UN Habitat (April 2024) Junior Professional Officer (JPO): Land, Housing And Shelter Section, Urban Practices Branch, Global Solutions Division (Location: Nairobi, Kenya)
UN Habitat (April 2024) Junior Professional Officer (JPO): Land, Housing And Shelter Section, Urban Practices Branch, Global Solutions Division (Location: Nairobi, Kenya)
UN Habitat (April 2024) Junior Professional Officer (JPO): Land, Housing And Shelter Section, Urban Practices Branch, Global Solutions Division (Location: Nairobi, Kenya)
Welcome to the Junior Professional Officer Programme
The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme provides young professionals with hands-on experience in the international arena. JPOs are professional level staff, financed by their respective governments, normally for a period of two to three years. Applications for JPO positions is made by nationals through their respective governments. JPOs have the status of international civil servants and are subject to the United Nations Staff Regulations and Rules.
The main objective of the JPO Programme is to support the implementation of UN-Habitat’s mission, which is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.