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 vacancies sponsored by Denmark

One Specialist Development Programme (SDP) position is currently open in the context of the SDP scheme sponsored by the Government of Denmark. It is addressed exclusively to nationals of Denmark.

The Specialist Development Programme (SDP) seeks to strengthen UNDP’s capacity to support countries to make the 2030 sustainable development agenda a reality. 

Deadline: September 14th, 2026

SDP position with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Accra, Ghana

SDP - Program Specialist in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding
 

Current vacancies sponsored by Germany

20 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: 23 August 2026 (Midnight CET)

Check all the vacancies and requirements HERE

Out of the 20 JPO vacancies the below four (4) will be administered by the JPO Service Centre:

JPO position with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, USA

JPO - Governance Analyst 

JPO position with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Damascus, Syria

JPO - Programme Analyst, Socio-Economic Recovery, Inclusive Growth, and Finance

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

JPO - Project Officer, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care (PPC)

JPO position with the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland

JPO - Associate Program Officer, Regional and National Development Sector