Financing new JPO UNDESA Rule of Law – Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (OSRSG

It enables young professional to gain workexperience within UN organizations 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 JPO will be part of a team of Programme Officers assigned to backstop the Office of the SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The JPO will work under the UN Action Coordinator, who will ensure constant mentoring of the JPO, and s/he will function under the overall guidance of the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Regular reviews of agreed objectives, working arrangements and performance will be ensured.