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United Nations Resident Coordinator System

UN body
Headquarters:
New York, United States
Hiring locations
31 locations
Active roles
39 active roles

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Mandate

The United Nations Resident Coordinator System (UN RCS) is the independent development-coordination function that brings UN Country Teams together behind national priorities and the SDGs. Reinvigorated by General Assembly resolution 72/279, it includes Resident Coordinators and Resident Coordinator Offices, supported by the Development Coordination Office. It aligns UN entities, convenes governments and partners, advances integrated policy and financing solutions, and leads country-level coordination across 162 countries and territories.

Quick facts:

Established
2019
Global Workforce
1,151
Annual Budget
USD 281.8m (2025)

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UN RCS Hiring Trends

(Past 12 months)
Jobs this month
54
Jobs last month
43
Most active month
October ’26
Most active duty station
New York

Top Skills

  • Data Visualization (59%)
  • Data Analysis (48%)
  • Knowledge Management (43%)
  • Development Finance (29%)
  • Stakeholder Engagement (26%)

Top Job Functions

  1. Policy, Governance & International Affairs26%
  2. Finance, Accounting, Audit & Risk17%
  3. Data, AI & Analytics11%
  4. Operations, Strategy & Leadership9%
  5. Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Knowledge8%

Education Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree94%
  • Master’s degree93%
  • Secondary education6%
  • Doctorate5%

Top Contract Types

  • Consultancy5%
  • Temporary5%
  • Roster1%

Experience Levels

  • Senior level48%
  • Mid level34%
  • Intern / Grad7%
  • Leadership6%

Required Languages

  • English95%
  • French12%
  • Spanish10%

Most Advertised Grades

  • NO-C39%
  • P-315%
  • NO-B12%
  • I-17%
  • D-14%
  • P-44%

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Why work at UN RCS?

  • Lead a unified UN response

    Bring agencies, government and partners around nationally owned development priorities and results.

  • Solve across institutional boundaries

    Combine policy, financing, data and partnerships instead of working within one mandate.

  • Work at country-system level

    Support coordination in 162 contexts where development priorities and operating conditions differ.

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