United Nations Young Professionals Programme (YPP) 2027

The United Nations Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented individuals to start a career as an international civil servant with the UN Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programmes once successful candidates start their careers with the UN. The programme is open to nationals of participating countries and leads to a two-year employment contract at UN duty stations, with comprehensive benefits. Applicants are selected through a competitive examination process for specific job openings across fields such as information systems & technology and legal affairs.

Salary and post adjustments; rental subsidy; education grant; travel and shipping expenses; relocation allowance; housing and other applicable allowances; career development opportunities.

Applicants must be nationals of participating countries, hold at least a first-level university degree relevant to the exam subject, be 32 years old or younger in the year of the examination, and be fluent in English or French.

Consult the UN Careers Portal for openings and submit applications to a selected job area; apply for only one YPP exam area per candidate.