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Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects

Effective Date

Mar 15, 2023

Summary of Changes

Zero-dollar invoices have been launched in the Quantum payables module to support cost-recovery including delivery enabling services (DES) costs (formerly known as direct project costs (DPC)) and replace former GLJE capabilities. A User Guide for DES (DPC) Entries in Quantum is published in step 3 of the procedures and the User Guide on DPC Account Codes in this procedure step has also been updated. The explanatory notes in procedure step 3, step 3.1. and step 5 have been modified to reflect the updates. 

Last Day for Pay Purposes

Effective Date

Mar 17, 2020

Summary of Changes

The Last Day for Pay Purposes policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

Death Benefit

Effective Date

Mar 17, 2020

Summary of Changes

The Death Benefit policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

Commutation of Annual Leave

Effective Date

Mar 17, 2020

Summary of Changes

The Commutation of Annual Leave policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

Certificate of Service

Effective Date

Mar 17, 2020

Summary of Changes

The Certificate of Service policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

Direct Implementation (DIM) Modality

Effective Date

May 11, 2020

Summary of Changes

The CDR Bridge Navigation Guide has been linked in clause 17 of the DIM policy. The document offers guidance on how to use the CDR Bridge platform, including how to register implementing partners. The guide is also available in the POPP templates library (POPP-11-3234).

Effective Date

May 11, 2020

Summary of Changes

The CDR Bridge Navigation Guide has been linked in clause 4 of the CDR policy, and in step 1 of the CDR procedure table. The document offers guidance on how to use the CDR Bridge platform, including how to register implementing partners. The guide is also available in the POPP templates library (POPP-11-3234).

Multi-Country and South-South Cooperation Projects

Effective Date

Jun 17, 2021

Summary of Changes

In order to assist offices in their costing and budgeting of project activities, PPM procedures “Prepare Fully Costed Budgets for Projects” have been added. These procedures provide guidance on how to budget direct and indirect costs including personnel and operating costs, as well services by UNDP offices to projects. They also provide a sample project budget template by activities and budget inputs and a sample timesheet template when estimating UNDP services to projects. Budgeting and costing requirements of the specific funding partners (EU, GEF and Global Fund) are also available here. These updates are reflected in Multi-Country and South-South Projects procedure step 3.1. 

Engagement Facility

Effective Date

Jun 17, 2021

Summary of Changes

In order to assist offices in their costing and budgeting of project activities, PPM procedures “Prepare Fully Costed Budgets for Projects” have been added. These procedures provide guidance on how to budget direct and indirect costs including personnel and operating costs, as well services by UNDP offices to projects. They also provide a sample project budget template by activities and budget inputs and a sample timesheet template when estimating UNDP services to projects. Budgeting and costing requirements of the specific funding partners (EU, GEF and Global Fund) are also available here. These updates are reflected in Engagement Facility procedure step 3.1.

Formulate Programmes and Projects

Effective Date

Jun 17, 2021

Summary of Changes

In order to assist offices in their costing and budgeting of project activities, PPM procedures “Prepare Fully Costed Budgets for Projects” have been added. These procedures provide guidance on how to budget direct and indirect costs including personnel and operating costs, as well services by UNDP offices to projects. They also provide a sample project budget template by activities and budget inputs and a sample timesheet template when estimating UNDP services to projects. Budgeting and costing requirements of the specific funding partners (EU, GEF and Global Fund) are also available here. These updates are reflected in the following content:

  1. Formulate Programmes and Projects policy (clauses 41-42, 47 and 49)
  2. Formulate Development Projects procedures (Step 3.2)
  3. Formulate Development and Institutional Effectiveness Projects procedures (Step 1.1).
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