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CAREER PROSPECTS
FOR
JPO’S IN THE “NEW
UNDP”
JPO WORKSHOP,
MALAYSIA
25 - 29 NOVEMBER 2002
UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
The UN's global development
network,
advocating for change and
connecting
countries to knowledge, experience
and
UNDP operates in 166
countries,
working with them on their
own
solutions to global and
national
development challenges. As
they develop local capacity,
Practice Areas
 Democratic Governance
 Poverty Eradication
 HIV/AIDS
 Energy and Environment
 Crisis Prevention & Recovery
 ICT for development
2 cross-cutting themes:
 Gender & South/South cooperation
The New Business Strategy
• Delivering knowledge-based advisory services
to governments and people in six priority areas
• Building alliances and partnerships in support o
global initiatives
• Re-profiling UNDP Country Offices and building
Sub Regional Resource Facility (SURF) networks
• Coordination
Working Principles
PARTNERSHIPS
RESOURCES
UNDP
PERFORMANCE
PEOPLE
POLICY
Transforming Staff Profile
through…
• Assessment
• Competency-based selection and
assessment of staff
• Investment in learning and
development :
Management Development Centre
Virtual Development Academy
360 degree feedback
• More challenging opportunities and
higher attrition rates
Recruitment
Opportunities at UNDP…
 Resident Coordinator/Representative
 Deputy Resident Coordinator
(Programme & Operations)
 Expert Policy Practitioner
 LEAD Programme
 Assignments of Limited Duration
Resident Coordinator/
Resident Representative
(RC/RR)
 Limited number of positions
 Outreach to key institutions/partners
 Competency-based selection
 Assessment Centres
RC/RR Competencies
CORE UNITED NATIONS
VALUES
 Integrity & Commitment
 Fairness & Equality
 Cultural Adaptability &
Sensitivity
 Commitment to Learning
LEADERSHIP
 Implementing the Vision
 Strategic Perspective
 Influence to Action
MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS
 Building and Maintaining
Relationships
 Development Team
Commitment
 Communication
 Managing Conflict and Stress
MANAGING COMPLEXITY
 Organising and
Coordinationg
 Flexible Decision Making
 Analytical Judgement
Deputy Resident
Representative (DRR P / O)
 Targeting mid-career professionals
… managing from the middle …
 Pipeline of individuals to fill RC/RR
posts
 Management Development Centre
DRR Competencies
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Strategic Leadership
Change Management
Strategic Partnerships
Communication
People Management
Values and Attitudes
Management
Expert Policy Practitioners
 Regularly have opportunities in
UNDP’s six practice areas within nine
SURF (Sub-Regional Resource
Facilities) locations
 Highly specialised policy specialists
 Recruitment on a rolling basis
 Qualifications and Background
 A Masters/Ph.D degree in specific area - post
specific
 Proficiency in English and at least one other
UNDP working language - French, Spanish,
Arabic, Russian
 Specialised policy experience - post specific
 Website: www.undp.org/jobs
LEAD Programme
Programme to attract and develop
young development professionals to
become future leaders in UNDP
Five-year programme:
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orientation/induction
variety of assignments
good supervision
mentoring
assessment/feedback
development/growth
Recruitment Opportunities
LEAD Programme
Total Applications
JPO Applicants
96
Total Selected
19
Of which JPO’s
5
LEAD 2001
LEAD 2002
1100
103
2485
19
7
(of the 5, 1 declined, 1 roster)
LEAD 2003
Closed in November
LEAD Programme
 Who are we looking for?
 Talented, motivated and energetic individuals with
a strong commitment to development
 Ability to listen and understand the needs of our
clients
 Ability to share and leverage useful knowledge
and mobilise resources and partnerships
 Ability to communicate and work effectively in a
multicultural environment
 Results oriented
LEAD Programme
Competencies
 Strategic Leadership
 Analytical skills and substantive knowledge
 Managing people
 Conflict resolution
 Communication
 Teamwork
 Results-orientation
 Learning and knowledge-sharing
LEAD Programme
Requirements
 Qualifications and Background
 A masters degree
 Proficiency in English and at least one of the other
UN language
 2-3 years relevant work experience, normally postmasters
 Under 35 years of age
 Website: www.undp.org/ohr/lead
Other Recruitment
Website - Job Shop – for external
vacancy announcements
All external UNDP opportunities,
including ALD opportunities are
advertised over the UNDP Job Shop
located on the UNDP website
Website: www.undp.org/jobs
Competency shift, what is
UNDP looking for …
Entitlement based 
Results based
Mechanistic
oriented
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Partnership
Reactive
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Proactive
Bureaucratic
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Speed