Financing new JPO "Technical Officer, Health policy" for WHO (first year in Geneva, 2nd and 3rd year in a partnercountry (programme 2020 -

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 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.

The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) will be part of the Health systems Governance and Financing (HGS) unit and will take part in its activities. During his/her assignment, the JPO will contribute to the major endeavour of the unit which is the running and management of the Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHC-P), that covers 115 countries in 6 WHO regions. This Partnership will be pivotal for the JPO in terms of capacity building and practice related (1) to policy elaboration and implementation; (2) to actionable governance related work; and (3) to support planning and coordination of all involved actors at country level. The JPO will be posted in year 2 and 3 in a country office, selected if possible, in the group of countries that are supported by the UHC-P. The selection of the country will be made in full agreement with the relevant Regional Office.