The UNEP/AEWA Secretariat would like to inform you that UNEP, which coordinates the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) programme for all UNEP-affiliated entities (2024 cycle), has recently approved a proposal for an “Associate Technical Officer (JPO)” to strengthen the Secretariat in its role of facilitator of the Technical Committee.

Resolutions 8.12 on Financial and Administrative Matters¹ and 8.11 on Institutional Arrangements: Technical Committee² invite Parties to consider the feasibility of providing gratis personnel and/or junior professional officers, in accordance with the United Nations rules and regulations, to strengthen the capacity of the Agreement Secretariat;  and to prioritise and allocate a JPO to the UNEP/AEWA Secretariat for Technical Committee support.

Recognizing the expanding portfolio of the Technical Committee and the growing workload of the Secretariat, the JPO will be primarily supporting the operations of the Technical Committee and contributing to the work of the AEWA International Species Working Groups, the Implementation Review Process and the regular tasks of the Secretariat.

The Secretariat invites AEWA focal points to bring the enclosed proposal to the attention of their JPO coordinators in their respective countries.

Please contact the Secretariat at aewa.Secretariat@unep-aewa.org, if you have questions or require more information on the JPO proposal.