The Junior Professional Officer programme

105. Encourages Member States participating in the Junior Professional Officer programme to increase sponsorship of Junior Professional Officers from developing countries

The Section comprised five regular posts, as well as Junior Professional Officers.

(vi) The Junior Professional Officers Fund covers financial activities aimed exclusively at the recruitment, training and development of young professionals sponsored by various Governments.

All the member states but one actively sponsored JPOs during 2004.

(d) Table 2 shows the expenditure, by region, under the Junior Professional Officers Fund, as well as the Fund balance at the end of 2004.

A total of 21 governments and one inter governmental organization have valid agreements with UNDP for the provision of junior professional officers (JPOs).

Of the eight staff members recruited in 2004 and 2005 (excluding junior professional officers), 50 per cent were from North America and Europe and 50 per cent from Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Requests the High Commissioner to ensure that Junior Professional Officers are not given either sensitive political or core assignments where their impartiality may be questioned

Educational and training materials will be developed, targeting such various audiences as junior Professional officers of the United Nations system and national focal points for South South cooperation.

Requests the High Commissioner to ensure that Junior Professional Officers are not given either sensitive political or core assignments where their impartiality may be questioned

The numbers of JPOs administered on behalf of UNFPA and UNOPS were 47 and 8 respectively.

OIOS observed that junior and inexperienced staff were delegated significant responsibilities often without sufficient support and guidance from their managers.

UNDP received a total of 32.9 million in contributions to the JPO programme in 2004, a slight increase over the amount received in 2003 ( 32.5 million).

Accordingly, the published accounts show a total income for the biennium for the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund for Provision of Junior Professional Officers of 203,000 against total expenditure of US 40,000 (see statement VIII).

The combined number of JPOs and SARCs working with UNDP and affiliated agencies as of 31 December 2004 was 208, compared to 236 on 31 December 2003.

The following analysis looks separately at each of the main components local resources other donor resources (donor cost sharing, trust funds, UNV and MSAs) the JPO programme, and others.

29 of these UNDP JPOs or SARCs served in New York and other headquarters locations, the same percentage as in 2003 (13.9 per cent).

Ongoing implementation of specialized orientation and development programmes for junior professionals

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In 2004, total expenditures for programmed activities under the unified budget (excluding the United Nations regular budget and Junior Professional Officers programme) amounted to 1,026.5, compared with 947.4 million in 2003, representing an increase of 79.1 million, or 8 per cent (see figure 1).

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Responsible for overall administration of personnel programme, including staff planning, staffing, classification, staff relations, appointments, promotions, separations, assignments, staff development and travel of all staff.

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Mobility

Obligations of staff members

and Information Technology Unit

Staff security

One P 3 to assess staff training needs and support the organization of staff training

Recruitment and staffing

Total, international staff 38 8 46

Personnel Unit

1 P 4, 1 P 2 1, 10 FS, 2 GS OL, 12 NS, 5 UNV

Staffing and budget

Civilian staffing

1 GS (OL),

D. Staffing table

of the Secretary General

Staff costs account for 64 per cent of the regular budget, of which 60 per cent represents the cost of area staff and four per cent represents the cost of international staff.

The recommendation for the selection of staff against these positions will be subject to the review of the OHCHR internal Advisory Panel on Personnel Issues (APPI) to ensure a fair and transparent staff selection mechanism.

The Office of the Chief Executive Officer comprises the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Legal Officer, the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, and conference support and administrative staff.

It is expected that this division, once staffed and fully operational, will embark on systematic staff development and succession planning programmes.

The recruitment of additional personnel is well under way and the selection process will conclude in July.