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Dutch Junior Professional Officer Programme
A presentation of the new Dutch approach
Nairobi, 29 May 2002
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Today's Presentation
1) Outline of the Dutch JPO Programme
2) Post-assignment
3) Personal JPO experience
4) Questions
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Reason for Change
• Changing Dutch approach towards Technical Assistance
• Recommendations of ‘The Hague donor-conference’
• Results
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Former Associate Expert Programme
• Ministry was responsible for:
– overall policy management
– aspects of operational management
• 2 x 2 yrs and extensions possible
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New Approach
• Receiving organization responsible for the management
• Positioned in the context of human resource policy
• Ministry responsible for general policy management
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Main Objectives
• Structured learning experience
• Contribute to policy formulation and implementation of activities of the organizations concerned
• Contribute to institutional and capacity development in developing countries
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New Approach in Practice
• Pre-screening, recruitment, selection and preparation organized and executed by organization
• One assignment of max 36 months
• Increase of number of positions for candidates from developing countries
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Requirements
1) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU):
Agreement on the policy and management of the JPO programme.
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Requirements2) Strategy Document
• Added value
• Position in HRD policy
• Methods of Supervision
• Monitoring
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Requirements
3) Recruitment and Employment Protocol • Pre-screening• Selection• Recruitment• Preparation • Placement
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Experience and Results So Far
• New arrangements with 24 organizations
• 122 new JPO positions approved
• Development new instruments
• Delay in implementation
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Post Assignment
• Multilateral Organizations
• International Research Institutions
• Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Personal JPO experience
• JPO at UNFPA, Rwanda ‘98-’00
• Reproductive Health, Population Issues and Advocacy
• UN Working groups
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Learning experience in practice
• Complex international development field
• Actors in development
• Local context
• Working within UN organization
• One time experience
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Concluding Remarks
• New approach will increase ownership of programme in organizations
• Continuation JPO programme
• Structured learning opportunity
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Presented by Ms. Stéphanie M. Bleeker, MA
Programme Manager
Social and Institutional Development Department
Poverty Policy and Institutional Development Division (DSI/AI)
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P.O.Box 20061
2500 EB The Hague - The Netherlands
Phone: (++31) (0) 70 348 5659
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