Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP) for Young Graduate 2022

The Commonwealth Secretariat has various opportunities available, including within health, youth, climate change, and international trade, among others.

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.

• Table of Content
• About The Commonwealth
• Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP)
• Aim and Benefits of Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP)
• Requirements for Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP) Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.4 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 32 of our members are small states, including many island nations. Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter. The Commonwealth's roots go back to the British Empire. But today any country can join the modern Commonwealth. The last country to join the Commonwealth wa... continue reading

Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP)

Aim and Benefits of Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP)

Young Professionals Program covers £29,070 p.a gross

Requirements for Commonwealth Young Professionals Program (YPP) Qualification

• 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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

It is important to go through the Application guidelines and Terms of reference before applying for this position

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.

If you would like to submit an application for any of the positions, please do so by clicking on the relevant link below:

• Assistant Programme Officer (Asia Region)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Caribbean Region)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Pacific Region)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Stakeholder Engagement)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Software Development)
• Assistant Research Officer (Climate Change)
• Assistant Research Officer (Office of the Secretary-General)
• Assistant Health Officer
• Assistant Research Officer (International Trade Policy)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Governance and Peace Directorate)
• Assistant Programme Officer (Sport for Development and Peace)
• Assistant Economic Analyst

For more details, visit Commonwealth website.