Sample cover letter for Full Time position at United Nations

To,

The Human Resources,

Subject:Application for the Position – Programme Specialist

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you in response to the vacant position of a “Programme Specialist” at XXX to be based in DDDD, as announced. In line with the qualification, experiences and responsibilities specified in the vacancy announcement, I consider myself as one of the suitable candidates and thus I express my strongest interest for the position, and hereby submit my application along with motivation statement and updated CV for your review and further recruitment process against the applied position.

A CCC citizen of CC years, I am an experienced development practitioner and a capacity development facilitator with more than 20 years of professional experiences in the field. My work experiences range from vvvv to vvvv. I have advanced Master Degrees in Sociology and two Diplomas in commerce and education; and have various training in monitoring and evaluation and project management issues with extensive involvement in promoting the social accountability for the better governance in the development projects in dddd. I believe these experiences and qualifications make me a suitable candidate for this position. I thus humbly express by strong interest to be considered for the aforementioned position of XX in VVVV.

Recently, I worked as VVVVV in LGCDP-II based in WWW in which I was directly dealing with governance, accountability and social mobilization components. My area of work also included policy work, in particular advising the District Development Committee on Child Friendly Local Governance (CFLG), vital registration and social protection, preparation of District Annual Plan (DAP), Periodic District Development Plan (PDDP) and different cross-cutting issues like GESI, EFLG with regular HR and M&E works.

In mid-SSSS, I joined with DDDD as DDDDD and later on as SSSSS, where I served training on HIV and AIDS issues among CCCCC.

In addition to monitoring and documenting several development works, I have experience in child rights, education and protection specially the worst forms of child labours in DDDl focusing street children and domestic child labours. In WWW, I was contributing AAA to the newly established program targeting the Children.

In summary, I feel that my 20 years of combined professional field experiences, facilitating and monitoring development activities; coupled with my education has adequately equipped me well with necessary skills to be an effective “CCCC” with the continuous learning attitude at XXXX.

Please find attached my detailed CV and name of three referees (mentioned in the last page of CV) and Statement of Motivation for further information and process.

Thank you for your time and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely yours,