UN jobs in United States 🇺🇸

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Inter-American Development Bank · 🇺🇸 United States

Graphic Design Consultant – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization, NYHQ (Remote)# 593273

UNICEF · 🇺🇸 United States

The Graphic Design Consultant will provide creative design services for Education Cannot Wait (ECW), supporting the Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization team. The role involves developing visual content for digital and print media, including infographics, presentations, reports, and promotional materials. The consultant will work remotely from the United States and collaborate with ECW staff to ensure design outputs align with organizational branding and communication objectives. The position requires a professional with strong visual design skills and experience in creating compelling graphics for educational and advocacy purposes.

Youth Engagement internship, YPA Secretariat Generation Unlimited, Global Programme Division, NYHQ, 26 weeks (Full-time / Remote) 2 positions

UNICEF · 🇺🇸 United States

UNICEF's Generation Unlimited (GenU) is seeking two dynamic interns to support global efforts in empowering young people through youth engagement, entrepreneurship, and innovative solutions. Interns will assist in advancing youth engagement strategies, supporting youth-led initiatives, organizing entrepreneurship activities, and developing advocacy and knowledge products. They will also contribute to global portfolio development, strategic planning for 2026–2029, and knowledge sharing across country offices and youth networks. The role involves collaboration with programme teams and partners, research on emerging youth trends, and administrative support. This is a full-time, remote internship lasting 26 weeks, offering hands-on experience in global programme development, youth advocacy, and partnerships. The ideal candidate is a motivated individual with a strong interest in youth empowerment and global development.

Investigation Specialist, P-3, Fixed Term Position, #00111347, Office of Internal Audit & Investigation, Investigation Services, OIAI, New York, USA

UNICEF · 🇺🇸 United States

The UNICEF Office of Internal Audit & Investigation (OIAI) seeks an Investigation Specialist at the P-3 level to conduct investigations related to administrative sanctions and legal matters. The role involves supporting the investigation and resolution of complaints, reviewing cases, and providing legal and administrative advice. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal or investigative work, particularly within international or multilateral institutions. Experience with UN dispute tribunals or administrative sanctions systems is highly valued. The position is based in New York, USA, with a fixed-term appointment.

Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, (D2), New York, USA

UNICEF · 🇺🇸 United States

The Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy at UNICEF is responsible for leading strategic communication and advocacy efforts to promote child rights and well-being globally. This role involves developing and implementing communication strategies that align with UNICEF's mission and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The position requires extensive experience in global communication, advocacy, and strategic leadership within international organizations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing complex communication initiatives, building partnerships, and driving impactful advocacy campaigns that influence policy and public opinion. The role is based in New York, USA, and reports to a senior leadership position within UNICEF.

Counsel / Senior Counsel - LEGFF

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF seeks a Counsel or Senior Counsel for the Financial and Fiscal Law Division (LEGFF) to provide high-quality legal advice on public financial management (PFM) frameworks. Responsibilities include advising on budgetary processes, public debt, fiscal councils, sovereign wealth funds, and public-private partnerships. The role involves drafting legal frameworks for member countries, participating in Fund missions, conducting research, and contributing to policy papers. The position requires significant experience in PFM law, legislative drafting, and advising on public policy. Candidates must be licensed to practice law in a Fund member jurisdiction and demonstrate excellent analytical, diplomatic, and communication skills in English.

Data Engineer/Sr. Data Engineer -ITDDP (Contractual)

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The Data Engineer/Sr. Data Engineer role supports the Corporate Data team at the IMF by operating and improving the enterprise data platform and delivering analytics solutions. The position involves designing and running data warehouse solutions, reports, and dashboards, while coordinating with platform owners and service providers. Key responsibilities include managing Azure cloud platforms, engineering data pipelines, operating data storage platforms, enabling data governance, implementing DevOps practices, and supporting self-service analytics. The role requires expertise in cloud platform engineering, data pipeline development, and data governance tools, with a focus on scalability, security, and business alignment. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in complex analytics solutions, strong Azure/cloud and data warehousing skills, and experience with data governance tools.

Deputy Division Chief - STAGO

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The Deputy Division Chief in STAGO leads the Government Finance Division of the IMF's Statistics Department, working alongside the Division Chief and other Deputy Division Chief to manage strategy, operations, and staff development. Responsibilities include leading the development and implementation of international standards for government finance and public sector debt statistics (GFS/PSDS), managing capacity development programs, representing the IMF in international forums, and supporting surveillance and policy analysis. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and expertise in fiscal statistics and macroeconomic methodology. The position is part of a senior management team responsible for advancing the IMF's statistical agenda and supporting member countries' data compilation efforts.

Platform Owner/Sr. Platform Owner (Language Services)- ITDAI LC

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF's IT Department seeks a Platform Owner/Sr. Platform Owner to lead the development and support of complex IT platforms, particularly Language Services applications. The role involves end-to-end lifecycle management of IT products, including Translation Management Systems (Plunet) and Computer-Assisted Translation tools (SDL Trados, DeepL, Azure Translation Services). The incumbent will manage contractors and vendors, collaborate with business stakeholders, and ensure alignment between business strategies and technical implementations. Responsibilities include platform architecture, roadmap development, resource planning, and ensuring compliance with IT standards. The position requires extensive technical expertise in software development, cloud technologies, and service management processes.

Economic Counsellor and Director - Research Department

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF seeks an Economic Counsellor and Research Department Director to serve as the Chief Economist, providing intellectual leadership and strategic vision for the Research Department (RES). This role involves managing and supervising the department's work, which includes conducting forward-looking strategic research on international monetary and financial system stability, macroeconomic and international trade issues. Key responsibilities include preparing the World Economic Outlook Report, supporting multilateral surveillance activities, contributing to policy development, and maintaining relationships with academic and international organizations. The position requires extensive experience in macroeconomics and leadership in research and policy analysis.

Institutional Affairs Analyst (Institutional Events) - SECIE

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF's Institutional Affairs Analyst (Institutional Events) supports the Executive Board and its Committees through virtual, hybrid, and on-site meetings, as well as major events like Annual and Spring Meetings. Key responsibilities include technical hosting, managing IT platforms (Webex, Zoom, BAS, BAMA), troubleshooting system issues, compiling user documentation, and supporting high-level ministerial and bilateral meetings. The role requires strong technical skills in virtual collaboration tools, experience in IT/AV coordination, and excellent interpersonal abilities to serve senior officials. The position reports to the Chief of the Institutional Events Division and involves planning, managing, and improving services for the Fund's governing bodies.

Economist/Sr. Economist (Contractual) - ICDCI

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The International Monetary Fund's Climate and Inclusive Growth Division seeks an Economist/Sr. Economist for a one-year contractual position in Washington, D.C. The role involves contributing to capacity development activities focused on macro-structural topics such as inclusive growth, climate economics, artificial intelligence, industrial policy, and natural resource management. Key responsibilities include delivering training (in-person, virtual, and online), participating in technical assistance missions to member countries, developing training materials, collaborating on macroeconomic modeling, and supporting the application of analytical toolkits. The position requires significant practical experience in macroeconomic frameworks and models, strong econometric skills, and excellent interpersonal abilities. The successful candidate must be flexible, able to work independently and in teams, and meet tight deadlines.

Administrative Coordinator/Sr. Administrative Coordinator - WHDS3

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere Department (WHD) seeks an experienced Administrative Coordinator/Senior Administrative Coordinator to support the Southern III Division covering Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The role involves managing workflow, document preparation, logistical support for regional events and meetings, expense report preparation, and assisting with divisional activities. The position requires strong organizational, communication, and administrative skills with proficiency in Fund procedures and Microsoft Office 365 applications. The candidate will work under the guidance of Division Chief and Deputy Division Chiefs, collaborate with other coordinators, and occasionally support other Southern divisions or WHD-wide projects. Flexibility in working hours and availability for occasional overtime is expected.

IT Strategist/Sr. IT Strategist (Formulation and Governance)-ITDAI DE

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IT Strategist/Sr. IT Strategist – Governance, Infrastructure, Cloud & Agentic AI role supports the IMF's Digital Excellence and Advisory Unit within the Information Technology Department. The position focuses on enterprise architecture and application portfolio management, emphasizing infrastructure architecture, cloud-native modernization, and AI-enabled development. Key responsibilities include developing enterprise architecture roadmaps, supporting application portfolio management activities, contributing to architecture governance and standards, and analyzing agentic AI architectural considerations. The role requires alignment with the Business Technology Strategy, modernization efforts, and technical debt mitigation. The position supports the transition from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native, and AI-enabled architectures while ensuring responsible adoption within established governance frameworks.

Counsel / Senior Counsel - LEGFF

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF seeks a Counsel or Senior Counsel for the Financial and Fiscal Law Division (LEGFF) to provide high-quality legal advice on public financial management (PFM) frameworks. Responsibilities include advising on budgetary processes, public debt, fiscal councils, sovereign wealth funds, and public-private partnerships. The role involves drafting legal frameworks for member countries, participating in Fund missions, conducting research, and contributing to policy papers. The position requires significant experience in PFM law, legislative drafting, and advising on public policy. Candidates must be licensed to practice law in a Fund member jurisdiction and demonstrate excellent analytical, diplomatic, and communication skills in English.

Section Chief, Data Science (Econometrics and Big Data)-ITDDPDS

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF's Information Technology Department seeks a Data Science Section Chief to lead strategic planning and delivery of data science, econometric, and big data solutions. This role involves overseeing advanced econometric modeling, computational economics, analytics, and machine learning to meet business, policy, and research needs. The Section Chief manages multiple complex projects, leads a high-performing team, and collaborates with economists, financial specialists, and cross-functional IT teams. Key responsibilities include defining strategic roadmaps, managing data pipelines and analytical platforms, translating business needs into technical solutions, and ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient systems. The position requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to work across organizational units to deliver shared objectives.

IT Strategist/Sr. IT Strategist (Formulation and Governance)-ITDAI DE

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IT Strategist/Sr. IT Strategist – Governance, Infrastructure, Cloud & Agentic AI role supports the IMF's Digital Excellence and Advisory Unit within the Information Technology Department. The position focuses on enterprise architecture and application portfolio management, emphasizing infrastructure architecture, cloud-native modernization, and AI-enabled development. Key responsibilities include developing enterprise architecture roadmaps, supporting application portfolio management activities, contributing to architecture governance and standards, and analyzing agentic AI architectural considerations. The role requires alignment with the Business Technology Strategy, modernization efforts, and technical debt mitigation. The position supports the transition from legacy systems to modular, cloud-native, and AI-enabled architectures while ensuring responsible adoption within established governance frameworks.

Economist/Sr Economist (FADT2)

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The International Monetary Fund's Tax Policy 2 Division seeks an Economist/Senior Economist to contribute to capacity development in tax policy for member countries and execute the Division's analytical agenda. Responsibilities include working on tax policy issues across the Western Hemisphere, non-francophone Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions, focusing on areas such as VAT design, international corporate taxation, fiscal regimes for extractive industries, property taxation, personal tax systems, and excise taxation. The role involves preparing policy papers, responding to member country queries, liaising with capacity-building providers, and engaging with civil society and industry. Extensive travel is required. The position requires advanced university degree in economics or related field, sound knowledge of public finance and taxation principles, data analysis skills, and at least 4 years of relevant professional experience in tax policy economics from government, academia, or consulting, preferably with exposure to developing countries.

Financial Sector Expert/Senior Financial Sector Expert- HQTA (MCMFS)

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks a Financial Sector Expert or Senior Financial Sector Expert to work in the Financial Sector Assessment and Policies (FS) Division within the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM). The role involves managing and reviewing the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), developing FSAP policies and analytical tools, and conducting stress testing and systemic risk assessments. The expert will contribute to developing and applying advanced financial stability tools, including macro-financial models, vulnerability analysis, and interconnectedness studies. Responsibilities include leading stress testing missions, collaborating with internal and external specialists, and supporting Division-wide projects such as board papers. The position requires expertise in econometric modeling, quantitative software (MATLAB, R, Python, Stata), and staying current with quantitative financial stability research. The role is based in Washington, D.C. with a two-year contractual appointment renewable up to four years total.

Research Analyst/Senior Research Analyst - MCDRS

International Monetary Fund · 🇺🇸 United States

The IMF's Regional Strategy and Analytics Division (RSD) in the Middle East and Central Asia (MCD) Department seeks a Research Analyst/Senior Research Analyst to support cross-country analytical products including the Regional Economic Outlook and senior management briefings. Responsibilities include constructing and managing economic databases, performing statistical and econometric analysis, creating charts and dashboards, and supporting data management solutions. The role requires strong technical skills in econometric software (E-Views, Stata, Python, R), data processing, and Fund data platforms (DMXe, EcOS, iData). The position involves mentoring junior analysts, collaborating with economists, and producing high-quality analytical outputs. Only candidates residing in the Washington DC metro area are considered.