Help for tax, money and what comes next.
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63 listings
FAFICS (Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants)
List of about 64 member associations worldwide, pension advocacy
For: Retired UN system staff
AFICS New York
Pension help, health insurance help, list of US tax accountants
For: UN system retirees
AAFI-AFICS Geneva
Retiree association, pension and health insurance information
For: Former UN staff in Geneva
FFOA (Former FAO and Other UN Staff Association)
Retiree help, home visits, emergency loans, social activities
For: Former FAO and other UN agency staff
AFSM (Association of Former WHO Staff)
Pension and health insurance news, help with claims
For: Former WHO staff
ILO Section of Former Officials
Pension, health insurance, tax and case help
For: ILO retirees
1818 Society (World Bank Group Alumni)
Pension and health insurance advocacy, networking
For: World Bank Group retirees and alumni
WFP Alumni Network
Chapters, events, mentoring, post-WFP support
For: Former WFP staff
Former UNICEF staff network (xUNICEF News and Views)
News, reunions, outreach to staff facing separation
For: Former and retiring UNICEF staff
UNDP JPO Alumni
Networking and job search support
For: Former UNDP Junior Professional Officers
UN Career Transition Series: Pivoting Outside the UN
Webinars and a private sector job search workbook
For: UN staff (IOM, UNOG, Secretariat, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO)
UNJSPF benefit estimates and taxation pages
Official estimates, two-track information, tax certificates
For: UNJSPF participants and retirees
UN Income Tax Unit (tax.un.org)
Statements of taxable earnings, FAQs, annual tax briefing
For: US taxpayers at the UN
UN Health and Life Insurance Section: Soon to Retire
ASHI eligibility and enrolment deadlines (apply within 31 days of separation)
For: UN staff near separation
Geneva OCPM: loss of legitimation card and continued stay
Official steps for getting a Swiss permit
For: International civil servants losing the FDFA card
La Mutuelle (AMFI)
Savings, loans, optional insurance for members
For: Staff of UNOG and some agencies
AFSA retiree resources and planner list
Retirement guidance, courtesy list (not an endorsement) of planners and tax help
For: Foreign Service members and retirees
DACOR
Network, events
For: Active, former and retired US foreign affairs staff (State, USAID and others)
Foreign Affairs Support Network
Confidential peer support
For: Foreign affairs colleagues under stress
Advisers Give Back
Pro bono financial advice
For: US government workers
Society for International Development (SID-US)
Job tools, community
For: Development professionals
Blackden Financial
Pension, retirement, investment, currency and property planning
For: Current and retired UN and international organisation staff
Valiant Wealth
Independent financial planning, UN pensions, retirement, ESG portfolios
For: UN staff and consultants at FAO, WFP and IFAD, other expats in Europe
Carrington Financial Planning LLC
Fee-only planning: FSPS pension, TSP, FEHB, retirement timing, 'what happens after the last tour'
For: US Foreign Service employees and federal professionals
FSO Wealth (Global Fiduciary Partners LLC)
Flat-fee planning around FSPS, TSP, overseas allowances; optional investment management
For: US Foreign Service families
Layered Financial
Advice-only flat-fee planning, no investment management
For: Foreign Service and Civil Service employees and retirees
Cedar Grove Financial Planning LLC
Financial planning
For: Foreign Service employees (per AFSA list)
Logbook Financial Planning LLC
Financial planning
For: Foreign Service employees (per AFSA list)
International Organization Tax Associates (IOTA)
US tax returns
For: UN and IO staff, retirees, G-4 holders, green card holders, expats
212 Tax & Accounting Services
US tax prep using UN statements of taxable earnings, self-employment tax
For: UN employees, G-4 spouses
The Wolf Group P.C.
Tax prep, fixing past returns, IRS audits, pre-retirement tax planning
For: Employees and retirees of World Bank, IMF, IDB, UN, OECD, NATO and other IOs
Taxes for Expats (TFX)
US expat tax returns
For: US expats, including employees and retirees of international organisations
F.D.T. Consulting (FAO Staff Coop tax consultant)
Italian tax advice, including on UN pensions
For: FAO, WFP and UN staff and consultants who are FAO Coop members
Bachmann Avocat
French and cross-border tax law
For: Cross-border workers, expats and international civil servants in the Geneva region
Urban & Gaspari, LLP
US tax
For: UN system retirees (per AFICS list)
R & G Brenner Income Tax
US tax
For: UN system retirees (per AFICS list)
Tax Matters Associates, PC
Tax preparation
For: Foreign Service employees (per AFSA list)
Irving & Company, CPA
Tax and accounting
For: Foreign Service employees (per AFSA list)
Headtohead
Executive search for managers and executives
For: Swiss-based IOs, NGOs, humanitarian and development institutions
Prospectus
C-suite, director and board recruitment
For: Philanthropy and global development organisations
Devex Talent Solutions
Executive search, candidate sourcing
For: NGOs, foundations, MDBs, UN agencies, private firms hiring ESG talent
DRiWaterstone Human Capital
CEO and executive director search
For: International NGOs and social enterprises
Perrett Laver
Executive search
For: NGOs, INGOs, foundations, governments, international institutions
Red Sea Executive Search
Executive search
For: International development and humanitarian organisations
Peridot Partners
Board and senior leader recruitment
For: INGOs and charities
Millar Cameron
Executive search and leadership advisory
For: International development, global health, conservation organisations
Spencer Stuart (Global Development & Social Enterprise)
CEO and executive search
For: Foundations, implementers and companies focused on global needs
Isaacson, Miller
Executive search
For: International NGOs, philanthropies, institutions
Shortlist
Executive search
For: Global non-profits, startups, multinationals in Africa
The Law Office of Linda M. Hoffman, P.C.
G-4 special immigrant (I-360) and adjustment cases
For: Diplomatic and international organisation communities, G-4 holders
HNK Immigration
G-4 green cards, other routes (extraordinary ability, national interest), J-1 two-year rule
For: International organisation employees and families, especially World Bank
Ishida Immigration Law
EB-4/I-360 for G-4 retirees, Section 13
For: Diplomats and IO employees (A, G, NATO visas), retirees
Oliver-Zhang Law
G-4 special immigrant petitions with I-485
For: G-4 employees and families
LexAct
Appeals and disputes: dismissal, post abolition, reassignment, before internal boards and the ILO and UN tribunals
For: International civil servants
Peter & Moreau
International civil service law disputes, labour standards
For: International civil servants, NGOs, unions
Markarian Avocat
Legal opinions and representation in employment matters
For: Public employees and international civil servants
Ambrelia (Contineo plan with Allianz, for the Intercover association)
International health insurance after leaving an IGO
For: People leaving an intergovernmental organisation
UNIQA (Switzerland), INFINITY plan
Transfer to INFINITY top-up cover without medical questions
For: Staff of IOs leaving a UNIQA group contract who stay in Switzerland
Swiss Global Expat (PSPI)
Compares about 15 international health insurers
For: Expats in Switzerland
Cigna Global (Leaving a Company policy)
Individual international plan for leavers
For: People leaving international employer cover, including IGO/NGO staff
AXA Global Healthcare (Group leaver plan)
Individual plan, may keep cover for existing conditions
For: People leaving an AXA group plan
Expat Financial
Individual plans (e.g. IMG, Cigna) and NGO group plans
For: Aid workers, NGO staff
Clements Worldwide (now part of Gallagher)
International health, Missions Abroad cover, NGO group plans
For: Foreign Service, NGOs, expats
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