Call for applications - Finnish JPO Programme - closing date 28 April 2024!
JPO vacancies addressed to developing country candidates - application period now closed
2024 Career booster for JPOs at UNSSC - Register now!
JPO Orientation Programme at UNSSC with more than 60 JPOs was held 25-27 September 2023
14th Meeting of National Recruitment Services and UN Organizations on the JPO Programmes took place 17 - 19 October in Copenhagen

 

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Participating Entities

 

The UN JPO Programme at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)/ Capacity Development Programme Management Office recruits and administers JPOs for the UN Secretariat (all UN departments and offices) and its entities.   
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How To Apply

How to Apply

The JPO programme is open to applicants from participating countries. Candidates from developing countries may apply for positions in the framework of the Dutch, Belgian and Italian JPO Programme.
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Facts And Figures

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As of April 2024, the UN JPO Programme @DESA is managing and supporting the assignments of 385 Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) 

  • from 29 donor countries and from 37 different nationalities
  • 34% male and 66% female
  • assigned to more than 48 duty stations around the world
  • working for more than 47 different UN Departments/Offices including Regional Commissions, Peacekeeping Missions and Resident Coordinator Offices

Disclaimer

Disclaimer for Fraudulent JPO Awards: Fraudulent emails and forged documents are being circulated, notifying individuals of having being granted JPO awards or inviting them to UN/DESA training activities and soliciting money from them. Please, be aware that such emails and documents do not originate from the United Nations. The use of the name of UN/DESA or of its officials is a fraud. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment, or other training activities.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

For more information, please visit the United Nations Fraud Alert website