United Nations Young Professionals Program (YPP) 2021

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 programs once successful candidates start their career with the UN.

This examination is also held for staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who work within the General Service and other related categories and aspire to a career within the Professional and higher categories.

Exam subjects:

Depending on the staffing needs of the United Nations, applicants are invited to apply for different exam subjects. Descriptions of responsibilities, expected competencies, and education requirements differ depending on the area.

The United Nations offers an attractive remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits. The level of pay for staff in the Professional and higher categories that are recruited internationally is set by reference to the highest-paying national civil service. Staff members in categories that are locally recruited are compensated in accordance with the best prevailing conditions of service locally.

• Initially, you will be appointed for two years and then be reviewed for a continuing appointment.
• The Organization promotes mobility within and across duty stations and job families.
• As a new recruit, you are expected to work in a different duty station for your second assignment.
• You will be offered orientation and mobility training as well as career support.
• This will help you adapt and accelerate the learning period leading to productive work and job satisfaction as an international civil servant. 

• Applicant must be a national of a participating country.
• hold at least a first-level university degree relevant for the exam(at least a relevant Bachelor's degree or a 3-year equivalent degree)
• be 32 years old or younger in the year of the examination.
• be fluent in either English or French.

Application Evaluation:

Applications will be screened to determine if they meet the basic eligibility requirements (i.e., nationality, age, education, language).

If more than 40 applicants from the same country are eligible for an exam area, those applicants will be screened and ranked based on the highest level of education completed, knowledge of official UN languages, and relevant work experience.

If the exam occurs in two stages, then 60 applicants per country/per exam area may be invited to the first exam stage, with a maximum of 40 per country/per exam area proceeding to the second stage.

About the UN:

The United Nations (UN), which was established in 1945, is an intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and being a center for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the largest, most familiar, most internationally represented, and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world. 

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