The Newsletter is visiting the UNDP Head Quarter (HQ) to get an insight into the life of some of our Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) and former JPOs. Who best could describe the programme and their professional expectations than JPOs themselves? Read more...
When a new JPO has been selected, the various stages before the JPO arrives at the duty station may be a little unclear.
Unless one is directly involved in the process, it can be difficult to fully understand what lies behind the processing time for administrative matters.
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Results of the 2009 JPO, Donor and Organization Surveys are online!We are proud to announce that the satisfaction rates continue to be very high, .i.e. JPOs are generally satisfied or very satisfied with their assignment, 74% and results testify the continuous excellent administrative follow-up provided by the JPOSC with 94% of the respondents are either satisfied or very satisfied. Thanks to all respondents. Read more...
JPOs with US Permanent Residence
Following the contractual reform and in compliance with the General Assembly's decision, staff members of the United Nations who hold US Permanent Residence status are required to relinquish their US Permanent Residence status before appointment.
The principle established by the General Assembly was based on the consideration that international officials should be truly representative of the culture and personality of the country of which they were nationals and that those who selected to break their ties with that country could no longer claim to fulfill the conditions governing employment with the United Nations. Read more...
JPOSC Staff corner
The JPOSC is very pleased to announce that Rana Irshaid Andersen joined the team, as Human Resources Associate. She will be administering the appointment of JPO serving in New York, Brussels, Bonn and Copenhagen. Rana has 7 years of experience with UNDP, and has HR extensive experience working with UNDP offices in Arab States, Africa, as well as HQ locations. She was one of the first group of HR officers who participated in the establishment of the Benefits & Entitlements (BES) Unit in Copenhagen. She holds a degree in Architecture and is in the process of finalizing a second degree in International HR Management and Development.
UNDP for Beginners 4th Edition
A completely revised and updated beginner's guide to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is now available on our website. It establishes a brief yet concise overview of the organization‘s multifaceted structure and its ongoing transformations. It is written to give you a snap-shot of where UNDP stands now, as well as providing an overview of the basic structures and systems of UNDP.
New JPO Stories
Fabrice Hansé, JPO with UNDP, currently funded by Belgium, went from Vietnam to Haiti on a temporary assignement to help facilitate develop the cross-border logistics with WHO...
To read more about Fabice' s story and about more JPO stories, please click here
UNIFEM welcomes UN Women
UN Creates a New Structure for Empowerment of Women: UN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously on 2 July 2010 to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide. The establishment of UN Women is a result of years of negotiations between UN Member States and advocacy by the global women’s movement. Read more...
Dual Nationality with US nationality
For JPOs with dual nationality and with US nationality in particular there a few issues to pay extra attention to.
The Unites States Government has not exempted its nationals/permanent residents from taxation on their United States income. This means that JPOs holding US nationality or a US permanent residence status may be required to pay income tax on UN emoluments and it is the personal responsibility of the JPOs to ascertain and meet the liabilities under US federal, state and income tax laws. Read more...
Updated information on DTTA
The DTTA information on our website has been updated to be more user friendly and clear.
You will find the updated pages on our website in English, French and Spanish here.
e-Mentoring
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new e-Mentoring Programme. The objective of the JPO Induction e-Mentoring Programme is to support new JPOs assigned to UNDP in taking up their assignment. The Programme will match new JPOs with experienced JPOs in their second or third year of the JPO assignment, Special Assistants to the UN Resident Coordinator (SARCs), or current UNDP staff members who were recently JPOs. It is the intention that experienced current JPOs, SARCs, or former JPOs will mentor new JPOs during the first six months of their assignment.
Results of the 2009 JPO, Donor and Organization Surveys are online!We are proud to announce that the satisfaction rates continue to be very high, .i.e. JPOs are generally satisfied or very satisfied with their assignment, 74% and results testify the continuous excellent administrative follow-up provided by the JPOSC with 94% of the respondents are either satisfied or very satisfied. Thanks to all respondents. Read more... 
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Following the contractual reform and in compliance with the General Assembly's decision, staff members of the United Nations who hold US Permanent Residence status are required to relinquish their US Permanent Residence status before appointment.
The principle established by the General Assembly was based on the consideration that international officials should be truly representative of the culture and personality of the country of which they were nationals and that those who selected to break their ties with that country could no longer claim to fulfill the conditions governing employment with the United Nations. 
The JPOSC is very pleased to announce that Rana Irshaid Andersen joined the team, as Human Resources Associate. She will be administering the appointment of JPO serving in New York, Brussels, Bonn and Copenhagen. Rana has 7 years of experience with UNDP, and has HR extensive experience working with UNDP offices in Arab States, Africa, as well as HQ locations. She was one of the first group of HR officers who participated in the establishment of the Benefits & Entitlements (BES) Unit in Copenhagen. She holds a degree in Architecture and is in the process of finalizing a second degree in International HR Management and Development. 
UN Creates a New Structure for Empowerment of Women: UN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
For JPOs with dual nationality and with US nationality in particular there a few issues to pay extra attention to.
The DTTA information on our website has been updated to be more user friendly and clear. 