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12th Meeting of National Recruitment Services and UN Organizations on the JPO Programmes

8 -10 May 2019 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome, Italy

The Italian JPO Programme as an example of a successful multilateral

capacity development initiative



Investing in human capital for the promotion of peace, justice, human rights and sustainable development, sustaining the Multilateral Approach.Skilled Young Professionals + Capacity Building + Multilateral

Development Cooperation + Effective Partnerships



High demand in terms of applications



Womenrepresentthe majoritycohort of applicantsand succesfulcandidates.



The ItalianJPO Program

awards position to nationals of

LeastDevelopedCountries



A multifaceted analysis

• Human resources for development cooperation

• Level of multilateral partnerships

• Partners’ satisfaction

• Impact

• Final considerations



Human resources for development cooperation

• The Italian JPO Programme cannot be analyzed in isolation from the Italian Fellowships Programme;

• They impact on each other;

• Policy and priority choices are made considering both



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JPOs and fellows by year



Former fellows who became JPOs

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JPO 2001 JPO 2002 JPO 2003 JPO 2004 JPO 2005 JPO 2006 JPO 2007 JPO 2008 JPO 2009 JPO 2010 JPO 2011 JPO 2012 JPO 2013 JPO 2014 JPO 2015 JPO 2016 JPO 2017 JPO 2018

Former Fellows

18%

82%

ex Fellows who became JPO ex Fellows



• UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) for the operational management of the Programme through the MoU

• United Nations System Staff College

• Agreements with international organizations: 25 agreements covering 57 entities.

Level of multilateral partnerships



The UN/DESA Office in Italy promotes and coordinates several development cooperation initiatives – in particular in the area of human resources development – within the framework of UN/DESA’s mandate, liaising accordingly with Italian institutions, civil society organizations and the business sector.



UNSSC16th edition of the Orientation Programme for Junior Professional Officers. The programmetook place at the UN Campus in Turin (Italy) from 17 to 29 September 2018. It was attended by 69 participants, based in 30 different duty stations across the UN System.Participants were sponsored by five donor countries: Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium.



UNSSC

“The 2018 Orientation Programme for JPOs was the XV edition of the programme. Since 2003, UNSSC, in partnership with UNDESA and various donor countries, trained 699 JPOs.”

In the past five years the two-week orientation programme at the UNSSC scored the following ratings:

2014 - 4,9 out of 62015 - 5,3 out of 62016 - 5,2 out of 62017 - 4,3 out of 62018 - 4,6 out of 6

With a combined average of 4,8 out of 6 (=80%) by 212 respondents



Agreements with IOs- Currently Italy has 25 JPO Agreements with international organizations. Of these, one covers 8 agencies and another all UN Secretariat entities. The most recent additions were OPCW and IDLO in 2018.

- In the past 10 years Italy placed JPOs in 57 entities.

- Between 2004 and 2018, the number of UN entities which received fellows in their country or project offices grew from 7 to 17. These are: FAO, IOM, DESA, UNAIDS, UNCDF, UNDP, UNECE, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOCHA, UNODC, UNOPS, UNRC, UNRWA, UNWOMEN, WFP.



Partners’ satisfaction



Candidate pools

Ms. ….. would excel in the field

work of the position, but would need

further development in research.

The panel believes that Ms. ….

would need further development in

order to carry out the job duties, but

is a suitable candidate.



the above data reflects the interview outcomes of the candidates assigned to

entities administered by the UN Secretariat (last 2 JPO editions - 142 candidates)

Candidate pools

Not recommende

d44%

Suitable56%

the above data reflects the interview outcomes of the candidates assigned to UN

offices (last 2 editions of the Fellowship Programme - 217 candidates)

Not recommended

19%

Suitable81%

JPOs Fellows



Cost-sharing arrangements

Since 2008, 99 out of 121 JPOs were granted extensions thanks to cost-sharing arrangements.

82%

18%

JPOs extended JPOs not extended



Evaluation of the Programme %

Plus to my résumé 6,5

First step in my international career 42,2

Opening for new and wider career opportunities 47,4

Work experience as any other 3,3

A negative experience 0,6

Total 100,0

96,1%

JPOs satisfaction



Retention rate

Employers1st yr afterassignment

Today

UN Secretariat 11,2% 11,2%

UN Agencies and Programmes 43,1% 32,8%

European Union institutions 7,4% 10,8%

Other international organizations 8,4% 10,1%

Total 70,1% 64,9%

JPOs satisfaction



How effective was the on-the job training in development cooperation

activities you received during the fellowship?%

Very effective 22

Effective 46

Somewhat effective 27

Not effective 5

Total 100,0

Were you satisfied with the degree to which you acquired new skills

and knowledge on-the-job?%

Yes, fully 38

Yes, partially 43

Not as much as I hoped 16

No 3

Total 100,0

68%

81%

Fellows satisfaction



Fellows satisfaction

Yes 86%

No 14%

48% stated that their employer was the fellowship host organization

Fellows in employment 6 months after completing the fellowship

For 43% there was no waiting period before beginning the job; 20% waited less than 1 month



Impact

JPOs substantive contribution to the office mandate



Impact

Value to local counterparts

Contribution to the effectiveness of development aidDo you believe that the Fellowships Programme as a whole contributes enhancing

development assistance delivery?

Very much so

66%

Yes26%

No, although it is useful for other reasons

8%Very much

so 22%

Yes 44%

No, although it

is useful for other reasons

31%

No 3%

Fellows Supervisors



ImpactValue to local counterparts

Contribution to the effectiveness of development aid

Fellows’ contribution to reinforcing the capacity of recipient offices to deliver on the development mandate of the Organization

Yes, fully 82%

Yes, partially 9%

No feedback received

9%

Host organizations’ focal points



Empowerment



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