Feb 12, 2020
Paragraph 31 of the policy has been updated to link to the DSA guidance for detail assignments per the Guidelines on Detail Assignments under the Recruitment and Selection policy, Human Resources Management.
Feb 12, 2020
Paragraph 31 of the policy has been updated to link to the DSA guidance for detail assignments per the Guidelines on Detail Assignments under the Recruitment and Selection policy, Human Resources Management.
Feb 12, 2020
OHR has published the UNDP Guidelines on Detail Assignments for UNDP staff members. The purpose of these guidelines is to set out the conditions and procedures for detail assignments and to outline the roles and responsibilities concerning their administration, including selection and funding. The new guidelines are linked under the main Recruitment and Selection policy section and under the related documents section.
Feb 14, 2020
The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in clause 10 of the policy.
Feb 14, 2020
The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in clause 19 of the policy.
Feb 20, 2020
The Guidelines for Using the Results of the Workload Survey for the Implementation of DPC has been moved from the POPP main policy area to the procedures section of the Multiple Funding Lines for Positions policy page, step two. It is available as a hyperlink in all language versions.
Mar 04, 2020
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from UNDP operations, clauses 8 and 9 of the policy have been updated. Electric vehicles are now the default for the acquisition of representation vehicles and where electric vehicles are not feasible, hybrid vehicles are considered as the first alternative before combustion vehicles. The ceiling for the acquisition of electric or hybrid vehicles is changed to $45,000 while that of combustion vehicles remains at $38,000.
Mar 19, 2020
Clause five of the Handling of Cash and Receipts Treasury policy was updated to be consistent with the remaining Treasury policies.
Mar 19, 2020
The UNFCU Share Account Management procedures have been updated to reflect the centralized file processing by the Global Payroll Administrator and GSSU.
Mar 27, 2020
The Performance Management and Development policy and procedures have been updated with a view to:
The revision of the policy on PMD is part of a more comprehensive effort to improve the quality of talent management in UNDP and, as such, is closely linked to a series of other initiatives related to performance management (e.g. a new programme on reward and recognition), career management (e.g. talent interviews), succession (e.g. staff selection for key roles) and learning and development.
Apr 12, 2020
The policy has been updated to reflect the following: Updates to Annex 2 examples of information in the exception list, updates to URLs of linked documents and the shift from the United National Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).