Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP) 2023: The Commonwealth Secretariat is proud to be supporting youth empowerment through their Young Professionals Programme (YPP).
Application Deadline: 9th July 2023, 05:00 PM
Eligible Countries: Commonwealth countries
About the Commonwealth Young Professionals Program:
The Commonwealth Secretariat has various opportunities available, including within health, youth, climate change, and international trade, among others.
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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal sovereign states. Its unique strength lies in the combination of its diversity and shared inheritance. The Commonwealth Secretariat in London is the principal intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth and its backbone, promoting democracy, rule of law, human rights, good governance, and social and economic development.
The Commonwealth Secretariat is proud to support youth empowerment through our Young Professionals Programme (YPP). The YPP creates multiple opportunities for talented and qualified young people from across the Commonwealth to contribute to our core work through the transference of technical expertise, innovative ideas, specialist knowledge, and fresh perspectives.
Type: Internships/Jobs
Eligibility:
- To be considered for the Commonwealth Young Professionals role, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 27 or younger at the time applications close, and possess a strong bachelor degree or equivalent in IT/Computing. Degrees in related fields such as Mathematics or Engineering may be considered. Also,
- You should also have at least one year’s experience in the development and deployment of web and mobile applications. The work experience may be gained through a combination of paid employment, volunteer, placement, apprenticeship or internship positions.
Number of Awards: 5
Value of Commonwealth Young Professionals Program: £29,070 p.a gross)
Duration of Program: 2 years
How to Apply for Commonwealth Young Professionals Program: It is important to go through the Application guidelines and Terms of reference before applying for this position
If you would like to submit an application for any of the positions, please do so by clicking on the relevant link below:
The list of available opportunities is below. To apply, please click the ’apply’ button to be redirected to our website, where you are able to find further information about each opportunity:
- Assistant Research Officer YPO (Trade Competitiveness)
- Assistant Research Officer (Office of the Secretary-General)
- Assistant Research Officer (Economic, Youth & Sustainable Development Directorate)
- Assistant Research Officer (Governance and Peace Directorate) x2
Individual applications will need to be made for each position.
To be considered, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 27 years or younger at the time applications close. You will need to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area, and have at least one year of demonstrated work experience in the design and delivery of a subject relevant to development or democracy programmes/projects. Further information on each position can be found by clicking on the relevant links.
Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Covering letters should be structured to address the key criteria required in the person specification, giving clear examples.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy-making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive, and equitable development.
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