UNICEF continues to take steps to make recruitment processes more inclusive

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Ensuring equal opportunities in our application processes is a central consideration for UNICEF. The provision of reasonable accommodation for job applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities is a step in that direction.

What is reasonable accommodation

“Reasonable accommodation” means the necessary and appropriate modifications and adjustments to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

In the UNICEF workplace, reasonable accommodation is pivotal to ensure that candidates and employees with disabilities can perform at their best. 

Reasonable accommodations vary depending on the person’s disability and situation, and can consist of assistive products and technology, sign language interpretation for job interviews, hiring a personal attendant for colleagues with mobility or visual impairments, or allowing more flexibility to choose core working hours, among many others.

How can job candidates request reasonable accommodation?

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