Employment opportunities

The FDFA sponsors the deployment and issues the successful applicant with a contract under the Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid (POPHAO). The expert becomes a member of the SEP.

Ordinance on Personnel for Peace Support, the Promotion of Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, POPHAO (fr)

Applicant requirement profile for SEP-jobs (PDF, 47.9 kB, English)

SEP personal history form (DOCX, 8 Pages, 102.8 kB, English)

No vacancies at present.

Peacebuilding Liaision Officer (PDF, 3 Pages, 109.4 kB, English)
Secondment to the UN University in Geneva

Policy Officer - Peace Mediation and Dialogue Sector (PDF, 3 Pages, 107.2 kB, English)
Secondment to the EU EEAS in Brussels

Special Assistant to the SRSG (PDF, 2 Pages, 203.8 kB, English)
Secondment to the MONUSCO in Kinshasa

International Professional Officer – Dialogue, Environment, Participation, and Victims Unit
Secondment to OEA MAPP

JPO in support of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Petitions and Inquiries Section
OHCHR in Geneva

JPO
IIIM – International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism in Geneva

Adviser (S3)
Secondment to the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

UN Youth Volunteers
Recruitment by cinfo; the next application round, which will include new positions at the United Nations, is scheduled to open on 18 August 2025

The positions below correspond with Switzerland's thematic and geographic policy priorities in peace and human rights but cannot be sponsored by the FDFA. The organisations directly recruit and employ the candidate. We kindly request you to send your application to the relevant organisation. Candidates can inform the SEP of their application.