The United Nations Young Professionals Programme (UN YPP)

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

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Association

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Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

United Kingdom

Deadline

31 Oct 2020

Study level

Postgraduate

Opportunity type

Jobs

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

The United Nations Young Professionals Programme (UN YPP) is an annual recruitment initiative aimed at attracting highly qualified young professionals who are willing to start a career in the United Nations Secretariat as international civil servants.

As of today, it is the largest hiring program of the UN System and is the only opportunity for young professionals with limited experience to get a job in the Organisation as a permanent staff member. Depending on the staffing needs of the United Nations, applicants are invited to apply for different job areas (called “job families“) with different responsibilities, locations, and requirements.

The eligibility criteria for the UN YPP 2020 are now announced. The application period preliminary scheduled for June-August 2020.

Applicants who pass all three stages of the UN YPP (Application, Written Exam, Interview) are recognised as successful candidates and become members of the United Nations Roster of Young Professionals. All new job openings for professional entry-level positions in the United Nations Secretariat (P-1, P-2 posts) are filled only with the rostered UN YPP candidates. They are offered a two-year fixed term contract at the start of their professional career, and in case of their satisfactory performance, they are granted a continuing contract to further develop their career at the United Nations.

The recruitment procedure for the UN YPP differs from the one for any other job at the United Nations and consists of three stages:

The United Nations makes slight changes to the assessment procedure on each of these stages annually in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the UN YPP process. You may review the detailed description of what each stage of the UN Young Professionals Programme 2020 entails by clicking on the button below.

For more information and in order to apply, please visit the official web page.