Dutch Junior Professional Officer Programme

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Dutch Junior Professional Officer Programme

• A presentation of the new Dutch approach
• Nairobi, 29 May 2002

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Today's Presentation

• 1) Outline of the Dutch JPO Programme
• 2) Post-assignment
• 3) Personal JPO experience
• 4) Questions

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Reason for Change

• Changing Dutch approach towards Technical
  Assistance
• Recommendations of The Hague donor-conference
• Results

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Former Associate Expert Programme

• Ministry was responsible for
• overall policy management
• aspects of operational management
• 2 x 2 yrs and extensions possible

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New Approach

• Receiving organization responsible for the
  management
• Positioned in the context of human resource
  policy
• Ministry responsible for general policy
  management

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Main Objectives

• Structured learning experience
• Contribute to policy formulation and
  implementation of activities of the
  organizations concerned
• Contribute to institutional and capacity
  development in developing countries

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New Approach in Practice

• Pre-screening, recruitment, selection and
  preparation organized and executed by
  organization
• One assignment of max 36 months
• Increase of number of positions for candidates
  from developing countries

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Requirements

• 1) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
• Agreement on the policy and management of the
  JPO programme.

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Requirements

• 2) Strategy Document
• Added value
• Position in HRD policy
• Methods of Supervision
• Monitoring

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Requirements

• 3) Recruitment and Employment Protocol
• Pre-screening
• Selection
• Recruitment
• Preparation
• Placement

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Experience and Results So Far

• New arrangements with 24 organizations
• 122 new JPO positions approved
• Development new instruments
• Delay in implementation

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Post Assignment

• Multilateral Organizations
• International Research Institutions
• Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Personal JPO experience

• JPO at UNFPA, Rwanda 98-00
• Reproductive Health, Population Issues and
  Advocacy
• UN Working groups

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Learning experience in practice

• Complex international development field
• Actors in development
• Local context
• Working within UN organization
• One time experience

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Concluding Remarks

• New approach will increase ownership of programme
  in organizations
• Continuation JPO programme
• Structured learning opportunity

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• Presented by Ms. Stéphanie M. Bleeker, MA
• Programme Manager
• Social and Institutional Development Department
• Poverty Policy and Institutional Development
  Division (DSI/AI)
• Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• P.O.Box 20061
• 2500 EB The Hague - The Netherlands
• Phone (31) (0) 70 348 5659
• stephanie.bleeker_at_minbuza.nl