Applications open for the 24-month second edition of ICESCO’s Young Professionals Programme
24 December 2024
The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) announces the start of application for the second edition of its Young Professionals Programme for 2025, which is an opportunity for young talents to spend 24 months of professional training at one of ICESCO’s Sectors, Departments or Specialized Centers, at the Organization’s Headquarters, in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco.
This Programme falls within ICESCO’s new vision and strategic orientations, which fosters young people’s visions, strengthen their capacities and develops their leadership and professional skills to build a responsible and professional generation and upgrade the fields of education, science and culture in the Islamic world.
The second edition of this outstanding program builds on the success of its first edition, which brought together 13 young men and women from 10 Member States of ICESCO, who were selected out of 1177 applicants, and concluded with hiring a number of them to work in the Organization’s sectors, departments and centers after demonstrating their proficiency throughout the Programme’s activities, which included practical and theoretical training and discovering the work environment in international organizations.
To join the second edition of ICESCO Young Professionals Programme, the candidate must:
• Be a citizen of one of ICESCO Member States;
• Have less than 35 years of age at the application start date;
• Hold at least a BA degree or its equivalent in education, science, culture or any other field relevant to the Organization’s areas of action;
• Be proficient in at least one of the Organization’s working languages (Arabic, English or French) but preferably fluent in two languages;
Moreover, the candidates must fill in the application form at: https://icesco.org/cm1c
as of Tuesday, December 24, 2024 until January 30, 2025. The application attachments include CVs in one of the Organization’s working languages, copies of academic diplomas and qualifications (at least a BA degree), a copy of the ID card or passport, a copy of the birth certificate. ICESCO will contact candidates to conduct remote written tests and interviews.
For more information on the Programme, please visit https://icesco.org/ux1h / or send your inquiries to rh@icesco.org.