ILO Seeks Senior Specialist in Beirut
The International Labour Organization is recruiting a Senior Specialist in Workers' Activities for its Beirut office and a Regional Desk Officer for Latin
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is recruiting a Senior Specialist in Workers' Activities for its office in Beirut. The application deadline is September 10, 2026.
According to a job listing published by Opportunity Desk, the P5-level role aims to strengthen engagement with workers' organisations across the Arab States. The successful candidate will provide strategic technical advice, support trade union capacity development, shape regional priorities and contribute to development cooperation projects. The ILO states the position is suited to an experienced professional in labour relations, trade union work, social dialogue, or workers' rights with strong policy, programme, and stakeholder-management experience. The organisation says the specialist will help ensure workers' perspectives are effectively represented within ILO programmes and policy processes while contributing to decent work, social justice and stronger labour institutions across the region.
A Second ILO Opportunity
The source report lists a second senior ILO position with the same deadline. The organisation is also seeking a Regional Desk Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Geneva. This P5 role will coordinate the Bureau for Workers' Activities portfolio for the region. The officer will help set regional priorities, support specialists across country and regional offices, develop cooperation projects, monitor implementation and maintain relationships with trade union organisations and ILO partners. This senior role is appropriate for a labour, development or international-relations professional with extensive experience in workers' organisations, programme leadership and regional stakeholder engagement. It offers an opportunity to influence policies and programmes that strengthen freedom of association, collective bargaining, decent work and inclusive labour institutions.
| Position | Grade | Location | Organisation | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Specialist in Workers' Activities | P5 | Beirut | International Labour Organization | Sep. 10 |
| Regional Desk Officer - Latin America and Caribbean | P5 | Geneva | International Labour Organization | Sep. 10 |
Other Listed Opportunities
The source lists numerous other international job openings with imminent deadlines. These are not scholarship or fellowship programmes.
For instance, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is recruiting a PCT Digital Services Outreach Officer in Geneva. That application also closes on September 10. The officer will promote and strengthen the use of digital services within the Patent Cooperation Treaty system, supporting outreach, technical cooperation, user engagement and capacity-building activities.
Africa CDC is seeking two Senior Technical Officers as molecular virologists for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, with a deadline of September 10. The officers will strengthen molecular diagnostics and genomic surveillance during infectious-disease outbreaks, supporting national public-health laboratories with advanced testing, sequencing, laboratory quality management, biosafety, sample referral and technical mentoring.
UNICEF has multiple consultancy and staff positions listed. These include a Data Governance Implementation, Adoption and Stakeholder Enablement Consultant to help operationalise its Data Governance Framework, a Digital Impact Officer in Madagascar, and a Child Protection Specialist in Cote d'Ivoire. Their deadlines are also September 10. A Climate Adaptation Economics Consultant role has a deadline listed as September 10.
WIPO is recruiting a Senior Finance Clerk in Geneva with a deadline of September 11. The United Nations Office at Nairobi is seeking multiple Finance and Budget Officers, also with a September 11 deadline. UNICEF's Digital Impact Division is recruiting a Project Associate in Spain, though the source text cuts off before providing its deadline.
