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UNDP JPO Service Centre

News and Activity Bulletin

First Quarter 2011


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


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

http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/What%20s%20new/JPOs_in_Dakar_1.html

http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/What%20s%20new/Nabil_Chemli_in_Haiti_1.html

http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/What s new/JPOs_in_Dakar.html


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

http://www.jposc.org/documents/Forms%20and%20Circulars/JPO%20Appointment%20Process%20Overview%20(4).pdf

http://www.jposc.org/documents/recruitment_guidelines/D%20-%202010%20JPO%20Programme%20Policy%20Framework%20-%20final%2019%2001%2011.pdf

http://www.jposc.org/documents/recruitment_guidelines/JPO-SARC%20Recruitment%20Framework%20Final%2019.01.11.pdf

http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/What%20s%20new/Dual_Nationality_1.html

http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/What%20s%20new/US_Permanent_Residence_status_1.html


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


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).


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.


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%


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%


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%


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%


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%


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%


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%


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%


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.

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Number of UNDP JPOs and SARCs


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


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%


UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Asia-Pacific


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


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%


UNDP JPOs and SARCs – Breakdown by Region: Latin America and the Caribbean


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


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%


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


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


Current retention status (based on available information) in percentage:

JPO Year End


staff, females

retained, no longer UN staff, females

not retained, females

not retained,

males


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

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