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Junior Professional Officers Programme 

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme provides young professionals pursuing a career in

development with hands-on experience in multi-lateral technical co-operation.

The JPO Programme is administered by the JPO Service Centre (JPOSC) for the following organizations:

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its affiliated funds/programmes:

   

  • United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF);
     

  • United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO);
     

  • United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM);
     

  • United Nations Volunteers (UNV);

   

• Mekong River Commission (MRC);
   

• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
   

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
   

• United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)*;
   

• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)*;
   

• United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS);
   

• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA);
   

• United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC);
   

• United Nations University (UNU);
   

• Universal Postal Union (UPU);
   

• World Health Organization (WHO).

* On occasional cases.

 JPOs are sponsored by their respective governments. Currently 25 donor governments participate in the Programme:

 In very limited circumstances, a JPO Programme-participating government may also sponsor a small number of developing country nationals.

JPOs serve primarily in one of the country offices of the participating organizations in the developing countries. Under the supervision of a senior staff member, JPOs work with international and national staff and are involved in the identification, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the UN organizations-supported programmes. Purposes of assignments vary and may have a country-specific, regional, sector-based or thematic focus. The UN organizations participating in the Programme make every effort to match individual's qualifications and interests with the requirements of the country office.

Qualifications

Candidates for the JPO Programme are selected on a highly competitive basis. The qualifications below are required for consideration:

• Usually be under 32 years of age;
  
   

• Academic qualifications: Master's degree (or equivalent) in a development-related discipline;
  
   

• Minimum of one to two years of working experience in a developing country is highly desirable;
  
   

• Language skills: written and spoken proficiency in at least two of the three working languages used by UNDP: English, French and Spanish. Fluency in Arabic, Russian or Portuguese is an asset;
  
   

• Excellent information technology skills, including word-processing, database applications, presentation software and Internet;
  
   

• Evidence of ability to think strategically; to express ideas clearly; to work independently and in teams; to demonstrate a sense of self-assuredness combined with cultural and gender sensitivity;
  
   

• A strong commitment to development; an interest in adapting to varied physical and professional environments; and a desire to work with people with different language, national and cultural backgrounds;
  
   

• Respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and the participating UN organizations Mission Statements.

For more information on eligibility criteria, please consult How to become a JPO?

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