Jaana Napa has more than three decades of professional experience in European and international co-operation, including work related to security, crisis management, and international missions.

Before assuming her current position as Deputy Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, Ms Napa served as Head of the EU and Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia, where she was responsible for the Ministry’s international and European Union co-operation portfolio.

From 2020 to 2021, she served as Head of the Kharkiv Field Office of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine.

Between 2014 and 2019, Ms. Napa worked with European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia in several positions, including Deputy Head of the Mtskheta Field Office.

Her earlier international experience includes service with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Skopje, assignments with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and participation in EU police reform projects in North Macedonia. Earlier in her career, she also served with the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kosovo. These experiences have provided her with extensive knowledge of international field operations, mandate implementation, and inter-institutional co-ordination in post-conflict environments.

At the national level, Ms Napa has served as Head of the International Relations Department of the Estonian Police Board and as Police Counsellor to the Director General of the Police.

She studied at Tallinn University and has completed numerous international training programmes focused on crisis management, leadership, and international co-operation.