FOCUS ON

Reflective perspective of a departing President

The Human Rights Council has the support of the Secretariat team, composed of staff from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – their support is vital. “The office of the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) would not be able to perform...

The role of civil society

It would be impossible, and definitely incongruous, to speak of the Human Rights Council (HRC) without shedding some light on the important role played by NGOs, and civil society at large, in the work of this intergovernmental body. Civil society participation is a...

A magnified view of the Human Rights Council

Imagine it is your first day working at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Perhaps it is even your first day at the United Nations. Your plane arrives in Geneva on a Friday afternoon. After a few hours and a downpour, you find yourself under the colourful stalactites of...

What the new mobility policy means for you

Think of where you are now. Is your career heading in the right direction? Have you felt like you have reached the ceiling in your current role or lacked certain skills and experience to explore other opportunities within the UN system? Navigating your career in the...

The UN has a new mobility policy but it could be better

Late last year the UN finalised a policy that will come into force any time soon. New staff will need to change duty station every five years through a lateral reassignment exercise unless they find another job in the meantime. Existing staff can choose to take part...

Swiss diplomacy – staff mobility is paramount

Moving is always difficult. Yet people move all the time, for countless reasons. Sometimes we need to move to be closer to family or friends, or because we want a change of scenery. Many people would prefer to live nearer to nature and green spaces than reside in...

Internal mobility in the private sector

Career mobility is perhaps the most fundamental Human Resources (HR) consideration within companies today, allowing staff to openly envision their growth pathway within the organisation, something that builds both long-term retention and the opportunity for real...

Mobility at the core of UNHCR

It is late November 2022 when the 28-page UNHCR compendium is released: a list of over 400 open positions that kicks off a massive internal reshuffling of colleagues. Employees have been eagerly awaiting the bi-annual directory, carefully put together by a team of...

FOCUS ON

Reflective perspective of a departing President

The Human Rights Council has the support of the Secretariat team, composed of staff from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – their support is vital. “The office of the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) would not be able to perform...

The role of civil society

It would be impossible, and definitely incongruous, to speak of the Human Rights Council (HRC) without shedding some light on the important role played by NGOs, and civil society at large, in the work of this intergovernmental body. Civil society participation is a...

A magnified view of the Human Rights Council

Imagine it is your first day working at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Perhaps it is even your first day at the United Nations. Your plane arrives in Geneva on a Friday afternoon. After a few hours and a downpour, you find yourself under the colourful stalactites of...

What the new mobility policy means for you

Think of where you are now. Is your career heading in the right direction? Have you felt like you have reached the ceiling in your current role or lacked certain skills and experience to explore other opportunities within the UN system? Navigating your career in the...

The UN has a new mobility policy but it could be better

Late last year the UN finalised a policy that will come into force any time soon. New staff will need to change duty station every five years through a lateral reassignment exercise unless they find another job in the meantime. Existing staff can choose to take part...

Swiss diplomacy – staff mobility is paramount

Moving is always difficult. Yet people move all the time, for countless reasons. Sometimes we need to move to be closer to family or friends, or because we want a change of scenery. Many people would prefer to live nearer to nature and green spaces than reside in...

Internal mobility in the private sector

Career mobility is perhaps the most fundamental Human Resources (HR) consideration within companies today, allowing staff to openly envision their growth pathway within the organisation, something that builds both long-term retention and the opportunity for real...

Mobility at the core of UNHCR

It is late November 2022 when the 28-page UNHCR compendium is released: a list of over 400 open positions that kicks off a massive internal reshuffling of colleagues. Employees have been eagerly awaiting the bi-annual directory, carefully put together by a team of...

How winter tourism is being reborn

After two of the most challenging years in the history of the sector, with international travel down by 70% on pre-pandemic levels, strong pent-up demand is being unleashed and people are once again traveling for both work and leisure.  The lifting of...

Whatsapp
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn
Share