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Working with UNHCR is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of refugees and other displaced people around the globe.
You can support UNHCR’s work in many different ways, depending on your interests and the available opportunities. Any support – small or large – is important. Dedicating your time and talents to support UNHCR’s work is a significant contribution, irrespective of whether you dedicate an hour, a day, a few months, a decade, or even longer.
If you want to contribute to UNHCR’s important work protecting refugees and other displaced people, and you meet the requirements, there are many available employment opportunities in Northern Europe and around the globe.
Global Opportunities
All information on vacancies in UNHCR operations around the world is available from the UNHCR Careers Website.
Regional Opportunities
Associate Legal Officer – UNHCR Sweden – NOB level
UNHCR Northern Europe is recruiting Associate Legal Officer (National Officer) to cover Sweden and to support and coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern.
Intern – External Relations Unit
The External Relations Unit supports UNHCR in its resource mobilization efforts in securing and increasing political and financial support from the Northern Europe countries, who are among UNHCR’s main partners and donors, by providing political intelligence, risk management and public diplomacy.
Consultancy opportunities
Integration Consultant
UNHCR RRNE is looking to hire a consultant with solid experience with integration to support the development and implementation of the RRNE integration strategic plan from 15 August 2018 to 31 December 2018.
Project Associate – Tigrinya speaking
The Project Associate will work in the context of the Eritrean segment of a project called Telling the real story, an information campaign targeting Somali and Eritrean migrants with a view to inform them about the full scope of the perils and difficulties related to irregular onward movements to Europe.
Associate Project Officer – Fluent in Somali
To work in the context of the Somali segments of a project called Telling the real story, an information campaign that reaches out to Somali refugees and migrants with a view to inform them about the full scope of the perils and difficulties related to irregular onward movements to Europe.