Junior Professional Officer

JPO positions are sponsored by participating donor governments, usually for a period of two to three years.

Although the positions are funded by donor countries, the JPO is directly employed by the organization.

[1] The Junior Professional Officer Programmes in the UN Common System recruit Junior Professional Officers under bilateral agreements between the respective United Nations organizations, agencies, funds and programmes and donor countries.

[1] Other UN agencies and countries were encouraged to participate, and a UN system mandate was established under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resolution 849 (XXXII) of 4 August 1961.

[2] Today, the JPO Programme includes 30 UN Organizations and 30 donor countries.