What's new in 2007?

"Helping to build a state"
Anu Kuusisto shares with us her experience as a JPO in Southern Sudan, working with UNDP on Rule of Law.

The next JPO workshop will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, 19 to 23 November 2007.
The theme will be Governance in the context of conflict prevention and recovery. For more information on the agenda and how to register, please click here.

JPOs on Facebook
The JPO Service Centre created a group on Facebook dedicated to the JPO Programme.
Current and former UN JPOs (Junior Professional Officers), APOs (Associate Programme Officers), AEs (Associate Experts) and YPOs (Young Professional Officers) are invited to join this informal group.

An additional platform to the JPO Alumni Association and other activities provided by the UNDP JPO Service Centre, the United Nations JPOs group is meant to enable its members to communicate among each other on an informal basis.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Carlos Acero Casamitja (Spain), UNDP Chile, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues
• Ugo Blanco (Spain), UNDP Viet Nam, Sustainable Human Development
• Claudia Briones Smith (Spain), UNIFEM Mexico, Gender
• Angelo Bruccheri (Italy), UNDP Zambia, Governance and human rights
• Francisco Carmona Rodriguez (Spain), UNDP Cape Verde, Sustainable Human Development
• Patricia Déniz Alonso (Spain), UNDP Honduras, Governance and human rights
• Éric Dietz (Luxembourg), UNCDF Senegal, Local Development and inclusive finance
• Linnéa Madelene Eichhorn (Sweden), UNAIDS Cambodia, HIV/Aids
• Guillem Fortuny Fillo (Spain), UNFPA Mexico, Public relations and communication
• Daniela Fuhr (Germany), WHO Headquarters (Geneva), Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• Caroline Gerber (Germany), WHO Headquarters (Geneva), Business and Administrative Management
• Matthias Helble (Germany), WHO Headquarters (Geneva), Health and Human Rights
• Nicolas Martin Laborde (Spain), UNDP Equatorial Guinea, Governance and human rights
• Elisabeth Lyfors (Sweden), UNDP Malawi, Governance and human rights
• Daniel Maier (Germany), UNDP Headquarters (Geneva), Crisis prevention and recovery
• Susana Martínez (Spain), UNIFEM Ecuado, Gender
• Soetkin Meertens (Belgium), UNIFEM Mali, Governance, human rights and gender
• Tina Nebe (Germany), UNFPA Headquarters (Geneva), Governance and gender
• Tomoko Noda (Japan), UNDP Sudan, Governance and human rights
• Joan Peris Lluch (Spain), UNDP Nicaragua, Governance and human rights
• Laurence Reichel (Luxembourg), UNCDF Headquarters (New York), Local Development and inclusive finance
• Marc Schanck (Luxembourg), UNDP Headquarters (Brussels), UN System coordination
• Elise Vanormelingen (Belgium), UNCDF Mali, Local Governance and Microfinance
• Fleur Vernat (France), UNDP Headquarters (Copenhagen), Public relations and communication

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in October 2007 :

• Regina Bjarnadóttir (Iceland), UNDP Guyana
• Blandine Bouniol (France), UNDP Syria
• Leonor Lopez Vega (Spain), UNDP Cuba
• Matthias Meier (Switzerland), UNDP Lao PDR
• Estibalitz Morras Dimas (Spain), UNDP Ethiopia
• Geoffrey Onyancha (Kenya, financed by the Netherlands), UNFPA Eritrea
• Matthias Percl (Austria), UNDP Uganda
• Chantal Ruel (Canada), UNDP Ghana
• Stéphane Simonet (France), UNDP Lebanon
• Claire Smellie (Sweden), UNDP Armenia
• Priya Sood (Canada), UNDP Jordan

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently recruiting for two JPO positions sponsored by Belgium and opened to eligible candidates from one of Belgian Development Cooperation's partner countries:

• Tanzania: Maternal and Newborn Health


• Viet Nam: Maternal and Newborn Health

Deadline for application: 28 October 2007

For more information on eligibility, qualifications, requirements, and application please read the page 'Current JPO Vacancies'.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland is currently recruiting for three UNFPA JPO positions.
The deadline for application is 28 September 2007 .

For more information on the qualifications, requirements and application, please visit the website of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark is currently recruiting for six UNDP JPO positions. The deadline for application is 17 September 2007 .

• Afghanistan - Programme Officer for Public Administration and Capacity Development, Governance and Human Rights



• Bhutan - UN Coordination Specialist, UN System Coordination



• South Africa - Project Officer, Procurement Capacity Development & Aid Effectiveness



• Syria - Programme Officer, Gender



• Tanzania - Programme Officer, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization



• Headquaters (New York) - Programme Analyst, Crisis Prevention and Recovery

For more information on the qualifications, requirements and application...

From Timor-Leste to Sierra Leone, the journey of a former JPO
Toshihiro Nakamura is a former Japanese UNDP JPO in Timor-Leste (2002-2004) and is now in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as UNDP Assistant Resident Representative.

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Dominique Crivelli (Switzerland), UNDP Nicaragua, Gender
• Nicolas Drunet (France), UNDP Senegal, Energy and Environment
• Gudrún Sif Fridriksdóttir (Iceland), UNIFEM Liberia, Gender
• Pilar Gonzales Ram (Spain), UNIFEM Uruguay, Gender
• Mwinyel Bernard Hien (Burkina Faso, financed by the Netherlands), UNDP Togo, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues
• Ryo Nakamura (Japan), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Private Sector Development
• Annami Löfving (Sweden), UNAIDS Myanmar, HIV/AIDS
• Sólrún María Ólafsdóttir (Iceland), UNDP Malawi, Business and Administrative Management
• Leslie Ouarzazi (France), UNDP Headquarters (Geneva), Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation
• Mónica Ropain (Colombia, financed by the Netherlands), UNDP Comoros, UN System Coordination
• Yuichiro Sakai (Japan), UNDP Sierra Leone, Crisis Prevention and Recovery
• Amath Pathe Sene (Senegal, financed by the Netherlands), UNDP Mauritania, Energy and Environment
• Tommaso Tabet (Switzerland), UNDP Viet Nam, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues
• Adalheidur Thorsteinsdóttir (Iceland), UNIFEM Headquarters (New York), Gender
• Mio Yokota (Japan), UNDP Mongolia, Private Sector Development

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in September 2007:

• Frédérique Boni (France, financed by Belgium), UNDP Mali
• Laura Gómez Climent (Spain), UNDP Timor-Leste
• Ryuichiro John Hanawa (Japan), UNDP China
• Antoine Heuty (France), UNDP Headquarters (New York)
• Argine Nahapetyan (Armenia, financed by the Netherlands), UNDP Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Kristine Nilsen (Norway), UNFPA Lao PDR
• Youssef Rahman (the Netherlands), UNDP Gambia
• Annemarie Schuller Tot Peursum (the Netherlands), UNFPA Zimbabwe
• Sebastian Silva Leander (Sweden), UNDP Rwanda
• Sara Van Belle (Belgium), UNFPA Senegal
• Micha Van Lin (the Netherlands), UNDP Republic of Congo
• Alice Wimmer (Austria), UNAIDS Pakistan

 

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark is advertising 11 JPO positions with the United Nations System, including UNAIDS.
For more information...

SARC Programme
Initiated in 2003 as pilot, the Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator (SARC) Programme is implemented within the framework of UNDP's JPO Programme. Funded by Denmark and Sweden, SARC are now assigned in 10 countries, aiming at strengthening the Resident Coordinator function.

To know more about the SARC Programme...

To see where SARC are currently assigned...

From Tanzania to UNDGO Associate Director, the journey of a former JPO
Inyang Ebong-Harstrup was a Canadian JPO with UNDP in Tanzania (1990-1992). She is now the Associate Director of the United Nations Development Group Office in New York.

Welcome to

• Malin Bogren (Sweden), UNFPA Bangladesh, Sexual and Reproductive Realth
• Elisabeth Gotschi (Austria), UNDP Nicaragua, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in August 2007:

• Judicaël Elidge (Côte d'Ivoire, financed by the Netherlands), UNFPA Democratic Rep. of the Congo
• Eija Palosuo (Finland), UNDP Nordic Liaison Office, Denmark
• Shohei Matsuura (Japan), UNDP Philippines
• Siri Gronneflaata (Norway), UNOPS Sri Lanka
• Karen Oppfeldt (Denmark), UNAIDS Headquarters (Geneva)
• Christoph Steffen (France), WHO Headquarters (Geneva)
• Jakob Tvede (Denmark), UNDP Nicaragua

 

 

JPO Career Management Website
We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest JPO-tailored support tool, a dedicated career development website. This website aims at enhancing the career development support provided to you throughout your JPO assignment.

Access the JPO Career Management website...

The 10 questions JPO Quiz to Michael Schaadt
Michael Schaadt answers our questions on his JPO experience in Afghanistan, working with UNDP State Building and Government Support Unit.

UNFPA lauches its 2007 State of world population report. Entitled Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth, you can access it by clicking the image.

UNFPA is currently recruiting for five Junior Professional Officer (JPO) positions financed by the Netherlands. The deadline for application is 29 July.

The five positions are open to Dutch nationals, to permanent residents of the Netherlands and to nationals of eligible developing countries:

• Colombia - JPO, Reproductive Health and Gender Based Violence



• Nepal - JPO, Monitoring & Evaluation



• Rwanda - JPO, Population Data for Development



• Somalia (based in Nairobi, Kenya) - JPO, Humanitarian Response



• Timor Leste - JPO, Communication

For information on the eligibility criteria and to apply to the posts, please go to the UNFPA website. Please note that the JPO Service Centre is not involved in UNFPA JPO recruitment.

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) is recruiting for a JPO position with UNIDO, Private Sector Development. The deadline is 18 July 2007.
For more information and to apply...

From JPO in Cuba to Deputy Country Director in Guatemala: the journey of Chisa Mikami:
Chisa Mikami is a former Japanese UNDP JPO in Cuba (2000-2003) and is now in Guatemala as UNDP Deputy Country Director.

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Håkon Iglebæk (Norway), UNDP Nigeria, Energy and Environment
• Liisa Kytola (Finland), UNIFEM Headquarters (New York), Gender

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in July 2007:

• Misa Andriamihaja (Madagascar, sponsored by the Netherlands), UNDP Samoa
• Danielle Engel (Luxembourg), UNFPA Ecuador
• Barbro Fritzon (Sweden), UNFPA Mozambique
• Susana Fuertes Blanco (Spain), UNDP Guinea Bissau
• Christoph Merdes (Germany), UNDGO Headquarters (New York)
• Ousmane Niang (Senegal, sponsored by the Netherlands), UNDP Central African Republic
• Thomas Skov-Hansen (Denmark), UNDP Nepal
• Carrie Taylor (Canada), UNDP Barbados
• Anneka Ternald Knutsson (Sweden), UNFPA Bangladesh
• Akiko Ueda (Japan), UNDP Bhutan
• Sanna Vesikansa (Finland), UNFPA Ethiopia

 

 

1000th member joins the JPO Alumni Association (JAA)!
Launched in September 2003, the JPO Alumni Association (JAA) reaches out to 1000 former JPOs! The JAA is open to all those who were JPO with UNDP or a UN agency whose JPO programme (or its equivalent) is or was administered by UNDP. For more information on the JAA...

Dreaming of making a difference...
Gert Danielsen is a Norwegian JPO working on Aid Effectiveness with the UNDP Regional Service Centre in Johannesburg.

A JPO in the press:
The Danish newspaper Jyske Vestkysten dedicated an article to Michael Schaadt, UNDP JPO in Afghanistan. The article, entitled "Michael chose to make a contribution", is available here (in Danish).

From JPO with UNV in Switzerland to UNDP Country Director in Indonesia: the journey of a former JPO:
Hakan Bjorkman is a former Swedish UNV JPO in Swizerland (1988-1989) and is now in Indonesia as UNDP Country Director.

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Helge Flärd (Sweden), UNDP Headquarters (Geneva), Crisis Prevention and Recovery
• Elray Henriksen (Norway), UNDP Burundi, UN Coordination
• Carina Kjelstad (Norway), UNDP Zambia, Energy and Environment
• Taija Kontinen (Finland), UNDP Lebanon, Drylands Development Centre (DDC)
• Cathrine Lutro (Norway), UNCDF Bangladesh, Governance and Human Rights
• Josephine Obel (Denmark), WHO Tanzania, Child and Adolescent Health
• Sakari Saaritsa (Finland), UNDP Syria, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues
• Linn Wallerstedt (Norway), UNDP Pakistan, Poverty Reduction and Economic Issues
• Birgit Weyss (Austria), UNDP Bhutan, Governance and Human Rights

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in June 2007:

• Josefina Halme (Finland), UNDP Zambia
• Toshizo Maeda (Japan), UNDP Malaysia
• Hege Magnus (Norway), UNDGO Headquarters (New York)
• Anita Sunder (Norway), UNDP Philippines

 

 

UNDP is currently recruiting for six Junior Professional Officer positions financed by the Netherlands. The deadline for application is 15 May 2007 (midnight, Copenhagen time).

The following three UNDP positions are open to Dutch nationals as well as to permanent residents of the Netherlands:

• Headquarters (New York) - Programme Officer, Strategic Partnerships with Civil Society Organisations



• Georgia - Programme Officer, Poverty and Economy



• Mongolia - Programme Officer, Energy and Environment

The following three UNDP positions are open to nationals of developing countries:

• Comoros - Coordination Officer, UN Coordination



• Mauritania - Programme Officer, Energy and Environment



• Togo - Programme Officer, Poverty Reduction

Applications should be submitted in the online application system of the JPO Service Centre website. The cover letter must be in the same language than the post description.

For more information on the qualifications and requirements, and to apply online, please read the page 'Current JPO Vacancies'

 

Questions to a former JPO: Sadia Yilla
Sadia Yilla, a former UNDP JPO in Costa Rica (1988-1990), is now the Chief of UNDP Staff Administrative Services and Deputy Director of the UNDP Nordic Office in Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Jorge Andrade da Silva (Portugal), UNDP Angola, Sustainable Human Development
• Mari Huseby (Norway), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Business and Administrative Management
• Sofie Gillesberg Lassen (Denmark), WHO Kenya, Child and Adolescent Health
• Jakob Schemel (Austria), UNDP Albania, Energy and Environment
• Francisco Vieira (Portugal), UNDP Guinea Bissau, UN Coordination
• Saija Vuola (Finland), UNDP Kazakhstan, Energy and Environment
• Valérie Wolff (Austria), UNDP Kosovo, UN Coordination

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in May 2007:

• Charlotte Niklasson (Sweden), UNDP Kyrgyzstan
• Michael Otto (Sweden), UNDP Cambodia
• Keita Sugimoto (Japan), UNDP Angola
• Katrien Van Mechelen (Luxembourg), UNDP El Salvador

 

 

The JPO Service Centre and the UNDP Recruitment Unit organised an online Career Development Presentation for JPOs on Thursday 12 April.
The presenters were Michael Emery, Chief of Recruitment, UNDP Office of Human Resources; Sadia Yilla, Chief, UNDP Staff Administrative Services/OHR; and Lykke Andersen, Manager, JPO Service Centre/OHR.

To see the video of the presentation and access the material...

A JPO Story:
Wessam Ghazi Faridi is one of the first three JPOs sponsored by Saudi Arabia. He is currently assigned to the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Janne Andresen-Kasalika (Norway), UNFPA Zambia, Gender
• Veronika Baumgartner (Austria), UNDP Burkina Faso, Governance and Human Rights
• Pierre-Yves Brundseaux (Belgium), UNAIDS DR Congo, HIV/AIDS
• Julie David (France), UNAIDS Mali, HIV/AIDS
• Maruan El Krekshi (Finland), UNDP Yemen, Gender
• Mari Luntamo (Finland), UNAIDS Mozambique, HIV/Aids
• Joana de Mesquita Lima (Portugal), UNDP Timor Leste, Energy and Environment
• Taru Tuohiniemi (Finland), UNFPA Tanzania, Public Relations and Communication

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to Marie O'Connor (Ireland), UNDP Zambia, who ended her JPO assignment in April 2007.

 

 

The 10 questions JPO Quiz to Caroline Horekens:
Caroline shared with us her JPO experience with UNIFEM in Ecuador.

The results of the 2006 JPO Satisfaction Surveys have been compiled and are now online.
For more details on the JPOs satisfaction...

The results of the 2006 Donor Satisfaction Surveys have also been compiled and are now online.
For more details on the JPO Donor countries satisfaction...

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Kristina Bayingana (Belgium), UNFPA DR Congo, Gender
• Toshikazu Mito (Japan), UNDP Rwanda, Energy and Environment
• Astrid Schnitzer (Austria), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation
• Alexandra Walcher (Austria), UNCDF Nepal, Local Governance and Microfinance

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in March 2007:

• Marcus Baltzer (Sweden), UNDP Malawi
• Emmanuel Bor (France), UNDP Headquarters (New York)
• Lisa Eklund (Sweden), UNFPA Headquarters (Geneva)
• Anna Fogelmarck Wikfalk (Sweden), UNDP Myanmar
• Ellen Beate Langehaug (Norway), UNFPA Headquarters (New York)
• Jonas Marcher Ottosen (Denmark), UNDP Botswana
• Jennifer Miquel (France), UNFPA Kenya
• Yoko Nishimoto (Japan), UNDP Thailand

 

 

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recruiting for 27 JPO positions with the United Nations System. The deadline to apply is 9 March 2007.
For more information...

The German Bureau for International Organisation's Personnel (BFIO) is advertising 39 JPO positions with the United Nations System. The deadline for application is 15 March 2007.
For more information...

The Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) is recruiting for 30 JPO positions with the United Nations System and 10 posts with the European Union delegations. The deadline to apply is 22 February 2007.
For more information...

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) is recruiting for JPO positions with the United Nations System, including one with UNDP (Programme Analyst) and one with UNAIDS (Programme Officer, Myanmar). The deadlines are from 21 February 2007.
For more information...

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Terhi Aaltonen (Finland), UNAIDS Headquarters (Geneva), HIV/Aids
• Farhan Al-Farhan (Saudi Arabia), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Business and administrative management
• Emefa Attigah (Germany), UNDP Zambia, Poverty reduction and economic issues
• Claire Gréboval (France), UNFPA Headquarters (New York), Business and administrative management
• Sven Isojärvi (Finland), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Poverty reduction and economic issues
• Marina Tadolini (Italy), WHO Ethiopia, Health issues
• Paul Zubeil (Germany), UNFPA Headquarters (New York), Business and administrative management

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in February 2007:

• Shino Arikawa (Japan), UNFPA Ghana
• Camilla Dan-Weibel (Denmark), UNDP Benin
• Tina Gewis (Austria), UNDP Afghanistan
• Erja Kaikkonen (Finland), UNDP Drylands Development Centre, Lebanon
• Sara Khan (Pakistan, sponsored by the Netherlands), UNFPA Mauritania
• Hye-Seung Lee (Rep. of Korea), UNV Headquarters (Bonn)
• Morten Lynge Madsen (Denmark), UNAIDS South Africa
• Martinus Vink (Netherlands), UNDP Mongolia
• Alina Weibel (Suiza), FNUAP Malí
• Natsuko Yukawa (Japan), UNDP Iraq

 

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

• Camilla Aschjem (Norway), UNDP Kenya, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery
• Julien Chevillard (France), UNDP Senegal, Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation
• Chatrine Cohn Jacobsen (Denmark), UNFPA Bolivia, Sexual and reproductive health
• Mai Fujii (Japan), WHO Headquarters (Geneva), Sexual and reproductive health
• Silje Heitmann (Norway), UNFPA Eritrea, Gender
• Saima Ilyas (Norway), UNFPA Headquarters (New York), Business and administrative management
• Trevor Kalinovski (Canada), UNCDF Madagascar, Governance and Human Rights
• Anu Kuusisto (Finland), UNDP Sudan, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery
• Hyo Kyung Lee (Republic of Korea), UNDP China, Poverty reduction and economic issues
• Timothy O'Brien (Canada), UNDP Bosnia & Herzegovina, Poverty reduction and economic issues
• Ravnit Sahota (Canada), UNCDF Senegal, Business and administrative management
• Michael Schaadt (Denmark), UNDP Afghanistan, Governance and Human Rights

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in January 2007:

• Nanna Ahlmark (Denmark), UNDP Egypt
• Isabelle de Goussencourt (Belgium), UNDP Regional Centre, Dakar
• Vanda Dias dos Santos (Spain), UNDP Angola
• Yoshiko Honda (Japan), UNDP Syria
• Mattias Johansson (Sweden), UNDP Kenya
• Isaac Kim (Republic of Korea), UNDP Cape Verde
• Ki Jeong Kelly Lee (Republic of Korea), UNDP Kenya
• Benjamin Kuscher (Austria), UNDP Regional Centre, Bratislave
• Hiroyuki Okuda (Japan), UNDP Botswana
• Stefania Perrini (Luxembourg), UNDP Brussels Liaison Office
• Lara Romaniuc (Canada), UNDP Turkey
• Kristjana Sigurbjörnsdóttir (Iceland), UNDP Sri Lanka

 

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