UNFPA And UN Volunteers Youth Innovation Fellowship Programme 2022

UNFPA And UN Volunteers Youth Innovation Fellowship Programme 2022

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in corporation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are calling on young and vibrant professionals for the application of its Youth Innovation Fellowship Programme 2022. UNFPA And UN Volunteers Youth Innovation Fellowship Programme 2022

About the programme

The Young Innovators Fellowship Programme provides young people (aged 18–26) from UNFPA-supported programme countries with the opportunity to engage in a structured eight-month programme to drive innovation, creativity, and capacity development and to deliver concrete results in UNFPA.

The Fellowship Programme provides an opportunity to bring 18 young professionals into UNFPA with a dedicated focus on both providing a youth perspective and driving innovation in UNFPA’s priority areas, including addressing unmet need for family planning, ending preventable maternal deaths, and ending violence against women and girls.

The Young Innovators will be engaged as National Youth UN Volunteers for a duration of eight months. At the beginning of the assignment, the Young Innovators will be invited to an online induction training organized by UNFPA. At the end of their assignment, they will attend a three-day capstone presentation session at the UNFPA headquarters to share their experiences and achievements and to receive Young Innovators’ certificates. The travel arrangements are subject to the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who is eligible?

Applicant should be 18 – 26 years old. They need to have completed at least their secondary education and demonstrate strong commitment to UNFPA’s mandate through academic, extra-curricular and volunteer activities and/or up to three years of work experience. The Young Innovators will work at UNFPA Country or Regional Offices in their own countries.

Special consideration will be given to indigenous people, people with disabilities, LGBTQ and other marginalized groups. Applications from young women are especially encouraged.

Who is eligible?

Applicant should be 18 – 26 years old. They need to have completed at least their secondary education and demonstrate strong commitment to UNFPA’s mandate through academic, extra-curricular and volunteer activities and/or up to three years of work experience. The Young Innovators will work at UNFPA Country or Regional Offices in their own countries.

Special consideration will be given to indigenous people, people with disabilities, LGBTQ and other marginalized groups. Applications from young women are especially encouraged.

Which countries can Young Innovators work?

If you are a young person aged between 18 and 26, with a passion to make a difference in your country, check out the available assignments below:

Angola

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Luanda

Benin

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Cotonou

Colombia

Young Innovator Fellow

Bogota

Egypt (2 positions)

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Cairo

Ghana

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Accra

Jordan

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Amman

Kyrgyzstan

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Bishkek

Lao PDR

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Vientiane

Madagascar

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Antananarivo

Moldova

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Chisinau

Nicaragua

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Managua

Panama

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Panama City

Papua New Guinea

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Port Moresby

Senegal

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Dakar

South Africa

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Johannesburg

Thailand

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Bangkok

Turkey

Young Innovator Fellow

Location: Istanbul

Application Deadline

All applications will close on 20 March 2022.

For more information visit the Programme official website https://www.unfpa.org/youth-innovation-fellowship

UNFPA And UN Volunteers Youth Innovation Fellowship Programme 2022