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Junior Professional Officer Programme
The IOM JPO Programme places sponsor-funded P-2 professionals in migration roles at IOM.
Last reviewed: 18 July 2026
About the programme
IOM describes JPO candidates as age 28 to 35. Sponsoring governments run recruitment, and assignments last two years.
Eligibility at a glance
- Programme type
- Junior Professional Officer (JPO)
- Nationality rule
- Limited to nationals of sponsoring countries.
- Minimum degree
- Not stated
- Maximum age
- 35 years
- Required languages
- Not stated
- Usual application period
- Set by each sponsor country
- Intake pattern
- Rolling recruitment
IOM JPOs apply through the sponsoring government's JPO procedures.
Sponsoring countries
- Austria
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- South Korea
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
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Application periods
No confirmed application dates are recorded. Check the official programme page before making plans.