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UNDP JPO Service Centre
News and Activity Bulletin
First Quarter 2011
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Contents
News from the UNDP JPO Service Centre ........................................................................................................ 3
Welcome....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
News from the Team .................................................................................................................................................... 3
JPOs in Senegal ............................................................................................................................................................. 3
JPO Story: Haiti, a year after ......................................................................................................................................... 3
JPO Appointment Process ............................................................................................................................................ 4
New JPO Programme Policy and Practice Framework ................................................................................................. 4
New JPO Recruitment Guidelines ................................................................................................................................. 4
JPOs with Dual Nationality with US Nationality ........................................................................................................... 4
Relinquishment of US Permanent Residence ............................................................................................................... 4
Looking Back: Achievements in 2010 ................................................................................................................ 5
Looking ahead: Projects in 2011 and beyond ................................................................................................. 6
JPOs/SARCs administered by the UNDP JPO Service Centre .................................................................... 7
Brief introduction to the JPO and SARC Programmes .................................................................................................. 7
Role of the UNDP JPO Service Centre ........................................................................................................................... 7
Breakdown by Organization ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Breakdown by Donor .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Breakdown by Gender ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Upcoming Activity ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Focus on the UNDP JPO/SARC Programme .................................................................................................... 12
UNDP and affiliated JPOs – Breakdown by Entity ...................................................................................................... 12
UNDP SARCs – Breakdown by Donor ......................................................................................................................... 13
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Gender ........................................................................................................ 14
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Sector of Activity ......................................................................................... 15
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Overall Breakdown by Region ............................................................................................. 16
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Africa .............................................................................................. 17
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Arab States ..................................................................................... 17
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Asia-Pacific ..................................................................................... 18
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Eastern Europe and the CIS ........................................................... 18
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Latin America and the Caribbean .................................................. 19
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Headquarters Locations ................................................................. 19
UNDP JPOs – Retention Rates .................................................................................................................................... 20
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News from the UNDP JPO Service Centre
Welcome
We are pleased to welcome you to the first edition of the UNDP JPO Service Centre
News and Activity Bulletin. This Bulletin is a great opportunity for the stakeholders of
the UNDP JPO Programme to reflect on what has been achieved in 2010 and to be
informed about the current status of the JPO Programme and the plans for 2011.
News from the Team
During the first quarter of the year, the following changes have taken place with the JPO
Service Centre team: Nadia Simonsen, HR Associate, has joined the Benefits and
Entitlements team of the Staff Administrative Services in Copenhagen. Nadia previously
joined the JPO Service Centre in September 2007, and we take this opportunity to thank
Nadia for her great work and congratulate her on her new position!
JPOs in Senegal
The Bulletin is visiting the UNDP, UNOPS and UNFPA Offices in Dakar, Senegal, to get an
insight into the life of some of our JPOs: they talk about their assignment, Senegal, Regional
and Country Office environment, challenging projects. Read more...
JPO Story: Haiti, a year after
Nabil Chemli just started his JPO assignment a day before the earthquake in January
2010, which caused some 250,000 deaths. Enormous challenges have followed:
hurricane, cholera breakthrough, flooding. Nearly a year after, Nabil has kindly accepted
to review his year with us. Read more…
From the JPO Service Centre
News from our JPOs on the field
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JPO appointment process
The JPOSC is pleased to share an overview of the JPO appointment process, outlining the steps
involved in the appointment of a new JPO. The purpose is to provide an overview of the
responsibilities and actions as well as the potential challenges during the various stages of the JPO
appointment process. Read more...
New JPO Programme Policy and Practice Framework
We are pleased to share the new JPO Programme Policy and Practice Framework that has been recently
approved and which comes into immediate effect. This is the first revision of the Framework since 1995 and it
reflects, among other, changes triggered by the UN contractual reform, and the introduction of the Special
Assistant to the Resident Coordinator (SARC) Programme. To read the updated JPO Programme Policy and
Practice Framework, please click here…
New JPO Recruitment Guidelines
Following the contractual reform and the introduction of a corporate UNDP recruitment framework, we are
pleased to also share the JPO recruitment guidelines that were also recently approved. It is the first time that
UNDP OHR has issued JPO recruitment guidelines which are aligned to the corporate UNDP framework. These
guidelines have been shared with all donors of the JPO Programme. To read the JPO recruitment guidelines,
please click here…
JPOs with Dual Nationality with US Nationality
JPOs/SARCs holding US nationality or a US permanent residence status may be required to pay
income tax on UN earnings and this might mean higher costs for the donor. As US dual
nationality has a direct impact on the cost of the JPO/SARC it is advisable that agencies and
donors are aware of this as early as possible in the recruitment process. Read more…
Relinquishment of US Permanent Residence
Besides, UN Staff members holding US permanent residence status are required to relinquish
their US permanent residence status before appointment. For JPOs/SARCs in the process of
applying for US citizenship at the time of recruitment, they may be able to continue this process
and still be appointed with the UN, but specific rules apply. Read more...
Update on JPO Policies
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Looking Back: Achievements in 2010
2010 proved to be both a challenging and positive year
for the UNDP JPO Service Centre: its resource base has
expanded with an increased number of JPOs and an
increased number of partnerships. Furthermore, new
service lines have been developed to provide strategic
human resources support to the JPOs, and to enhance
the contribution of the UNDP JPO Programme to
overall talent management in the Organization.
The following achievements can be highlighted:
Significant expansion of the resource base of the JPO/SARC Programmes in terms of a 10% increase in the numbers of JPOs/SARCs administered by the JPO Service Centre since January 2010 and an increase in the number of partners (63 new UNDP JPOs and 12 new SARCs recruited in 2010).
By the end of 2010, the UNDP JPO Service Centre was administering over 400 JPOs and SARCs, which is the highest figure since the JPO Service Centre was set up in Copenhagen in 2001.
In addition, support was provided to the implementation of the UNFPA and UNAIDS Special Youth Programmes: 9 fellows were administered in 2010. The SYP’s objective is to recruit young people from developing countries for 9 months for a remunerated internship/fellowship.
Development of a comprehensive JPO Orientation Programme, together with the UNDP Learning Resources Centre.
Finalization and approval by the UNDP Operations Group of the JPO Programme Policy and Practice Framework and the JPO Recruitment Guidelines to reflect the contractual reform, align JPO/SARC recruitment with corporate standards, and introduce a Compliance Review Board (CRB) process for JPOs.
Strengthening partnerships: new Memorandum of Understanding negotiated with the Netherlands on the Dutch JPO Programme. WHO, UNAIDS and UNRWA have decided to outsource their JPO selection and recruitment process for the Dutch JPO Programme to the JPO Service Centre.
Client satisfaction rates remained high with more than 90% positive satisfaction for services provided in 2010.
The JPO Service Centre Team in a team building activity, June 2010
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Lastly, the UNDP JPO Service Centre coordinated the organization of the International Organizations Career Development Roundtable (1-2 December), which was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Copenhagen-based UN Organizations. The event is one of the major annual HR events among international organizations, hosting more than 100 participants.
Looking ahead: Projects in 2011 and beyond
The UNDP JPO Service Centre will strive to continue providing high quality services to its clients (JPOs, duty
stations, donors and UN Organizations) through timely and accurate communication and human resources
actions, as well as implementing new projects and activities, such as:
Implement the new JPO recruitment guidelines and launch the CRB process for JPOs/SARCs. The new approach will allow for better opportunities for integration of JPOs/SARCs into the UNDP workforce by providing a framework for compliance review.
Further enhance the JPO career development programme, through the professionalization of a career development service line.
Conceptualize and implement a JPO supervisor programme (including dialogue, network, inspiration sessions on management and leadership).
Continue the dialogue with current donors, emerging donors and UN organisations to strengthen current, and explore new partnership opportunities.
Prepare for IPSAS implementation, which will impact on current expenditures and contributions recording/posting in Atlas (UNDP's ERP system).
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JPOs/SARCs administered by the UNDP JPO Service Centre
Brief introduction to the JPO and SARC Programmes
The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme offers young professionals under 32 years the opportunity to
gain two to three years of experience in multilateral development cooperation. In turn, JPOs bring up-to-date
academic knowledge to recipient UN Organizations.
In 2003, UNDP expanded its JPO Programme to include a Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator (SARC)
Programme in response to a need for supporting UN coordination in the field. SARCs are experienced young
professionals (in many cases former JPOs) recruited at the P3 level. The SARC Programme is currently funded
by Denmark, Spain and Sweden.
Both the JPO and SARC Programmes allow UNDP and other United Nations entities to augment professional
staffing capacity and to create a pool of talent to tap into for future staffing needs. Both Programmes also give
participating donor countries a unique opportunity to strengthen their national capacity in the field of
cooperation and to market their nationals with the UN System.
Role of the UNDP JPO Service Centre
Part of the UNDP Office of Human Resources, the UNDP JPO Service
Centre (JPOSC) is in charge of the following activities:
Overall management of the UNDP and affiliated (UNCDF,
UNDOCO, and UNV) JPO Programme, as well as the SARC
Programme. This responsibility includes strategic donor
activities, such as JPO/SARC placements, supervision, career
planning, etc.
Day-to-day contracts, benefits and entitlements administration
of all or some JPOs assigned to partner UN Organizations (UN
Women, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOPS, UNRWA,
UNSSC, UNU, UPU, and WHO).
As of 1 January 2011, the UNDP JPO Service Centre is administering
364 JPOs and 39 SARCs:
224 JPOs/SARCs are assigned to UNDP and affiliated funds and
programmes (UNCDF, UNDOCO and UNV)
179 JPOs are assigned to partner UN Agencies that have
delegated the administration of part or all of their JPO
Programme to UNDP.
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Breakdown by Organization
As of 1 January 2011, the UNDP JPO Service Centre (JPOSC) administers 364 JPOs and 39 SARCs, assigned to 12
UN entities. This is the largest number of clients serviced by the JPOSC since its creation in 2001. The number
of UNDP and affiliated (UNCDF, UNDOCO and UNV) JPOs and SARCs represents 56% of the total population
serviced by the JPOSC.
Organization Number of JPOs Percentage
UNAIDS 16 4% UN Women 34 8% UNDP 162 + 39 SARCs 50% UNDP/UNCDF 17 4% UNDP/UNDOCO 2 1% UNDP/UNV 4 1% UNFPA 69 17% UNIDO 1 0.5% UNITAR 1 0.5% UNOPS 4 1% UNRWA 15 4% WHO 39 10%
403 100%
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Breakdown by Donor
Close to one JPO/SARC out of three are funded by Spain, and 91% of all current JPOs/SARCs are funded by
European countries.
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs and SARCs
Non-UNDP JPOs Total by Donor Percentage
Austria 7 2 9 2% Belgium 9 7 16 4% Canada 2 0 2 1% Denmark 20 11 31 8% Finland 8 16 24 6% France 9 6 15 4% Germany 14 17 31 8% Italy 8 10 18 4% Japan 20 7 27 7% Luxembourg 10 4 14 3% Norway 15 6 21 5% Republic of Korea 5 1 6 1% Spain 66 63 129 32% Sweden 17 8 25 6% Switzerland 2 2 4 1% The Netherlands 12 19 31 8% 224 179 403 100%
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Breakdown by Gender
As of 1 January 2011, 71% of all JPOs and SARCs administered by the UNDP JPO Service Centre are female. This
is the highest percentage of female participants in the JPO/SARC Programmes ever.
Gender Number of JPOs & SARCs Percentage
Females 288 71% Males 115 29%
403 100%
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Upcoming Activity
As of 1 January 2011, 49 JPO and 4 SARC positions have been selected by the donor community and are in the
process of being filled. The recruitment process varies from post to post: some JPOs/SARCs are in the final
recruitment stage, while other placements will be advertised in the coming months.
Greece has joined the UNDP JPO Programme with four upcoming JPO posts.
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs and SARCs
Non-UNDP JPOs Total by Donor Percentage
Denmark 0 4 4 8% Finland 1 0 1 2% Germany 6 1 7 13% Greece 4 0 4 8% Japan 3 3 6 11% Luxembourg 1 0 1 2% Norway 4 2 6 11% Republic of Korea 1 0 1 2% Spain 6 6 12 23% Sweden 0 1 1 2% Switzerland 0 1 1 2% The Netherlands 3 6 9 17% 29 24 53 100%
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Focus on the UNDP JPO/SARC Programme
UNDP and affiliated JPOs – Breakdown by Entity
The UNDP JPO population includes JPOs directly assigned to UNDP, as well as to UNCDF, UNDOCO and UNV.
Until January 2011, JPOs assigned to UNIFEM (now part of UN Women) were included in this group.
Entity Number of JPOs Percentage
UNCDF 17 9% UNDP 162 88% UNDOCO 2 1% UNV 4 2%
185 100%
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UNDP SARCs – Breakdown by Donor
Initially funded by Denmark from 2005, the Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator (SARC) Programme
is now funded by three donor countries.
Donor Number of SARCs Percentage
Denmark 4 10% Spain 25 64% Sweden 10 26%
39 100%
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Gender
The SARC population is more gender-balanced than the JPO population, which reflects the fact that males are
more represented in higher level UN positions. This trend is however slowly reversing, as the pool of potential
SARC talent is becoming increasingly female-based.
Gender UNDP JPOs SARCs Total Percentage
Females 120 22 142 63% Males 65 17 82 37%
185 39 224 100%
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Sector of Activity
For the growing size of the SARC Programme, 25% of UNDP JPOs/SARCs now work in the field of UN System
Coordination. The largest following groups are related to UNDP’s other strategic areas of intervention.
Sector of Activity Number of UNDP JPOs and SARCs
Percentage
Business and administrative management 11 5% Capacity Development 5 2% Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery 16 7% Energy and environment 28 13% Gender 2 1% Governance and human rights 37 17% HIV/AIDS 1 1% Local Governance and Microfinance 16 7% MDGs & Sustainable human development 9 4% Poverty and economic issues 28 13% Private sector development, micro-finance and trade 3 1% Public Relations, Communication and Information 2 1% Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation 9 4% UN system coordination 18 + 39 SARCs 25%
224 100%
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Overall Breakdown by Region
One JPO/SARC out of three is assigned to sub-Saharan Africa, confirming the donors’ interest in supporting one
of UNDP’s key regions of intervention. The number of JPOs assigned to Headquarters locations has increased
over the years, but it remains stable in relative terms along the years (between 20 and 25% of the total
JPO/SARC population).
Region Number of UNDP JPOs and SARCs
Percentage
Africa 71 32% Arab States 16 7% Asia-Pacific 43 19% Eastern Europe and the CIS 15 7% Headquarters 57 24% Latin America and Car. 22 11%
224 100%
Note on the graphics: UNDP-UNIFEM JPOs were included in the above 2008, 2009 and 2010 figures. They have
been taken out of the figures for January 2011, as UNIFEM is now part of UN Women, which is an Organization
distinct to UNDP.
63 51
7371
1220
16 1638 33
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Eastern Europe and the CIS
Asia-Pacific
Arab States
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Number of UNDP JPOs and SARCs
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Africa
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Austria 1 n/a 1 1,5% Belgium 3 n/a 3 4% Canada 1 n/a 1 1,5% Denmark 6 0 6 8% Finland 2 n/a 2 3% Germany 5 n/a 5 7% Italy 3 n/a 3 4% Japan 5 n/a 5 7% Luxembourg 2 n/a 2 3% Norway 5 n/a 5 7% Republic of Korea 1 n/a 1 1,5% Spain 11 12 23 32% Sweden 3 6 9 13% Switzerland 1 n/a 1 1,5% The Netherlands 4 n/a 4 6% 53 18 71 100%
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Arab States
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Austria 2 n/a 2 12.5% Denmark 1 1 2 12.5% Finland 1 n/a 1 6% Italy 1 n/a 1 6% Japan 1 n/a 1 6% Luxembourg 1 n/a 1 6% Norway 1 n/a 1 6% Republic of Korea 1 n/a 1 6% Spain 4 1 5 31% The Netherlands 1 n/a 1 6% 14 2 16 100%
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Asia-Pacific
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Austria 2 n/a 2 5% Belgium 1 n/a 1 2% Denmark 2 2 4 9% Finland 1 n/a 1 2% France 1 n/a 1 2% Japan 9 n/a 9 21% Luxembourg 4 n/a 4 9% Norway 5 n/a 5 12% Republic of Korea 2 n/a 2 5% Spain 5 3 8 19% Sweden 1 2 3 7% The Netherlands 3 n/a 3 7% 36 7 43 100%
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Eastern Europe and the CIS
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Austria 2 n/a 2 13% Denmark 2 0 2 13% Finland 3 n/a 3 20% Italy 1 n/a 1 7% Japan 1 n/a 1 7% Spain 1 1 2 13% Sweden 2 1 3 20% Switzerland 1 n/a 1 7% 13 2 15 100%
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UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Canada 1 n/a 1 4.5% Denmark 1 1 2 9% Italy 1 n/a 1 4.5% Japan 1 n/a 1 4.5% Norway 1 n/a 1 4.5% Spain 7 7 14 64% Sweden 0 1 1 4.5% The Netherlands 1 n/a 1 4.5% 13 9 22 100%
UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Headquarters Locations
Donor UNDP & affiliated JPOs SARCs Total by Donor Percentage
Belgium 5 n/a 5 9% Denmark 4 n/a 4 7% Finland 1 0 1 2% France 8 n/a 8 14% Germany 9 n/a 9 16% Italy 2 n/a 2 4% Japan 3 n/a 3 5% Luxembourg 3 n/a 3 5% Norway 3 n/a 3 5% Republic of Korea 1 n/a 1 2% Spain 13 1 14 25% Sweden 1 0 1 2% The Netherlands 3 n/a 3 3% 56 1 57 100%
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UNDP JPOs – Retention Rates
Retention groups are defined as follows:
“Retained, current UN Staff” groups former JPOs that still work in the UN System.
“Retained, former UN Staff” groups former JPOs that worked for at least six months within the UN System
after their JPO assignment but that currently have another professional activity or occupation.
“Non Retained JPOs” groups former JPOs that did not work at all, or worked for less than six months,
within the UN System after the completion of their JPO assignment.
Over the last ten years, at least 46% of UNDP and affiliated JPOs continued working in the UN System after
their JPO assignment; and at least 1 JPO out of 3 still works in the UN System. This figure is probably higher as
it is not possible to keep a perfectly accurate carrier track of all separated JPOs.
Current retention status (based on available information) – total number of JPOs:
JPO Year End
retained, current UN
staff, females
retained, no longer UN staff, females
not retained, females
not retained,
males
retained, current UN
staff, males
retained, no longer UN staff,
males
total
2001 10 10 35 20 11 7 93 2002 15 8 31 18 13 6 91 2003 11 7 17 13 14 9 71 2004 10 13 24 15 13 8 83 2005 17 8 28 20 17 5 95 2006 23 7 18 8 18 5 79 2007 8 3 32 18 5 3 69 2008 17 2 21 18 12 1 71 2009 16 1 28 12 8 0 65 2010 (temp.) 11 1 20 19 8 0 59 Total 138 60 254 119 44 161 776
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Current retention status (based on available information) in percentage:
JPO Year End
retained, current UN
staff, females
retained, no longer UN staff, females
not retained, females
not retained,
males
retained, current UN
staff, males
retained, no longer UN staff,
males
total
2001 11% 11% 38% 22% 12% 8% 93 2002 16% 9% 34% 20% 14% 7% 91 2003 15% 10% 24% 18% 20% 13% 71 2004 12% 16% 29% 18% 16% 10% 83 2005 18% 8% 29% 21% 18% 5% 95 2006 29% 9% 23% 10% 23% 6% 79 2007 12% 4% 46% 26% 7% 4% 69 2008 24% 3% 30% 25% 17% 1% 71 2009 25% 2% 43% 18% 12% 0% 65 2010 (temp.) 19% 2% 34% 32% 14% 0% 59 Total 18% 8% 33% 21% 15% 6% 776