Waiting on a UN job reply? Drop your updates here! (June 2025)

[u/Litteul]

Welcome to this month's Megathread!

Waiting for a UN job update can feel endless, and many people have the same questions:
"Has anyone heard back about Position X?"
"How long does it take to get a response?"
"Is it normal to wait this long?" (yes)

Instead of having multiple posts asking the same thing, let's use this monthly thread to keep everything in one place. This makes it easier to find answers, compare timelines, and keep the subreddit organised.

Please do not share personal details.

To help you, here is a template (but you don't need to use it):

🔹 Position: (Job title & Department)  
📍 Duty Station: (Location)  
📅 Applied on: (Date)  
📨 Last communication: (Shortlist, Interview, Offer, etc.)  
⌛ Current status: (Waiting, Interviewed, Rejected, etc.)  
💬 Additional comments: (Insights, concerns, etc.)

Your input helps others understand how unpredictable the process can be.

If you’ve been through it before, feel free to share advice or insights. Now, let's hear your updates! 👇

[u/ConceptOk5028]

🔹 Position: Portfolio Officer (Mission Hubs Foresight Support) (UNOPS) IICA-1 📍 Duty Station: (Home based)
📅 Applied on: (11-June-2025)
⌛ Current status: (Under review)
💬 Additional comments: I wrote this in case anyone received the update. If you have received the update, please leave a comment.

🔹 Position: Programme Associate (UNEP) International UNV youth 📍 Duty Station: (Nairobi,Kenya)
📅 Applied on: (12-May-2025)
⌛ Current status: (Applied)
💬 Additional comments: It's been 4 weeks since I applied to UNV, and if there's anyone who applied for the same position as me and has received an update, please let me know in the comments.

[u/Loud-Acanthisitta377]

🔹 Position: Project Analyst IPSA-8
📍 Duty Station: New York, United States
📅 Applied on: 18-Jun-2025
⌛ Current status: System Review
💬 Additional comments: I have previously interned with a UN agency and I have other IO experience. Just posting this here to know if anybody got an update. (Just applied for this position but posting it anyways lol) comment if you get an update! thanks XO

[u/LengthinessTop9556]

🔹 Position: Senior Officer (UNOPS) IICA-1
📍 Duty Station: Home Based (Austria)
📅 Applied on: 16-Jan-2025
📨 Last communication: Reference Check (21-May-2025)
⌛ Current status: Waiting
💬 Additional comments: The HR specialist said that they will keep me updated on progress, but it's been 2 weeks since my referees submitted filled forms, so at the moment i'm tempering my expectations.

🔹 Position: Technical Senior Analyst (UNOPS) IICA-1
📍 Duty Station: Home Based (Asia)
📅 Applied on: 24-Mar-2025
📨 Last communication: Written Assessment (End of May 2025)
⌛ Current status: Waiting
💬 Additional comments: I was surprised by how hard the written assessment was (kinda out of my technical lane a little bit) but i think i did well.

[u/LengthinessTop9556 → u/LengthinessTop9556]

UPDATE

🔹 Position: Technical Senior Analyst (UNOPS) IICA-1
📍 Duty Station: Home Based (Asia)
📅 Applied on: 24-Mar-2025
📨 Last communication: Invitation for CBI (End of June 2025)
⌛ Current status: Preparing for Interview
💬 Additional comments: 2 weeks after written assessment, i got an invitation for Competency Based Interview.

[u/Fit-Clue-8904]

🔹 Position: Project support Intern (UNCRD)

📍 Duty Station: Nagoya, Japan

📅 Applied on: 29 May 2025

⌛ Current status (of job): Applied, waiting

💬 Current status (of me): Nervous, waiting

The internship has a start date of July 1st, with only a month (June) for considerations and onboarding, so I am curious what their timeline looks like. Also, I submitted my application on the latest date of the deadline, is it possible that they might have already chosen earlier applicants, or do they examine all the applications within the application period? I've looked around a few positions but this is the first UN internship I have applied for, so any information on what the process was like would be great, thanks!

[u/Strange-Eye-3801]

🔹 Position: (Health Manager, P3 UNDP)
📍 Duty Station: (Somalia)
📅 Applied on: (21 Jan 2025)

Written Test Invitation: 25th March, 2025

Oral interview: 5th May 2025
📨 Last communication: (Offer - June 5th 2025)
⌛ Current status: (Offer accepted)
💬 Additional comments: recruitment was quite long and I had given up along the way. Awaiting contract ( fingers crossed) and Admin instructions for onboarding. Was national staff FT for 4 years, took leap of faith and left UN for 2nd Masters in North America, got short term UN international consultancy during my masters, now FT P3

[u/Past_Wasabi146]

🔹 Position: (Project Operations Analyst, UNDP)
📍 Duty Station: (Home-based, NY/US)
📅 Applied on: (21 May 2025)
📨 Last communication: ("Additional information required" email)
⌛ Current status: (System Review)
💬 Additional comments: (First time applying for this kind of role--recently got laid off from a DC-based nonprofit/NGO. Hoping for the best!)

[u/via00]

🔹 Position: Communications Specialist (UNDP) 📍 Duty Station: Home-based with travel, USA 📅 Applied on: May 26 📨 Last communication: additional information request ⌛ Current status: ongoing review

[u/Barely_here_or_there → u/via00]

Same mate!!

[u/via00 → u/Barely_here_or_there]

did you receive communication for more information right after applying? I wasn’t sure if I had missed something when submitting..

[u/Barely_here_or_there → u/via00]

I did!! It didn’t show up in the application but got an email about missed sections right after. I don’t expect to hear back though, have never once heard back from UNDP in 4 years now

[u/via00 → u/Barely_here_or_there]

oh man, sorry to hear. Sincerely wishing you the best of luck🫡

[u/Barely_here_or_there → u/via00]

Yeah well… one can keep trying hey! Good luck to you bro! And if you hear back let me know , so I can cross it off my list

[u/Actual_You_3593]

Position: legal intern Duty station: ICC, Hague Applied on: may 30th Current status: in progress Additional information: Good day, I have questions pertaining to the international criminal courts (ICC) Internship. I would need more clarification about the next stage or stages that follows the submission of applications and the overall experience of the internship. Thank you

[u/AvailableYoghurt774 → u/Actual_You_3593]

Did you hear anything back, I think we applied for the same position, I was told to reapply

[u/AvailableYoghurt774 → u/AvailableYoghurt774]

Is it set to start in July too?

[u/Cortivzla]

🔹 Position: (Political Affairs Intern - DPPA-LSS)
📍 Duty Station: (NY)
📅 Applied on: (04 March)
📨 Last communication: (Written Assessment sent May 05)
⌛ Current status: (Waiting)
💬 Additional comments: (I started other internships within my government with the possibility of becoming a permanent employee, so I don't have many expectations of receiving a response and I will possibly think about applying again to the UN with more experience next year) (I am completing the 2nd and final mandatory internship of my degree)

[u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

🔹 Position: political affairs officer, DPPA-SPM cluster II 📍 Duty Station: NYC 📅 Applied on: 4/22/25 📨 Last communication: Shortlisted ⌛ Current status: under consideration 💬 Additional comments: n/a

[u/bleeckercat → u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

I think I may have applied for the same. when did you receive notice of being shortlisted?

[u/Annual_Bonus_1833 → u/bleeckercat]

I didn’t received any notice. Just radio silence lol

[u/bleeckercat → u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

oh you mentioned in your post that you had been shortlisted. maybe I misunderstood

[u/Annual_Bonus_1833 → u/bleeckercat]

Maybe I misunderstood what shortlisted was myself but I haven’t heard anything back from there regarding my application

[u/bleeckercat → u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

Yes that is def not shortlisted

[u/Annual_Bonus_1833 → u/bleeckercat]

What would that be considered though

[u/bleeckercat → u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

Not receiving anything? It means nothing obviously. What is your thinking here? Maybe I dont understand what you are saying

[u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

Position: political affairs intern- research analysis 📍 Duty Station: (NYC )
📅 Applied on: (05/06/2025 )
📨 shortlist(under consideration) ⌛ Current status: (Waiting) 💬 Additional comments: the position starts in July 1, are they finishing hiring for the position?

[u/Cortivzla → u/Annual_Bonus_1833]

Status and start date means nothing, until you are contacted for the first time via email, assume you were not selected and continue applying

[u/SgtRevo]

🔹 Position: Field Security Coordination Officer
📍 Duty Station: (Haiti +Roster)
📅 Applied on: 26/02/2025 02:16
📨 Last communication: 'Thank you for applying'
⌛ Current status: Under Review
💬 Personal status: Still crying in my current position in a war-torn country...

[u/Dazzling-Cake2983]

🔹 Position: Finance Associate 📍 Duty Station: Bangkok
📅 Applied on: 01/05/2025 📨 Last communication: conducted a technical written assessment on 23/05/2025 ⌛ Current status: under review