Only Secretariat staff from the General Service and related categories and Field Service staff FS-5 and below can apply for the YPP examination as a staff member (‘G to P’) or through the route referred to as ‘G to N’. Other categories of staff may apply for the YPP examination as an external candidate, provided that they:
- are 32 years or younger at the end of the examination year;
- are a national of a participating country. The list of participating countries is published annually and varies from year to year (Go to careers.un.org/ypp or /yppfr for clarification);
- hold at least a first-level university degree, relevant to the job family in which they would like to take the examination;
- are fluent in either English or French (knowledge of other official United Nations languages is an asset).
For details of how to apply, external candidates should refer to the instructions at: careers.un.org/YPPapplicationprocess.
The information is also available in French at: careers.un.org/YPPderoulementdelaselection.
Please note that such candidates should use a non-UN inspira account to apply for the relevant job opening (i.e. not the account with their index number).
A staff member in the Professional or FS-6 category cannot apply to the job opening marked ‘for UN Secretariat Staff G to N’ nor ‘for UN Secretariat Staff G to P’.