Online applications are invited for #Work4UN The Young Professionals Programme 2023. The last to apply for this programme is June 29, 2023.
The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programmes once successful candidates start their careers with the UN.
The YPP examination is held once a year and is open to nationals of countries that are un- or under-represented in the United Nations. The list of participating countries is published annually on the YPP home page of the UN Careers website and varies from year to year.
Depending on the staffing needs of the UN, applicants are invited to apply for different exam subjects each year. Descriptions of responsibilities and required educational qualifications and professional competencies differ depending on the subject area. Eligible candidates who are interested in the exam area must apply through Inspira, the UN staff selection system. The basic application criteria for candidates include:
All applications will be screened for eligibility for each exam subject. If more than 40 applicants from the same country are eligible for the same exam area, those applicants will be further screened and ranked based on the highest level of education completed, knowledge of official UN languages, and relevant work experience.
The examination process consists of a written and an oral stage. The written examination is administered online and may be conducted in either one or two stages. Prior to finalizing the results of the written examination, candidates may be subject to further verification via a brief, online, proctored assessment.
The written examination consists of a General Paper and a Specialized Paper:
Successful YPP candidates will be placed on a roster used to fill appropriate vacancies, valid for a period of three years. It is important to note that placement on the roster does not guarantee an offer of employment. Candidates may be selected from the roster as relevant vacancies become available across the UN Secretariat Offices located in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Nairobi, New York, Santiago, Vienna and more. Successful candidates must be willing to be placed in a position at any UN duty station or field office.
The last date to apply is June 29, 2023.
Interested Candidates can apply through this link.
The application period for the 2023 YPP exams is now open. Applications will be accepted through 29 June 2023. The job openings can be found on the UN Careers Portal and in Inspira. The exam areas and their corresponding job openings are:
