Senior professional
P-4 bridges experienced specialist and senior-management work, so it can appear in both mid and senior searches.
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Grade overview
Major programme ownership, policy advice, team leadership and cross-functional coordination.
Experience figures are practical benchmarks, not universal eligibility rules. The vacancy notice always controls, and G, NO and some Field Service roles are locally or nationally recruited.
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Active vacancies indexed with this exact grade inside the UN grades system.
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P-4 bridges experienced specialist and senior-management work, so it can appear in both mid and senior searches.
Usually at least 7 years. This is an orientation benchmark; the official vacancy's stated requirements control.
It is part of the staff-grade structure described on this page, subject to the appointment type in the vacancy.
