United Nations
Work Culture @ the UN
Its Friday today. Did I tell you the office closes at 2pm? Yesterday, Thursday, I left work at 5:30pm, and I was one of the last ones out. Isn’t that great - not having to work beyond official working hours? I can’t remember when I last did that.
But I was just reminded why working at [...]
The GSB Broker
Time to say a little about my work. Over the last two days I have managed to understand what I will be doing. And it is exciting.
First the official line - the Growing Sustainable Business initiative of the UNDP encourages private enterprise that has a social impact, often through innovative business models. A core element [...]
The UN - of sports, peace, and saving the world
I’ve made it through two days at work.
How many times did I hear the words “funding” and “contacts” in that time? Way too many! My first group meeting discussed, among other things, how to get money to serve tea to a project appraisal committee. Back at UBS, where I worked in Philanthropy Services, you didn’t [...]
