JPO-call-for-applications

Call for applications: UN JPO Programme

The  following 4 positions are open in the context of the JPO scheme sponsored by the Government of The Netherlands and are addressed exclusively to candidates with citizenship of one the following countries: 

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Application deadline: 14 August 2017

  1. JPO in Human Rights (LGBT) UN/OHCHR, Geneva (pdf)
    [VA# INT-171-16-P022]
    United Nations Secretariat, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Women’s Human Rights and Gender Section, Geneva
  2. JPO in Human Rights (environmentally sound waste management) UN/OHCHR, Geneva (pdf)
    [VA# INT-171-17-P058]
    United Nations Secretariat, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, Special Procedures Branch, Geneva
  3. JPO in Political Affairs UN/DPA, NY (pdf)
    [VA# INT-010-17-P071]
    United Nations Secretariat, Department of Political Affairs, Policy and Mediation Division, Policy Planning Unit, New York
  4. JPO in Humanitarian Affairs UN/OCHA, Geneva (pdf)
    [VA# INT-010-17-P071]
    United Nations Secretariat, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Emergency Services Branch (ESB), Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS), Geneva

How to apply for vacancies for developing country candidates:

Before applying, please consider the following 3 screening questions:

  1. Are you a NATIONAL of one of the following eligible countries?
    Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe 
    Candidates from any OTHER country are NOT ELIGIBLE
  2. Has part of your ACADEMIC qualification (i.e. BA and/or MA studies) taken place in a developing country that appears on the above list of eligible countries of the Dutch JPO Programme?
    Part of the academic training MUST have taken place in one of the above listed countries to be eligible.
  3. Do you possess a Master’s degree and a MINIMUM of 2 and a MAXIMUM of 4 years of relevant work experience?
    – Please note that candidates with more than the maximum amount of work experience can not be considered.
    – Candidates who only hold a BA may be considered if in possession of 2 additional years of work experience.

Please ONLY submit your application if you are meeting all the above requirements and the job specific requirements set out in the vacancy announcement.

Candidates who don’t meet the requirements will not be considered.

Applications must include the UN Personal History Profile [doc] and a Motivation letter and the vacancy # in the email subject line. NO other documents shall be attached. More information on how to apply can be found in the pdf vacancy announcements.

For general information on the Dutch JPO Programme please also visit the website of the Dutch Nedworc Foundation