Junior Professional Officers are recruited as fixed-term staff by the recipient organizations. Entry grade is at the P2 step 1 level of the professional category for organizations belonging to the United Nations System and at the equivalent grade for other international organizations. A one-year contract is issued initially and is automatically renewed for a second year subject to a satisfactory performance appraisal.

Contracts for Junior Professional Officers comprise the following: salary, medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions, as well as allowances for travel shipment, installment at the duty station and repatriation.