All new vacancies for Junior Professional Officer (JPO) and Specialist Development Programme (SDP) positions advertised by the UNDP JPO Service Centre are posted on this page. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to be informed of any new vacancies advertised by our partner countries. 

Please note that many other positions will be advertised by partner countries directly and may not appear on this page. Please read the page dedicated to each one in the partner countries section.  

Current JPO vacancies sponsored by Germany

24 JPO positions at different UN Agencies and International organizations are currently open in the context of the JPO scheme sponsored by the Government of Germany. These positions are open to German nationals only.

Deadline: 22 February 2026

Check all the vacancies and requirements HERE

Out of the 24 JPO vacancies the below three (3) will be administered by the JPO Service Centre:

JPO position with with the the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York, USA

JPO - Coordination and Policy Analyst 

JPO position with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland

JPO - Associate External Relations Officer 

JPO position with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Kampala, Uganda

JPO - Planning & Coordination Analyst 
 

Current JPO vacancies sponsored by The Netherlands

5 JPO positions at different UN Agencies are currently open in the context of the JPO scheme sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands. 

Deadline: 22 February 2026 (check individual announcements)

The below four (4) positions are open to Dutch nationals only:

JPO position with the United Nations Development Programme  (UNDP) in Tunis, Tunisia

JPO - Governance and Human Rights

JPO position with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in Nairobi, Kenya

JPO - Global Practice/ Equitable Financing

JPO position with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nairobi, Kenya

JPO - Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programme Analyst

JPO position with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan

JPO - Associate Coordination Office, Education

The below position is open to nationals from: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, DR Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Senegal, Somalia, South-Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen

JPO position with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

JPO - Programme Analyst, Livelihood and Economic Inclusion