Editorial Standards & Fact-Checking Policy

At UN Global Jobs (unglobaljobs.com), we understand that navigating careers within the United Nations and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is a serious, life-changing pursuit. Because our content directly impacts the professional livelihoods and decisions of global applicants, we maintain rigorous editorial integrity, accuracy, and neutrality across all our guides, organization profiles, and career advice.

This document outlines the strict standards we follow to ensure our content remains a trusted, high-value resource for the international development community.

1. Accuracy & Fact-Checking Protocol

Our data-driven insights and country guides are built on verified primary sources. We enforce a multi-step fact-checking process before any article or guide is published:

Primary Source Verification: All organizational details, hiring grades (e.g., P, D, NO, G scales), benefit structures, and application procedures are cross-referenced directly with official agency portals (such as the UN Careers portal, UNICEF, UNDP, or specific NGO websites). We do not rely on second-hand rumors or unverified blog posts.
Database Integrity: The statistical figures displayed in our guides (such as vacancy counts, common duty stations, and contract types) are programmatically calculated from historical vacancy data published by the organizations themselves. These datasets are regularly audited by our technical team to eliminate duplicates or anomalies.
Regular Updates: International recruitment frameworks change. We review and update our cornerstone career guides and organizational profiles periodically to ensure they reflect current administrative policies, roster rules, and application technologies.

2. Professional Independence & Objectivity

UN Global Jobs is an independent publication. To preserve our editorial integrity and offer unbiased advice, we adhere to the following principles:

No Institutional Affiliation: We are not officially partnered with, endorsed by, or affiliated with the United Nations or any specific international NGO. This independence allows us to speak objectively about the realities, challenges, and competitive nature of the recruitment process.
Unbiased Guidance: Our career tips, CV writing advice, and interview preparation strategies are designed purely to help the applicant succeed. We do not favor specific organizations, and we do not receive compensation to promote or prioritize specific job listings.
No Paywalls for Job Seekers: We firmly believe in equal opportunity. Access to our vacancies, country guides, and core career insights will always be 100% free for job seekers.

3. Human Oversight & Curation Standards

As detailed in our AI Usage Policy, we use modern technical tools to aggregate raw data, but every piece of analysis and career advice is shaped by human editors.

Our human editorial team is responsible for transforming raw data into meaningful context. We purposefully structure our content to include real-world application workflows, practical explanations of institutional mechanisms (like the STAR interview method), and actionable checklists that automated text generators cannot construct.

4. Corrections and Transparency

See our Corrections Policy for how to report an inaccuracy and how corrections are handled.

Despite our rigorous vetting, errors can occasionally occur due to rapid changes in institutional hiring portals. We are fully committed to transparency and swift resolution:

Prompt Corrections: If a factual error, broken link, or outdated recruitment rule is identified, our editorial team will update the article or database metric within 48 hours of verification.
Community Reporting: We actively encourage our users to participate in maintaining our site's high standards. If you find an inaccuracy or an expired link that has bypassed our filters, please report it immediately through our Contact Us page or via email at editorial@unglobaljobs.com.