Junior Professional Officers - JPO - Financing new JPO position in Niger within OCHA focused on monitoring and evaluation

The Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme, also known as the Associate Experts Programme, is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of Belgium. The Programme originaates from a United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution adopted in 1961 which approved and encouraged the collaboration of volunteers, financed by their respective countries of origin, in implementing development cooperation initiatives and programmes. Belgium joined the Programme in 1963, and over the years has developed it into a Programme, extending its sponsorship to the Multilateral partnerl organizations with which the Belgian Government stipulated in specific agreements The Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme, also known as the Associate Experts Programme, is a multilateral technical cooperation initiative sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of Belgium. The Programme originates from a United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution adopted in 1961 which approved and encouraged the collaboration of volunteers, financed by their respective countries of origin, in implementing development cooperation initiatives and programmes.

Essential Qualifications and Experience required for this position: Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline (international studies, information management, humanitarian response, monitoring and evaluation, etc) Work experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in Information Management, Humanitarian field or Monitoring and evaluation Languages: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this JPO position, fluency in French is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is desirable