Bruce Jenks

Assistant Secretary-General and Director,
Partnerships Bureau of the UNDP

Mr Bruce Jenks is currently Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Partnerships, UNDP. The Bureau is responsible for developing and strengthening relationships with UNDP's key constituencies and development partners, including the Executive Board, member states, the United Nations system, the International Financial Institutions, civil society, the private sector and foundations. The Bureau has responsibility for the resource mobilization function of UNDP. The Bureau also includes UNDP's Communications Office.

Mr Jenks is currently responsible for UNDP's participation in and engagement with the UN Reform Agenda.

During the course of 2006 Mr Jenks concurrently served as Director of the Bureau of Management.

Mr Jenks joined UNDP in 1981 and was assigned to a variety of headquarters and field tasks. In 1990 he was appointed Director of Budget. In 1993, Mr Jenks was assigned to work as Director, Office of the Administrator. In 1995, the Secretary-General appointed him as the first Director of the United Nations Office as well as being UNDP Representative in Brussels.

Mr Jenks holds a Ph.D in International Relations from Oxford University, and MA's from Cambridge University and Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Mr Jenks has published a wide variety of articles.