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Careers and Recruitment: Working for the ITU

When staff members are recruited for ITU, an attempt is made to ensure that nationals of as many countries as possible are represented. The goal is to integrate diverse perspectives, skills and languages within ITU, something which we consider to be essential for a globally active international organization.

Here are some basic statistics. On 1 January 2009, we employed 702 people from 83 different countries. Our staff members are distributed between the Union's Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland and eleven field offices located around the world.

Instructions for applicants
If you are interested in applying for an advertised position, the first thing you should do, before filling out an application, is to read the Instructions for applicants. You should follow these instructions carefully to ensure your application receives proper consideration. In addition, please note that no spontaneous application will be considered if not submitted with an ITU Personal history Form.

Categories of posts

Posts are classified into the Senior Counsellor, Professional and General Service categories.

Senior Counsellor and Professional posts are those which require a university degree or its equivalent in a combination of education, training, and experience and which are subject to international recruitment. The Senior Counsellor and Professional categories include the following grades in descending order of difficulty and responsibility: D.2, D.1, P.5, P.4, P.3, P.2, P.1. Please click the following link to view conditions of employment.

General Service posts are those which do not normally require a university degree or its equivalent and which are normally filled through local recruitment. The General Service category consists of the following grades in descending order of difficulty and responsibility: G.7, G.6, G.5, G.4, G.3, G.2, G.1