UN Consultants
Working towards decent working conditionsUN Consultants is the entry point for consultants working for international organizations, particularly the UN and other specialized agencies in Geneva. It aims to be the most complete repository of all kinds information, activities and initiatives to keep consultants up to date on their rights and obligations in Switzerland.
NB: The term ‘consultant’ is broad and includes national and international consultants, individual contractors, fellows and more generally non-staff personnel of international organizations.
CCB survey of UN consultants 2023
This survey is for consultants working for the UN (individual contractors, national / international consultant, fellows).
The results will serve to better understand the situation of consultants and provide a basis for CCB’s advocacy to improve conditions for consultants. CCB conducted a similar survey in 2018, and data from 2023 will allow us to compare changes.
THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED
A bit about us
The Consultants Coordinating Board (CCB) is a Swiss association, since November 2018. The CCB objective is to advocate for the interests of consultants working in international organizations (mainly the United Nations) in Geneva. The CCB will achieve this by:
- Gathering and disseminating information;
- Liaising with individuals and organizations having a stake on the situation and well-being of consultants in Geneva;
- Conducting activities to raise the profile and situation of consultants; and
- Other actions to promote and improve consultants’ wellbeing
Please join us in supporting our efforts to make a measurable difference in the lives of UN consultants.
MISSION STATEMENT OF CCB
To advocate for the interests of consultants working in international organizations (principally the United Nations) in Geneva.
- gathering and disseminating information;
- liaising with individuals and organizations having a stake in the functions of consultants;
- conducting activities to raise the profile and situation of consultants; and
- other actions to promote consultant wellbeing.
Articles of Association
The Articles of Association of the Consultants Coordinating Board Geneva.
View the document:
Articles of Association CCB
General Assembly Meetings
Reports of the AGMs will be listed here
CCB AGM NOV 2022
The CCB AGM was conducted on 3oth November. The presentation and reports can be downloaded here:
Membership
The Consultants Coordinating Board (CCB) advocates for the interests of consultants working in international organizations (principally of the UN) in Geneva.
We welcome new members and any ideas and offers of support. Please sign up using the form below, and feel free to provide inputs and feedback to the questions.
Resources
UN CONSULTANT CONTRACTS
Contract examples and information can be found here
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACTS FOR THE SERVICES OF
CONSULTANTS OR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS
WHO Consultants – HR Statement. This statement is intended to describe the major challenges that consultants are facing and request WHO to facilitate a participatory process to identify the most appropriate long-term solutions.
UN Secretariat instructions for Consultants and individual contractors
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
Some useful documents from UN Agencies
See report called UN Consultant conditions: still a long way to go
The WHO eManual is to set out the main elements of the policy and procedures governing the contracting of individuals as consultants.
The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) conducted a review of individual consultancy policies and practices in the United Nations system organizations, with the objective of assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of individual consultancies in the system.
This consolidated system-wide comparative analysis of policies and practices across the system highlights the similarities and differences among organizations, identifies good practices and makes recommendations for improvement
The CCB team
Jenni Hamilton
President
I am an independent video producer working as a consultant for UN Environment, UNCTAD and WHO
Federico Galati
Board member
I am a digital solutions and services expert with an extensive portfolio of digital projects and product management in the International environment. As a consultant I help communities in digital transformation and innovation covering web technologies, IT corporate change management.
Stratos Chatzixiros
Treasurer (Acting)
Join the CCB
The Consultants Coordinating Board (CCB) advocates for the interests of consultants working in international organizations (principally of the UN) in Geneva.
We welcome new members and any ideas and offers of support.
Would you like to join the CCB?
Please sign up by completing the questionnaire and you will be redirected the registration page.
Membership is CHF10 per year and supports the activities of the Association, which is entirely voluntary. Joining allows you to contribute to the operation and governance of the Association, becoming part of a growing constituency supporting fairer conditions for consultants.
To join immediately you may make a transfer to
The Consultants Coordinating Board Geneva, 1203 Geneva
Postfinance Account
IBAN: CH18 0900 0000 1526 5687 0
Account number: 15-265687-0
BIC: POFICHBEXXX
The Consultants Coordinating Board SIGN UP questionnaire
Contact Us
Recent News
What the media say about consultants in Geneva
UN Special
May, 2018 UN Consultants: a convenient but crooked “staffing” solution
CNN Money
February 26, 2018 Concerns over growing ranks of UN consultants
SWI – Swissinfo.ch
October 9, 2018 UN consultants could fall below poverty line.