Deadline: March 20, 2022
Applications are open for the UNFPA/UN Volunteers Young Innovators Fellowship Program 2022. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are calling for the third cohort of young professionals as part of the Young Innovators Fellowship Program for 2022.
The Young Innovators Fellowship Program provides young people (aged 18–26) from UNFPA-supported program countries with the opportunity to engage in a structured eight-month program to drive innovation, creativity, and capacity development and to deliver concrete results in UNFPA.
Program Details
The Fellowship Program 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.
Eligibility
- 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.
Application
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
- Benin
- Colombia
- Egypt (2 positions)
- Ghana
- Jordan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao PDR
- Madagascar
- Moldova
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Turkey
For more information, visit Young Innovators Fellowship.
