UNICEF
Junior Professional Officer Program 2024-25 (JPO) (Fully Funded)
Apply to the UNICEF Junior Professional Officer
Program (JPO). The JPO program is offered to young professionals at the entry
level (P-1 and P-2) to gain hands-on experience in international development
and launch a career with UNICEF. Junior Professional Officers (JPOs) are
permanent employees of UNICEF for a period of 2 to 3 years. After completing
their assignment, JPOs continue with UNICEF as regular employees. The level of
the JPO position is comparable to International Professionals (IPs).
All junior professional officers will receive
compensation and benefits such as tax exemption, family allowances, relocation
allowance, rental subsidy, leave and vacation, health insurance, retirement
benefits, etc. Applicants with one year of experience in the relevant field of
UNICEF are eligible to apply. The UNICEF JPO program brings young people with
new fresh and innovative ideas to the organization. Additional program details,
requirements and benefits are provided below.
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UNICEF
Junior Professional Officer Program (JPO) Requirements
JPOs are for fixed-term contracts for a period
of 2 to 3 years.
JPOs are eligible for International
Professionals (IPs).
JPOs are entitled to compensation, benefits and
allowance.
An applicant can apply if he is a national of
the donor country (several countries sponsor nationals from developing
countries). You can check the list of developing countries on Google.
Applicant should be under 32 years of age.
Applicant must have completed an advanced or
bachelor's degree.
We require a minimum of 1 year of experience.
What do
you get as a JPO?
Professional coaching
Mentoring programs
Career counseling
Online education courses
Stretch tasks
Buddy program
Career Transition Program
Benefits, Salary and Compensation for JPOs
Salary:
UNICEF offers an attractive remuneration package with competitive salary and
benefits. Check salary packages.
Tax Exemption:
Salaries provided by the United Nations to staff are generally tax exempt.
Family allowances:
Depending on the type of your contract, you may be entitled to family
allowances.
Rent allowance: If
you are new to work, you can get housing rent allowance.
Relocation Support:
Relocation costs for transfer to another workplace will be covered.
Holidays and vacation: 18 to
30 days of vacation per year.
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Other benefits:
Motherhood, fatherhood, adoption
Health insurance
Pension
Career support
How to
apply for the UNICEF Junior Professional Officer Programme?
JPO vacancies are published throughout the year
on the UNICEF careers website. The link to the official website is given below.
https://www.unicef.org/careers/junior-professional-officer-programme#applyJPO
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