Junior Professional Officers (JPO)

Finnish official development cooperation is planned and financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Finland has signed agreements with the United Nations and other organizations to make it possible for young Finnish professionals to gain two years of international work experience in these organizations. Centre for International Mobility CIMO administrates the recruiting process.

Junior Professional

Officers (JPO)

Bioversity International
Title: Associate Expert (JPO)
Sector: Understanding and Managing Biodiversity
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

The World Bank
Title: Junior Professional Officer (JPO)
Sector: Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
Location: Washington D.C., USA

United Nations Secretariat
Title: Associate Expert on Gender Affairs (JPO)
Sector: Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Location: New York, USA

World Food Programme (WFP)
Title: School Feeding Policy Officer (JPO)
Sector: School Feeding Service Policy, Planning and Strategy Division
Location: Rome, Italy

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Title: Associate Expert (JPO) in the OCHA Liaison Office in Brussels
Location: Brussels, Belgium

General qualifications for all posts: Master's degree or equivalent from a university The applicant should have at least two years of relevant working experience. Due to the training aspects of the JPO/APO programme the applicant should be no more than 32 years of age. The applicant should be fluent in English, and have knowledge of another official UN language.

Detailed job descriptions, instructions and application form are available at: www.cimo.fi/jpo

Closing time for all posts is 4.15 pm on August 15th, 2011.

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P.O. Box 343
00531 Helsinki
Tel. 0207 868 500
Fax 0207 868 601 
http://www.cimo.fi/

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