Young Professionals Programme 2013 Information Sheet The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) has two objectives – to bring fresh talent to the United Nations from un- and under-represented countries, and to recognise talent already in the Organization among staff members in the General Service and related categories, as well as in the Field Service category (FS5 and below). Through a competitive examination, successful candidates will be placed at the P-1 or P-2 level with access to special training opportunities. The same examination is taken by Secretariat staff and external applicants. In 2013, the YPP examination will take place on 3 December 2013 in the following job families:
Administration
Legal Affairs
Finance
Public Information
Statistics
All information about YPP and the examination is on the UN Careers Portal at http://careers.un.org/ypp in English, or http://careers.un.org/yppfr in French. YPP updates and results will be listed on the Careers Portal as they become available. Please send all inquiries to
[email protected].
Application periods:
3 June – 2 August 2013: Legal Affairs, Public Information, Statistics 8 July – 5 September 2013: Administration, Finance
Important: Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
2013 YPP List of 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 (Federated
Monaco
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Sudan Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria
Montenegro
Samoa
Tajikistan
Mozambique
San Marino
Tonga
Netherlands
Sao Tome and Principe
Turkey
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Moldova
Norway
Oman Palau Paraguay Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Saint Lucia
Tuvalu United States
The eligibility criteria is different for external applicants and staff. Refer to the following pages for details about the eligibility requirements and information about how to apply. Page 2 - External applicants Page 3 - Staff as external applicants (G to N) Page 4 - Staff as internal applicants (G to P)
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EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS External applicants who wish to sit the examination must:
be 32 years or younger at the end of the examination year (born on or after 1 January 1981);
be a national of a participating country (the list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year);
hold at least a first-level university degree, relevant to the job family in which they would like to take the examination. Please refer to the Careers Portal for the list of acceptable fields of study for each job family;
be fluent in either English or French (knowledge of other official United Nations language is an asset).
HOW TO APPLY To apply, go to https://inspira.un.org/, log in and search for the Job Opening (JO) which corresponds to the job family you would like to apply for: Please see below for the 2013 YPP Job Opening IDs for external applicants: JO ID
JO TITLE
28437: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION – ADMINISTRATION 28436: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION – FINANCE 28433: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION – LEGAL AFFAIRS 28434: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION – PUBLIC INFORMATION 28435: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION – STATISTICS For details of how to apply, external applicants should refer to the instructions here: https://careers.un.org/YPPapplicationprocess The information is also available in French here: https://careers.un.org/YPPderoulementdelaselection
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External applicants can only apply to one job family. Submitting applications for more than one job family will result in automatic disqualification.
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You must apply with the correct Job Opening ID, otherwise your application will automatically be rejected and you will no longer be considered for the YPP exam this year.
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STAFF AS EXTERNAL APPLICANTS (G TO N) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Staff can apply to participate in the YPP as an external candidate (G to N). If they:
are a staff member of the United Nations Secretariat serving in the General Service and related categories including Field Service category, FS-5 and below;
have a valid UN appointment until at least until 3 June 2014. (At a minimum, you will need to attach a letter from your Executive Office stating the intent to renew your contract until 3 June 2014 as part of your application.);
are a national of a participating country (the list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year);
are 32 years or younger at the end of the examination year (born on or after 1 January 1981);
have a rating of at least “successfully meets performance expectations” in your last available performance assessments. (Please attach last available performance assessments to your application.);
hold at least a first-level university degree, relevant to the job family in which you would like to take the examination. Please refer to the Careers Portal (www.careers.un.org) for the list of acceptable fields of study for each job family. (The requirement for a three-year first level university degree may be waived for applicants who have post-secondary academic qualifications and who have five years of continuous service in the United Nations Secretariat by 31 December 1989.);
are fluent in either English or French (knowledge of other official United Nations languages is an asset).
HOW TO APPLY To apply, go to https://inspira.un.org/, log into your UN staff inspira account using your Index number, and search for the Job Opening (JO) entitled ‘2013 YPP EXAMINATION (for UN Secretariat Staff G to N)’ which correspond to the job family you would like to apply for: Please see below for the 2013 YPP (G to N) Job Opening IDs: JO ID
JO TITLE
28447: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to N) – ADMINISTRATION 28446: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to N) – FINANCE 28443: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to N) – LEGAL AFFAIRS 28444: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to N) – PUBLIC INFORMATION 28445: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to N) – STATISTICS PLEASE NOTE •
If you are a temporary contract holder in the General Service and related categories and would like to apply for the 2013 G to N examination, you will be allowed to apply with a staff account in inspira on an exceptional basis. You will be able to create an inspira account with your UN ID and email address (if you already have one with your UN ID and email address, you can use it). This account will allow you to apply for one of the above JOs, if you meet all of the eligibility requirements. Please also note that you will need to build a new application and profile if you have already an external account. You will not be allowed to apply to any other jobs with this new ID, but you will get a message saying “This job opening is not available from this account. Please log into inspira as an external applicant”.
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External applicants can only apply to one job family. Submitting applications for more than one job family will result in automatic disqualification.
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You must apply with the correct Job Opening ID, otherwise your application will automatically be rejected and you will no longer be considered for the exam this year.
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STAFF AS INTERNAL APPLICANTS (G TO P) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Staff can apply to the YPP as an internal candidate (‘G to P’). If they:
are a staff member of the United Nations Secretariat serving in the General Service and related categories including Field Service category, FS-5 and below;
have a valid UN appointment until at least until 3 June 2014. (At a minimum, you will need to attach a letter from your Executive Office stating the intent to renew your contract until 3 June 2014 as part of your application.);
have a minimum of five years’ continuous service in the Secretariat at the time you apply for the examination, excluding any service in separately administered funds or programmes. (Short breaks in service of not more than six months may be allowed at the discretion of the Central Examinations Board);
have a rating of at least “successfully meets performance expectations” in your last two performance assessments. (Please attach your last two performance assessments to your online application.);
hold at least a first-level university degree, relevant to the job family in which you would like to take the examination. Please refer to the Careers Portal (www.careers.un.org) for the list of acceptable fields of study for each job family. (The requirement for a three-year first level university degree may be waived for applicants who have post-secondary academic qualifications and who have five years of continuous service in the United Nations Secretariat by 31 December 1989.);
are fluent in either English or French (knowledge of other official United Nations languages is an asset).
HOW TO APPLY To apply, go to https://inspira.un.org/, log into your UN staff inspira account using your Index number, and search for the Job Opening (JO) entitled ‘2013 YPP EXAMINATION (for UN Secretariat Staff G to P)’ which correspond to the job family you would like to apply for: Please see below for the 2013 YPP (G to P) Job Opening IDs for internal applicants: JO ID
JO TITLE
28442: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to P) – ADMINISTRATION 28441: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to P) – FINANCE 28438: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to P) – LEGAL AFFAIRS 28439: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to P) – PUBLIC INFORMATION 28440: 2013 YPP EXAMINATION (For UN Secretariat Staff G to P) – STATISTICS
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Internal applicants can apply for up to two job families. Submitting applications for more than two job families will result in automatic disqualification.
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