United Nations Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme for Young Global Leaders 2024

JPOs are usually nationals of Donor countries, however some Donors also finance nationals of developing countries. The JPO programme is open to applicants from participating countries.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations
• Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme
• Requirements for Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations

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Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme

Requirements for Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme Qualification

Candidates must meet all the following requirements to be considered eligible for the 2024/2025 edition:

The following two positions are open in the context of the Developing Country Candidates (DCC) Trust Fund: 

• JPO in Investigations
  International Criminal Court (ICC) Unified Teams, Prosecution Pillars, Office of the Prosecutor, The Hague, Netherlands. 
  ICC JPO in Investigations, The Hague
   
• JPO in Policy Analysis
  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bureau for Programme and Policy Support (BPPS), Governance Team,
  New York, USA
  UNDP JPO in Policy Analysis, New York

Candidates must hold the nationality of one of the following eligible countries: 

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Candidates must but be born on or after 01/01/1991 to be eligible for the position.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme

Applications must be received no later than 31 March 2024 6pm (Eastern Time UTC-5, New York). Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Please apply here (also provided in the Vacancy Announcements (VAs) above.)

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted thereafter. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a competency-based interview. 

More information on the Developing Country Candidates (DCC) Trust Fund can be found here.

Appointment is for one year, with a possibility of an extension, depending on the performance and available funding from donor countries.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Applications must be received no later than 31 March 2024 6pm (Eastern Time UTC-5, New York). Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Please apply here (also provided in the Vacancy Announcements (VAs) above.)
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted thereafter. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a competency-based interview. 
• More information on the Developing Country Candidates (DCC) Trust Fund can be found here.

For more details, visit UN website.