2019 UNV/ UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme

2019 UNV/ UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme

January 31, 2019

Deadline: Ongoing

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are partnering on a Young Innovators Fellowship Programme for 2019. This programme will provide young people (aged 18-29) with the opportunity to engage in a structured programme to drive innovation, creativity and to deliver concrete results in UNFPA.

PROGRAMME

1. The fellowship programme provides an opportunity to bring 14 young people into UNFPA with a dedicated focus on both providing a youth perspective and driving innovation.

2. Selected fellows would join UNFPA headquarters in New York for two months, where they would undergo a dedicated leadership training.

3. Two of the Young Innovators will remain as international UN Volunteers for a further six months at UNFPA headquarters in New York; these two HQ positions are open to applicants of all nationalities.

4. The other 12 Young Innovators will return to their home countries, where they will complete six-month national UN Volunteer assignments in UNFPA Country Offices (and must be nationals of these countries).

ELIGIBILITY

They will recruit innovative young people from around the world who have demonstrated commitment to development issues within their communities as UN Volunteer Young Innovators.

APPLICATION

If you are a young person committed to bringing your innovative spirit and skills to UNFPA as a UN Volunteer in your country or at UNFPA headquarters, check out available assignments below:

Benin

Innovator in Mobile Health
Cotonou, Benin

China

Innovator in Mobile Health
Beijing, China

Innovator in Mobile Health (South-South Cooperation)
Beijing, China

Ghana

Innovator in Mobile Health
Accra, Ghana

Indonesia

Innovator in Mobile Health
Jakarta, Indonesia

Mozambique

Innovator in Mobile Health
Maputo, Mozambique

Rwanda