NOW |
| Access to Justice Support-Project Document Development | External | International Consultant | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS | APPLY NOW |
| * Communications Specialist – Peacebuilding Programme | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| Project Associate (Open to PNG Nationals ONLY) | External | SC-5 | Apply by Mar-5-19 |
Port Moresby & Lae, PAPUA NEW GUINEA | APPLY NOW |
| * Finance Specialist (Regional Services) | External | P3 | Apply by Mar-5-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| IC/UNDP/MULTIDOOR/016/2019 – Support Specialist for Environment and Forestry Law Enforcement Initiatives and Efforts at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-6-19 |
Jakarta, INDONESIA | APPLY NOW |
| Individual National Consultant for Coordination Capacity Support | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-6-19 |
Dili, Timor Leste | APPLY NOW |
| IC/UNDP/MULTIDOOR/017/2019 – Support Specialist for Operation Room Operator at Gakkum Multidoor Secretariat | External | National Consultant | Apply by Mar-6-19 |
Jakarta, INDONESIA | APPLY NOW |
| * Project Manager (Township Democratic Local Governance Project) | External | P3 | Apply by Mar-7-19 |
Yangoon, Myanmar | APPLY NOW |
| * Programme Assistant – UNODC Global Maritime | External | G5 | Apply by Mar-7-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Field Security Associate (UNDSS) | External | G6 | Apply by Mar-10-19 |
Bamyan, Afghanistan | APPLY NOW |
| * Purchasing/contr Assistant | External | SB3 | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Honiara, Solomon Islands | APPLY NOW |
| * Technical Specialist – Data Scientist for Global Pulse | External | P3 | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| International Consultant (Country Programme Narrative Process Facilitator)-UNDP-CO, Kabul Afghanistan | External | International Consultant | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Kabul, AFGHANISTAN | APPLY NOW |
| * Executive Assistant, Myanmar National Only_ (USD16,290 ~ 19,970 net per annum) | External | G6 | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Yangoon, Myanmar | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Office Global Pulse | External | NOD | Apply by Mar-11-19 |
Jakarta, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * Development Coordinator Officer, Partnerships and Development Finance | External | NOC | Apply by Mar-12-19 |
Dili, East Timor | APPLY NOW |
| * Data Specialist | External | SB4 | Apply by Mar-12-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| Human Resources (Internship) | External | Intern | Apply by Mar-12-19 |
Colombo, SRI LANKA | APPLY NOW |
| * ICT Associate (for Malaysian Nationals only) | External | G6 | Apply by Mar-14-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Solutions Mapping | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-17-19 |
Islamabad, Pakistan | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-17-19 |
Islamabad, Pakistan | APPLY NOW |
| * Exploration Lead & Head of Lab | External | NOC | Apply by Mar-17-19 |
Islamabad, Pakistan | APPLY NOW |
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Other Opportunities
Not all jobs fit into a category; here are additional opportunities to join UNDP and be the talent that makes a difference for people and planet
| * Partnerships and Development Finance Specialist | External | NOC | Apply by Feb-28-19 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | APPLY NOW |
| * Driver/Clerk | External | SB2 | Apply by Mar-4-19 |
Hanoi, Viet Nam | APPLY NOW |
| * Development Coordination Officer, Programme Communications and Advocacy | UN Common System | NOC | Apply by Mar-8-19 |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | APPLY NOW |
| * Development Coordination Officer, Data Management and Results Monitoring/Reporting | UN Common System | NOC | Apply by Mar-8-19 |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | APPLY NOW |
| * Local Security Associate | External | G6 | Apply by Mar-9-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| * RESIDENT ENGINEERING PETRA | External | SB5 | Apply by Mar-10-19 |
Palu, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * RESIDENT ENGINEERING PETRA NTB | External | SB5 | Apply by Mar-10-19 |
Mataram, Indonesia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Solutions Mapping | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-21-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Experimentation | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-21-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| * Head of Exploration | External | NOB | Apply by Mar-21-19 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | APPLY NOW |
| Important information: All vacancies close midnight EST/EDT. Vacancies marked with an asterisk (*) are posted in UNDPs new eRecruitment platform. For these vacancies the application is filled in and submitted online, and no handwritten signature is required. |
Scholarship & Career 