What should I study to get invovled in UNAIDS? Already have an MBA. What steps are required?

3 Responses to What should I study to get invovled in UNAIDS? Already have an MBA. What steps are required?

1. imisidro

   April 8, 2011 at 7:22 pm

   I suggest you check out the UNAIDS website and look at their carreer openings. You can get a feel for what they are looking for – and what you need to prepare by looking at vacancy announcements.

   Note that the UN system has two types of employees = the professional category and the general services. If you are in the P level, a graduate degree is a must have (PhD is the ideal, though Masters degree is sometimes acceptable). They are often looking for those with post graduate degree in social sciences and health. But MBA I suppose is already enough (I used to work for UNDP and my boss before was a DBA Doctor in Business Administration)

   Here is a list of their professional vacancies — note though that they are looking for people with years of experience
   http://www.unaids.org/en/Careers/Professionalvacancies/default.asp

   If you are targeting the UN, you need to start at the P level, instead of the General Services level. It is very hard, though not impossible, for a GS staff to cross over to the Professional category.
2. justdoit

   April 8, 2011 at 7:52 pm

   I doubt getting more education is going to help you at this point. You need to get some real world experience. You might consider volunteering at a local AIDS organization as well to get a feel for what the opportunities are.
3. little missy

   April 8, 2011 at 8:31 pm

   dunno