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Launch Your Global Development Career with the UNDP Graduate Programme

Launch Your Global Development Career with the UNDP Graduate Programme

The UNDP Graduate Programme offers a life-changing opportunity to gain hands-on experience in international development across UNDP’s global offices, from country-level to regional and headquarters placements.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be a citizen of a UNDP programme country
  • Encouraged applicants: women, persons with disabilities, minority/indigenous groups, and first-generation university graduates

Educational Requirements:

  • Master’s degree with max 1 year of relevant work experience, or
  • Bachelor’s degree with 2–3 years of relevant work experience
  • Skills in: innovation, systems-thinking, and digital technologies
  • Language: Fluency in English; knowledge of French, Arabic, or Spanish is an asset
  • Willingness to relocate internationally for 2 years

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Where Will You Work?

Past cohorts have worked in diverse global locations such as: New York (UN HQ), Thailand, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Switzerland, Bhutan, and more.

This is your gateway to the United Nations system and a career in global impact.

Ready to accelerate change? Join the UNDP Graduate Programme and be part of the future of development.