Deadline: August 12, 2024
Applications are open for the UN DESA Italian Junior Professional Officers Programme 2024. The Italian JPO Programme is a multilateral development cooperation initiative sponsored by the Government of Italy through the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and implemented by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA). It enables qualified Italian nationals and nationals of eligible developing countries to gain work experience with international organizations for a period of two years, with the possibility of a further one-year extension.
The purpose of the Programme is two-fold: to assist international organizations in carrying out their activities by providing them with skilled personnel; and, to allow qualified young professionals seeking an international career to make a relevant experience that could broaden their chances of recruitment in international organizations or in the international field.
Eligibility
The general admission requirements for candidates holding the Italian nationality are the following:
- Born on or after 1 January 1993 (1 January 1992 for graduates in Medicine; 1 January 1990 for graduates in Medicine who have already been awarded a post-graduate medical specialization degree);
- Italian nationality;
- Fluency in English and Italian;
- Advanced university degree awarded before the application deadline, such as:
- Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica
- Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Laurea/Laurea Triennale
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Bachelor’s degree
For admission to the Italy-funded JPO Programme candidates from developing countries must meet
the following general requirements:
- Hold the nationality of one of the developing countries eligible for the position.
- Born on or after 1 January 1993 (1 January 1992 for graduates in Medicine; 1 January 1990 for graduates in Medicine who have already been awarded a post-graduate medical specialization degree);
- Fluency in English;
- Advanced university degree awarded before the application deadline, such as:
- Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica
- Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Laurea/Laurea Triennale
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Bachelor’s degree
Application
The deadline for submitting applications to the 2024 round of the Italian JPO Programme is 12 August 2024 at 2 p.m. (Italy local time).
For more information, visit UN DESA Italian JPO Programme.
