Call for applications until 28 April 2024 - only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

We are happy to announce that a JPO position is open in the context of the Finnish JPO Programme: 

JPO in Political Affairs
Office of Disarmament Affairs (ODA), Regional Disarmament Information Outreach Branch, New York:
24P042 ODA JPO in Political Affairs, New York

In addition to the job specific requirements outlined in the above pdf vacancy announcement, the following requirements are applicable:

• Finnish citizenship
• Candidates must have spoken and written knowledge of either Finnish or Swedish.
• Candidates must be born on or after 31/12/1991.

The links to the online application system can be found here and towards the end of the vacancy announcements listed above. Please also make sure you read our guidelines on how to apply in the Online Application System (OAS).

The closing date for the following JPO positions was 8 April 2024 - only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

We are happy to announce that 2 JPO positions were open in the context of the Belgian JPO Programme: 

JPO in Economic Affairs
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO), Policy Analysis and Development Branch, New York:
22P007 DESA JPO in Economic Affairs, New York

JPO in Humanitarian Affairs (Coordination)
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CMCoord and Humanitarian Response Coordination Unit, Niamey: 
23P168 OCHA JPO in Humanitarian Affairs, Niamey 

In addition to the job specific requirements outlined in the above pdf vacancy announcement, the following requirements are applicable:

• Belgian citizenship
• Candidates must be born on or after 01/01/1992.

More information on the Belgian JPO Programme can also be found on the following website: https://diplomatie.belgium.be/nl/werken-voor-fod-buitenlandse-zaken/you…

The links to the online application system can be found here and towards the end of the vacancy announcements listed above. Please also make sure you read our guidelines on how to apply in the Online Application System (OAS).

Application period closed 31 March 2024 - we are no longer accepting applications

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a competency-based interview in May/June 2024. 
 

The following two positions were 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.

Closing date was 31 March 2024 6pm (Eastern Time UTC-5, New York). Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

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

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

The following position was open in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of Norway at the United Nations Secretariat in New York.

JPO in Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA), Pretoria, South Africa

23P308 OHCHR ROSA JPO in Human Rights, Pretoria

Candidates must hold the Norwegian nationality.

The applications closed 8 April 2024 6pm (Eastern Time UTC-5, New York). Applications received after the regarding date will not be considered. 

Please apply here (also provided in the Vacancy Announcement (VA) above.)

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

The Swedish JPO Programme managed by SIDA was accepting applications through 17 March 2024! 

More information can be found here https://www.sida.se/jobba-med-bistand/internationella-tjanster

The Japanese JPO Programme 2024 was open for applications with closing date 4 March 2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Personnel Center for International Organizations (mofa-irc.go.jp)

Nationals of Luxembourg had the chance to apply for JPO vacancies with closing date 19 February 2024

Junior Professional Officers (JPO/JEA) - Direction de la coopération au développement et de l'action humanitaire // Le gouvernement luxembourgeois

We will publish any JPO vacancies sponsored by Luxembourg within the UN Secretariat on our webpage, so check in again next year for the 2025 JPO Programme of Luxembourg! 

Talent programme "Swiss Junior Professional Officer at the UN" - An excellent opportunity for young, talented Swiss professionals to get a foothold in the UN system.
2 current vacancies were open with closing date 19 February 2024 and 23 February 2024

Talent programme "Swiss Junior Professional Officer at the UN" | cinfo

We will inform you about additional vacancies here on our webpage as soon as they become available. 

The German government published 35 JPO vacancies with closing date 18 February 2024.
JPO-Programm: Stellenausschreibungen 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (arbeitsagentur.de)

Among the published vacancies, 14 positions were administered by the UN JPO Programme of the UN Secretariat
(DCO/DPO/DPPA-DPO/ECE/EOSG/OCHA/ODA/OHCHR/RCS/UNCTAD/UNODC/UNOG/UNSSC)

The German government will publish more vacancies in the second half of 2024, so stay tuned!