Young professionals programme

Young professionals programme

The United Nations is looking for highly qualified candidates who are ready to launch a professional career as an international civil servant. The young professionals programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative that brings new talent to the United Nations through an annual entrance examination. For young, high-calibre professionals across the globe, the examination is a platform for launching a career at the United Nations. This programme builds upon the national competitive recruitment examination (NCRE) which was held for the last time in 2010.

Are you eligible to participate in the young professionals programme examination?

• Do you hold at least a first-level university degree?
• Are you 32 or younger by the end of this year?
• Do you speak either English and/or French fluently?
• Are you a national of a participating country?

The examination is held worldwide and is open to nationals of countries participating in the annual recruitment exercise - the list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year.
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. For more information about staff members participating in the young professionals programme, click here.
The examination tests your substantive knowledge, analytical thinking, drafting abilities, as well as your awareness of international affairs.
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.
For more information on the examination, please refer to the relevant icons at the bottom of the page.

2013 participating countries

Algeria	Andorra	Angola	Antigua and Barbuda
Azerbaijan	Bahrain	Barbados	Belarus
Belgium	Belize	Brazil	Cape Verde
Chad	China	Comoros	Cyprus
Germany	Grenada	Guinea-Bissau	Indonesia
Iraq	Japan	Kiribati	Latvia
Lesotho	Liberia	Libya	Liechtenstein
Lithuania	Luxembourg	Malaysia	Micronesia
Moldova	Monaco	Montenegro	Mozambique
Netherlands	Norway	Oman	Palau
Paraguay	Poland	Portugal	Republic of Korea
Saint Lucia	Samoa	San Marino	Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia	Slovakia	Slovenia	Solomon Islands
South Sudan	Spain	St Vincent and the Grenadines	Sweden
Switzerland	Syria	Tajikistan	Tonga
Turkey	Tuvalu	United States

Ready to apply to the young professionals programme examination?

Job Title	Level	Job ID	Job Network	Job Family	Department/Office	Duty station	Deadline
2013 YPP EXAMINATION - FINANCE	P-2	28436	Management and Operations Support	Finance	Office of Human Resources Management	New York	06/09/2013
2013 YPP EXAMINATION - ADMINISTRATION	P-2	28437	Management and Operations Support	Administration	Office of Human Resources Management	New York	06/09/2013

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