Programme support

Programme support

Programme support manages operations linked to the deployment of human resources for development cooperation: unpaid intern, intern with the international NGO ENDA Tiers-Monde, Voluntary Cooperation Service (VCS); Junior Technical Assistants (JTA programme of introduction to development cooperation financed by the MFEA, for which the management and training is run by LuxDev) or Junior professional officer (JPO) at the various UN agencies.

In order to develop or supervise the projects, the approved NGOs take on aid workers for a minimum period of two years. On the other hand, development cooperation leave has the aim of enabling the members of the approved NGOs to participate in development programmes and projects in order to provide assistance to populations of developing countries, both for missions in Luxembourg and abroad. Development cooperation leave and the granting of the status of aid worker are awarded by ministerial decree.

I have the privilege of being a Luxembourg JPO at UNICEF, the United Nations agency working to improve the situation for children across the globe. I spent my first year at the headquarters in Geneva, which allowed me to understand how UNICEF works with the private sector and the national committees. My experience as a JPO has now led me to a UNICEF field office in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, where I am contributing to the establishment of programmes for adolescents. It is a very great honour to be part of such an important organisation and to be able to represent Luxembourg!

Benoit SICARD

UNICEF, Geneva

Digital Communication Officer | Market Support Unit | Communication & Marketing

In my fourth year as a Luxembourg JPO I have had the huge pleasure of being appointed focal point of the United Nations Group for the organisation of the World Reconstruction Conference. The fourth edition of the Conference was attended by over 1 000 participants from across the globe and focused on the dimension of inclusivity in the post-crisis reconstruction process. This professional experience has enabled me to consolidate my knowledge of the disaster management cycle and also to create strong human connections with civil society actors and local communities, who are the crucial players in drawing up inclusive reconstruction programmes.

Stefanie AFONSO

UNDP, NY

Policy Analyst, Recovery

Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery for Building Resilience (DRT)

My experience as a JPO at the UNDP has given me the opportunity to advise the new government of Myanmar, following the election of the party supported by Aung San Suu Kyi. This is a period of transition, since the country only opened itself up to the world a short time ago. I have also had the privilege of training new recruits to the government in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and public administration. This has been a very rewarding experience, which has taken me to very remote regions of the country facing a wide range of economic and political situations. This experience also allowed me to organize the first meeting between the government and civil society in order to determine the areas in which progress was necessary. Currently I am continuing to support the UNDP from New York, as well as other agencies via a consortium, in order to ensure that the headquarters provide the best support to the work on the ground.

Jennifer ANDRÉ

UNDP, NY

Management, Analyst Supported UNDP headquarters and country offices

As an Associate Education Officer at the UNHCR Education Unit in Beirut, Lebanon, I am responsible for Community-based education programmes, focusing on the retention of children in school. I am guiding and monitoring the UNHCR education staff in the field regarding the EMMA (Education Monthly Monitoring and Analysis) tool, a platform used by the education partners to report on numbers, targets, developments and achievements of the community-based education programmes. These Community-based education programmes consist of Homework support Groups, Parent Community Groups, Foreign Language Groups, Education Community Liaisons, Outreach Volunteers and Projects for children with special needs. Besides that, I am currently also responsible for the Youth literacy assessment in cooperation with UNESCO.

Julie SADLER

UNHCR

I work in the World Health Organisation’s health information system unit in Vientiane, Laos; my work involves implementing reliable information systems in order to orient public policies for the health sector as well as possible. The issues are huge and poor information can slow down or stop financing or the development of a policy which needs strengthening, for example in the field of infant or maternal mortality. Working with information systems, we are also in permanent contact with the other development partners such as LuxDev and the other UN agencies, an particularly the Ministry of Health.

Carl MASSONNEAU

Laos

UNV, Health information generation and use

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