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The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) United Nations team seeks to bring theory, research, and practice of work psychology to support the achievement of the United Nations mandates.
Volunteer Opportunities to Support SIOP’s work with the United Nations
There are a number of ways you can volunteer to support SIOP’s work with the United Nations -- at the organizational, group, or individual level!
SIOP UN Committee’s Role
Educate, advocate, and make direct contributions to the programs and goals of the United Nations Economic and Social Counsel (ECOSOC).
Strategic Goals
- To support the United Nations in achieving its mandate through high quality solutions to address humanitarian and development issues within United Nations common system through I/O psychology expertise (aligned with SIOP Goals 1, 2 & 4)
- In conjunction with the United Nations common system, set up organized infrastructure for facilitating pro bono work with SIOP (aligned with SIOP goals 2 and 3)
- Form multi stakeholder partnerships with the UN common system to identify potential projects where SIOP members can apply I/O knowledge to aid the UN common system in mandate delivery (aligned with SIOP goals 1, 2, 3).
- Engage in internal development and succession planning.
SIOP-UN Committee
Committee Members
Julie Olson-Buchanan (Chair) – NYC
Mathian Osicki – NYC
Mark Poteet
Lise Saari – NYC
Nabila Sheikh – NYC
Stuart Carr – Geneva
Lori Foster – Geneva
Drew Mallory – Geneva
Ines Meyer – Geneva
Former Representatives
Deborah Rupp
John Scott
Honorary Committee Members
Walter Reichman
Partner Associations
Psychology Coalition of NGOs Accredited at the United Nations (PCUN)
International Association of Applied Psychology
Global Organisation for Humanitarian Work Psychology
Interns
Aimee Lace
Drew Mallory
Dan Maday
Press Page
http://my.siop.org/tip/jan18/editor/ArtMID/13745/ArticleID/345/SIOP-UN-Committee-Help-us-Identify-How-I-O-Psychology-Informs-the-Sustainable-Development-Goals
http://my.siop.org/tip/jan18/editor/ArtMID/13745/ArticleID/262/I-O-Psychology-at-the-United-Nations-Job-and-Internship-Opportunities
http://my.siop.org/tip/jan18/editor/ArtMID/13745/ArticleID/126/A-%E2%80%9CGLOW%E2%80%9D-Global-Living-Organizational-Wage-Where-We-Stand-on-the-Issue-of-Living-Wages
http://www.siop.org/tip/july17/un.aspx
Initiatives
The Corporate Social Responsibilty and Humanitarian/Pro-Social I-O Psychology Registry
United Nations Global Compact
2016 Communication on Engagement
Global Compact Application Toolkit for I-O Graduate Programs
Global Compact Application Toolkit for Organizations
TIP Article: Attention All I-O Programs: It's Time to Join the United Nations Global Compact
TIP Article: SIOP Has Joined the UN Global Compact and So Can You!
I-O Psychology and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
See our video here.
Also see a recent article in TIP on how I-O psychology should respond to the SDGs.
An overview of accomplishments and remaining challenges from the last set of goals, the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), is included here.
UN Women
SIOP Statements to the UN
SIOP Statement to the UN Economic and Social Council on Living Wages (55th Session of the Commission for Social Development)
The Aging Workforce
Humanitarian Work Psychology: Concepts to Contributions (SIOP White Paper series, April 2013)
Current Partnerships
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Currently Pursuing/Seeking Partnerships with:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Press
"Initiatives for Women and the SIOP UN Committee" [The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2017, Volume 55, Number 4]
"I-O Psychology on the World Stage" [SIOP website article, February 22, 2017]
News From the SIOP-United Nations Committee: Congratulations to George Mason I-O for Becoming a United Nations Global Compact Participant! [The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, January, 2017, Volume 54, Number 3]
"SIOP’s Advocacy for Corporate Social Responsibility, Humanitarian Work Psychology, and Sustainable Development Continues: The SIOP CSR Summit"
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October, 2016, Volume 54, Number 2]
"United Nations Policy Brief – Decent Work for All: Leveraging Big Data for a Human-Centered Approach to Sustainable Development"
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April, 2016, Volume 53, Number 4]
"Unleashing Human Potential Through The Science of Work"
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, January, 2016, Volume 53, Number 3]
“The world sets new goals: How should I-O psychology respond?”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October, 2015, Volume 53, Number 2] See Table 1.
“News From the SIOP-United Nations Team: Exploring Work Experiences of Informal Workers and Promoting Decent Work for All”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, July 2015, Volume 53, Number 1]
“Attention All I-O Programs: It’s Time to Join the United Nations Global Compact!”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2015, Volume 52, Number 4]
The Development of Skills Internationally: A Question of Qualifications”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, January 2015, Volume 52, Number 3]
Setting Global Human Development Goals: The Role for Industrial-Organizational Psychology”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October 2014, Volume 52, Number 2]
“News From the SIOP-United Nations Team”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, July 2014, Volume 52, Number 1]
“News From the SIOP United Nations Team”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2014, Volume 51, Issue 4]
“News From the SIOP-United Nations Team”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, January 2014, Volume 51, Issue 3]
“News From the SIOP–United Nations Team: SIOP Has Joined the UN Global Compact and So Can You!”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2013, Volume 50, Number 4]
“News From the SIOP-United Nations Team”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October 2013, Volume 51, Issue 2]
“SIOP and the United Nations”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October 2012, Volume 50, Number 2]
“SIOP Granted NGO Consultative Status With the United Nations”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, October 2011, Volume 49, Number 2]
“The United Nations Global Compact Needs I-O Psychology Participation”
[The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, April 2008, Volume 45, Number 4]