United Nations Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme 2024/2025 for Young Global Leaders

United Nations Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme: The UN  at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)/ Capacity Development Office, has opened applications for its JPO Programme for candidates from developing countries. Candidates from developing countries may apply for positions in the framework of the Italian JPO Programme.

Application Deadline: 31st March 2024 at 3 pm (Italian local time).

Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea–Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, State of Palestine, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia.

Candidates from any OTHER country are NOT ELIGIBLE

About the United Nations Junior Professional Officer Programme: 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.

Type: Jobs/Internship

Eligibility for United Nations Junior Professional Officer Programme: 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.

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.

Number of Awards: Limited

Duration of United Nations Junior Professional Officer Program: Appointment is for one year, with a possibility of an extension, depending on the performance and available funding from donor countries.

How to Apply for United Nations Junior Professional Officer 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.

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
• GOODLUCK

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