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Commercial Air Travel Safety Guidelines

Effective Date

Jan 31, 2021

Summary of Changes

​In line with the UNSMS Commercial Air Travel Safety Policy requiring that each UNSMS entity establishes an internal mechanism in its decision-making process to determine whether an air operator should be used for the official travel of their personnel, the UNDP Commercial Air Travel Safety Guidelines have been revised in alignment to the revision of the UNSMS policy. The guidelines further define the role of UNDP Managers approving air travel of UNDP personnel, clarifies responsibilities, and introduces the ad-hoc approval process for the use of commercial air operators, in addition to time-limited blanket authorization approval process of a commercial air operator, not included in the UNDP global booking list.

Supplier Management

Effective Date

Feb 01, 2021

Summary of Changes

The Vendor Management SOP for clustered COs has been thoroughly reviewed and revised in conjunction with the new SOP for Vendor Management - Non-Clustered Country Office announced by the BMS director on 18 July 2020. The SOP incorporates the requirements for adequate due diligence and documentation for new and modified vendor profiles, verification of the vendor sanctions lists in detail, and quarterly maintenance of vendor records. The SOP is effective as of 1 February 2021.

Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

Effective Date

Feb 08, 2021

Summary of Changes

​Minor updates were made to the Purchase Orders (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) policy to specify that duty travel expenses are not committed via PO.

Formulate Programmes and Projects

Effective Date

Feb 11, 2021

Summary of Changes

A one-stop-shop link to all environmental vertical fund (GEF & GCF) templates, procedures and policies in the POPP (POPP-11-3484) has been added as a guideline under Procedure No. 1.1 ALT of the Formulate Development Projects procedures of the Formulate Programmes & Projects policy. The link is in response to audit and provides a one-stop shop guidance map on GEF & GCF templates, procedures and policies in the POPP.
 

Partner Personnel Services Agreement

Effective Date

Feb 15, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Partner Personnel Services Agreement (PPSA) is a new policy to standardize HR services to partners and expand UNDP’s service catalogue.

International Personnel Services Agreement

Effective Date

Feb 15, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The International Personnel Services Agreement (IPSA) is a new policy which fills a gap in existing contractual modalities related to project-based international personnel.

Individual Contract

Effective Date

Feb 16, 2021

Summary of Changes

​Changes made to the Individual Contract policy are in alignment with similar changes in United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) policies. With the abolishment of the Security Level System and replacement with the Security Risk Management (SRM) methodology, relevant security related insertions in the policy have been modified. These insertions include replacing terminologies on “Security Levels” with “Security Risks”, including ICs within the security warden system as per UNSMS applicability policy, and local UNSMS arrangements, including “evacuation procedures” as a “risk avoidance” measure, and including IC’s personal responsibility to submit Security Clearance requests via the TRIP platform prior to travel.

Procurement Oversight and Procurement Review Committees

Effective Date

Feb 23, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Procurement Oversight and Procurement Review Committees policy was updated to reflect the streamlining of direct review for ACP/RACP Chairs that was approved in 2018 by BMS.

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