• US JPO Programme - closing date was 19 November 2024! 
• Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan joined the UN JPO Programme! 
• UNSSC's JPO Orientation Programme took place 7 to 11 October 2024 in Turin with 52 JPOs sponsored by 8 participating member states
• The Korean JPO Programme closed date 9 August 2024!
• Italian JPO Programme 2024 was launched July 2024!
• Switzerland joins push to make JPO programme more inclusive | United Nations
• Looking back - 20 years of UNSSC’s Junior Professional Officer Orientation Programme 
• Read an inspiring story about the journey from a JPO assignment to leadership by Jan Vandemoortele published by UNSSC

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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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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As of November 2024, the UN JPO Programme @DESA is managing and supporting the assignments of 377 Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) 

• from 26 donor countries and from 30 different nationalities
• 36% male and 64% 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 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