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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 (FS-
5 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 Finance
Legal
Affairs
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 YPP2013@un.org.

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
States of)
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Netherlands
Norway

Oman
Palau
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and
Principe

Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tonga
Turkey
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.
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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
PLEASE NOTE
External applicants can only apply to one job family. Submitting applications for more
than one job family will result in automatic disqualification.
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.
External applicants can only apply to one job family. Submitting applications for more
than one job family will result in automatic disqualification.
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)

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
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).
PLEASE NOTE
Internal applicants can apply for up to two job families. Submitting applications for more
than two job families will result in automatic disqualification.
Dont forget to attach to your application your last two performance assessments and a
letter from your Executive Office (if needed). Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Applications submitted to a wrong Job Opening will automatically be screened out and
no longer be considered.
PLEASE NOTE
Internal applicants can apply for up to two job families. Submitting applications for more
than two job families will result in automatic disqualification.
Dont forget to attach to your application your last two performance assessments and a
letter from your Executive Office (if needed). Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
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.