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Procurement Authority and Increased Delegated Procurement Authority

Effective Date

Jan 18, 2023

Summary of Changes
The standard delegated procurement authority of a Resident Representative or head of a business unit is US $200,000, except for Business units granted the exceptional approval to be exempted from the mandatory use ofeTendering which will remain as $150,000.

Innovation Challenges

Effective Date

Oct 29, 2019

Summary of Changes
The Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) is now available in French in the POPP library.

Innovation Challenges

Effective Date

Jan 14, 2020

Summary of Changes
​The Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) is now available in Spanish in the POPP library.

Formulate Programmes and Projects

Effective Date

Feb 04, 2020

Summary of Changes
The CPD template has been updated to respond to changes brought by the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. [Formulate Programmes and Projects procedure table (Step 6)].

Recruitment and Selection Framework Policy

Effective Date

Apr 24, 2020

Summary of Changes

OHR has published the UNDP Guidelines on Strategic Placements. The purpose of these guidelines is to instruct hiring units on how to document strategic placements. The new guidelines are linked under the main Recruitment and Selection policy and under the related documents section. 

Recruitment and Selection Framework Policy

Effective Date

Apr 24, 2020

Summary of Changes

OHR has published the UNDP Guidelines on the Use of P-6 and P-7 Level Positions. The purpose of these guidelines is to detail the characteristics of P6 and P7 positions to guide the classification exercise. The new guidelines are linked under the main Recruitment and Selection policy section and under the related documents section. 

Innovation Challenges

Effective Date

Jul 07, 2020

Summary of Changes
​The Innovation Challenges Agreement Template (Company) is now available in Spanish in the template library (POPP-11-3271). It is also linked in step 9 of theInnovation Challenges procedure table, section 3.0.

Procurement Methods

Effective Date

Jul 08, 2020

Summary of Changes
​The Micro-Purchase Canvass form linked under clause 22 of the Procurement Methods policy has been updated to ensure that the vendor sanctions lists are verified for micro-purchasing processes.

Supplier Management

Effective Date

Jul 10, 2020

Summary of Changes
​The new SOP for Vendor Management - Non-Clustered Country Offices, incorporates the requirements for adequate due diligence and documentation for new and modified vendor profiles, verification of the vendor sanctions lists, and quarterly maintenance of vendor records. The document is linked under section 2.0 of the Creating and Approving Vendors policy page and is available in the POPP templates library (POPP-11-3272).

Social and Environmental Standards

Effective Date

Jan 01, 2021

Summary of Changes
The Social and Environmental Standards policy and procedures have been updated to reflect the revised policy and procedures, which come into effect on 1 January 2021.The updated Social and Environmental Standards Toolkit was also updated to reflect changes from the revised policy and procedures, which come into effect on 1 January 2021.
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