Job Opening United Nations Careers

These positions are located primarily in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Regional Commissions. DESA is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. Its work is guided by the universal, integrated and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 associated targets adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015.

UN Young Professionals Programme (YPP)

The Young Professionals Programme examination in Social Affairs/Social Policy & Development covers a wide range of cross-cutting issues covered in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes social, economic and demographic topics, matters related to poverty eradication, employment, inequality, gender equality, social integration and social inclusion, crime prevention, drug policies, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, youth, population dynamics, aging and migration, as well as other related areas covered by the social affairs arms of the United Nations

Education

At least a first-level university degree (i.e., Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree of at least three years) in one of the following areas: 

• Social & Behavioural Science
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Law
• Criminology (found within “Security” Main Course of Study)
• Cultural Studies, Foreign Languages and Cultures (found within “Humanities” Main Course of Study)

Other requirements

Fluency in English or French, knowledge of the other language is desirable/advantage, born on or after 1 January 1989 and have the nationality of a participating Member State. 

Assessment

The assessment process is divided into 3 stages:
1) Screening of applications
2) Written examination taken online
3) Oral examination

Apply here: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=164785&Lang=en-US