Eligibility requirements of the Italian JPO Programme for Italian nationals
Candidates must meet all the following general requirements to be considered eligible for the 2025/2026 edition of the Italian JPO Programme:
- born on or after 1 January 1995 (1 January 1994 for graduates in Medicine; 1 January 1992 for graduates in Medicine who have already been awarded a post-graduate medical specialization degree).
- Italian nationality (Italian Passport)
- fluency in English and Italian (in all four areas: Read, Speak, Write, Understand)
- advanced university degree, awarded before the application deadline, such as:
– Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica
– Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico
– University Master’s degree awarded after a Laurea/Laurea Triennale
– University Master’s degree awarded after a Bachelor’s degree
Individuals who are currently or have previously served as JPOs — whether sponsored by Italy or by another donor country under a different nationality — are not eligible to apply to the Italian JPO Programme.
Eligibility requirements of the Italian JPO Programme for candidates from developing countries
For the 2025/2026 edition, two positions are assigned to candidates from developing countries. The eligibility requirements for applicants are:
- born on or after 1 January 1995 (1 January 1994 for graduates in Medicine; 1 January 1992 for graduates in Medicine who have already been awarded a post-graduate medical specialization degree).
- nationality of one of the eligible countries indicated for the position (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia)
- fluency in English (in all four areas: Read, Speak, Write, Understand)
- advanced university degree, awarded before the application deadline, such as:
- Laurea Magistrale/Specialistica
- Laurea Magistrale a ciclo unico
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Laurea/Laurea Triennale
- University Master’s degree awarded after a Bachelor’s degree
In the absence of one or more of the above requirements the application will be rejected.
Individuals who are currently or have previously served as JPOs — whether sponsored by Italy or by another donor country — are not eligible to apply to the Italian JPO Programme.
Eligibility requirements for specific positions
The specific requirements for each position – such as years of professional experience, additional languages, specific academic qualifications or training, required competencies, etc. – are indicated in the Terms of Reference (Job Descriptions) posted online.