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Impactpool Career Podcast | Episode 22: Landing my dream job in the UN as a young professional (full interview)

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by Jorge Andres Jimenez Yanez
Impactpool Podcast Host

“Many of us who grew up in the developing world, grew up wanting to work for the UN, the ideal organisation, a global powerhouse of economic development” - In this episode of Impactpool Podcasts, we had the opportunity to talk to Maudo Jallow, currently working at the Tony Blair Institute alongside the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Accra, Ghana.  Maudo is a young professional that has worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as well as the founder of New Nation, an NGO in The Gambia, his country of origin. Listen to hear about his educational background and motivations that inspired him to choose this career path. Young professionals nowadays are competing against people from all over the world in this globalised age. Maudo shares exclusive tips for all young professionals interested in working with the United Nations and/or other organisations in the development sector

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