About the UN YPP program

Each Year United Nations offers a two-three year recruitment program  of Young Professional program (UN YPP) for young professionals from different countries to work in the UN secretariat. United nations Young Professionals Program will provide job opportunities for young professionals with limited experience to work in the United Nations and obtain a skill and professional development program.

Organization: United Nations

Application period: June -October 2022

evaluation: July-October 2022

Interview and Result: April 2022- June 2022

Related: Apply to World Bank Young Professionals Program

Available job openings:

• Social Affairs/Social Policy and Development: job opening #164785
• Statistics and Data Science: job opening #164791

Program contents:

• Entrance exam
• Professional development program

Eligibility

Applicants who are eligible countries listed below and meet the following requirements are qualified to apply:

• Hold a bachelor degree or at least a three-year equivalent degree related to the exam subject they apply for
• Area fo education:
  • management and administration ( business and administration, computing, education, environmental protection, humanities, law, mathematics and statistics, security services, social & behavioral science, social services, transport services
  • Global communication: Business and administration, computing, journalism &information, humanities, social & behavioral science
  • Political affairs and Human rights: Business and administration, computing, journalism &information, humanities, social & behavioral science
• Be 32 years old or younger as of December 31 of the examination year.
• Have proficiency in English or French
• No work experience is required.

Eligible Countries:

Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Mozambique, Nauru, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam

Similar Opportunities: 

• World Bank Young Professional Program (YPP) 2021-2022

How to apply

Applicants need to apply online and check the available job opportunities, qualifications, and requirements, then apply online.

Application link below:

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Read all the details about the YPP HERE:

• Social Affairs/Social Policy and Development: job opening #164785
• Statistics and Data Science: job opening #164791

You need to pass an entrance exam after the successful screening of your application.

For more information, please visit the UN website for the Young professional program