2013 Young Professionals Programme at the United Nations

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.  The 2013 examination will be offered in the following job families:  Legal Affairs, Public Information, Statistics, Administration and Finance.

The application period for Legal Affairs, Public Information and Statistics opened on 3 June and will close on 2 August 2013.

The application period for Administration and Finance will open on 8 July and close on 5 September 2013. All applications must be submitted through the United Nations careers portal: http://careers.un.org.

Further details on the above-mentioned as well as other vacancies can be found on our careers portal