naciones unidas ypp 2012

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Serving the Worl

2012Young Professionals

Programme (YPP)Examination


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Date & Job Families

Date:

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Job families:

Architecture Economics

Information Technology

Political Affairs Radio Producer (Portuguese; Kiswahili)

Social Affairs


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Participating Member States

Member States Invited: The 106 MemberStates which as of 1 January 2012 in the

system of geographical distribution were:

un-represented

under-represented

in-danger of falling under-represented

(on the lower border limit of the range)

Member States Participating: 79 Member

States


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Application

Application period: 13 July 2012- 12 September 2012(11:59 PM EST) through the United Nations CareersPortal http://careers.un.org

Important: incomplete and/or late applicationswill NOT be considered.

Acknowledgement: applicants will receive by e-mail an acknowledge receipt of their application.

Application number: Once convoked to thewritten exam, candidates will receive anapplication number.
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AdmissionFirst Screening- Eligibility

Nationality: Must hold the nationality of a

participating member state at the time of

application

Age: 32 years or younger (Date of birth: Onor after 1 January 1980)

Education: First-level university degree

acceptable for each job family

Language: Fluency in English or French

Experience: No experience required


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AdmissionSecond Screening

If more than 40 qualified applicants from thesame participating Member State in the same jobfamily, a second round of screening will beconducted.

Criteria for the second screening:

Language: Fluency in additional officiallanguages of the United Nations

Degree: Additional and/or higher-leveldegrees acceptable for the job family

Experience: Length of work experienceacceptable for the job family


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Convokees

All candidates will receive notificationregarding their admission to the writtenexamination.

Applicants may check the listing ofapplication numbers on the United NationsCareers Portal http://careers.un.org.

Members States will be informed on thenumbers of convokees by examinationcentre.
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The ExaminationWritten Part

General Paper: International Affairs and

Summary, to be answered in either English or

French; both to be eliminatory.

Specialized Paper: Essays and short questions

in the substantive area, to be answered in

any of the UN official languages. The essaypart of this paper is eliminatory.


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The ExaminationWritten Part (continued)

The overall time for the written examination:

4.5 hours

Examinees are fully responsible for any

expenses related to their travel to the

examination centre.


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The ExaminationOral Part

Competency-based interview and possibly

an oral presentation.

UN Secretariat will use VTC or Skype to

reduce the travel cost.


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Successful CandidatesPlacement & Reserve Lists

To be placed in positions at the P-1 or P-2level in any Secretariat duty station or

peacekeeping operation.

Only those who cannot be placed will bekept on a reserve list, from which future

vacancies will be filled.

The reserve list has a lifespan of two years

after the conclusion of the examination. Candidates who refuse one invitation to

interview orone official offer of employment

will be removed from the reserve list.


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Successful CandidatesAssignment, Orientation & Development

Initial assignment: Two years

Second assignment: In a different duty

station (P-1=>P-2, P-2=>P-2)

Two-week orientation programme prior tothe beginning of their first assignment


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Milestones

Application Period 13 July - 12 September

(11:59 PM EST)

The Examination 5 December 2012


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Gracias

Merci

Thank You

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