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Repatriation Grant

25 January 2017

Entitlements upon Separation

Eligibility to repatriation grant is subject to a minimum of five years of expatriate service. Serving staff will retain their eligibility under the current grant up to the number of years accrued at the time of implementation.

Settling-In Grant

25 January 2017

Allowances and Benefits

The entitlement formerly known as the Assignment grant is now called Settling-in grant. Under this policy, payment of the non-removal allowance is discontinued. Staff who moved prior to the implementation of the new relocation package and are in receipt of non-removal allowance will continue to receive the allowance for up to five years, or until they move to another duty station, as per current eligibility criteria....

The entitlement formerly known as the Assignment grant is now called Settling-in grant. Under this policy, payment of the non-removal allowance is discontinued. Staff who moved prior to the implementation of the new relocation package and are in receipt of non-removal allowance will continue to receive the allowance for up to five years, or until they move to another duty station, as per current eligibility criteria.

Further, the second lump sum equivalent to one additional month of net salary previously payable under the non-removal option in case of moves to field duty stations for three years or more has been abolished. Where the letter offer issued to the staff member includes a payment of the second lump sum payment, this will be honoured.

Information and FAQs on these updates and other elements of the New Compensation Package for internationally recruited staff members in the professional and higher categories can be found on OHR website.

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Performance Management and Development

1 February 2017

Performance Management

The former Rebuttal policy was retired and is now incorporated into the Performance Management policy on 1 February 2017.


Supplier Management

8 February 2017

Expense Management

To provide clarity, a background note on Background Note on Global Economic Sanctions and Procedural Guidance has been added to a procedure for creating and approving vendors. UNDP must facilitate each bank’s exercise of its obligations by providing full, accurate and complete information about a payment and the beneficiary. This information may be captured at different stages of procurement or accounts payable processes, but in all cases, the preparer must capture full and complete information.
Formulate Programmes and Projects

13 February 2017

Design

The new project document template (2017)has been uploaded, reflecting new clauses on fraud prevention and accountability to strengthen risk management section.
Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)

22 February 2017

Furniture and Equipment

As per audit recommendations, responsibilities of regional bureaus/regional hubs and BMS have been clarified.
Property, Plant and Equipment

22 February 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment

To adjust the changes on Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy which were made in Feb 2017 based on the audit recommendation, the following descriptions on Assets and closure of projects were added for clarification purpose....

To adjust the changes on Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy which were made in Feb 2017 based on the audit recommendation, the following descriptions on Assets and closure of projects were added for clarification purpose.

Assets and closure of projects

  • No asset should be left in the closed project. Project cannot be closed if it has not completed disposal or transfer of its assets.
     
  • Well in advance of the project closure, project management should identify assets disposal methods taking into consideration respective provisions of the project document, UNDP Policy as well as local circumstances.
     
  • Assets disposal methods, requirements and procedures are described in details in the Disposal policy.
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Managing Partnerships

28 March 2017

Managing Partnerships

​The updated policy clarifies the implementation process of partnerships instruments (MoUs and financing). In addition, updated hyperlinks are on the intranet resources pages.
Performance Management and Development

7 April 2017

Performance Management

The Policy aims to foster the culture of high performance through making performance management an integral part of every-day work. It encourages more frequent interactions/communication between staff and managers on performance and shifting the focus from compliance with annual milestones to higher quality performance conversations.

Delegation of Authorities

7 April 2017

Delegation of Authorities

This is an update from 2012 and describes how authority is delegated in UNDP from the Administrator to Heads of UNDP offices. It also provides guidance on how and when such delegated authorities could be further delegated. These accountabilities are in line with the Corporate Accountability Framework (...

This is an update from 2012 and describes how authority is delegated in UNDP from the Administrator to Heads of UNDP offices. It also provides guidance on how and when such delegated authorities could be further delegated. These accountabilities are in line with the Corporate Accountability Framework (see link) approved by the Executive Group in 2016. This policy also serves as a single point of reference of the authorities of the Administrator, Associate Administrator and heads of UNDP offices in headquarters and in country offices including those funds and programmes administered by UNDP. A Summary Table of Delegated Authority of UNDP Administrator is available at Annex A. 
 

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