The Receivables and Expenditures process of Finance Chapter has been updated to reflect procedures for management of US Government issued Letters of Credit for funding of UNDP projects.
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The Administrative Services Management chapter has been updated to reflect procedures on day to day management/maintenance of vehicles and on the use of the UN flag on UNDP vehicles and UNDP premises. The chapter now also provides guidance on usage of purchasing card for transactions valued less than USD 2,500.00 and details the associated approval process, including staff members’ accountabilities and responsibilities. The asset management procedures previously located in Contract, Asset and Procurement Management chapter have now been moved into Insurance and Asset Management se...
The Administrative Services Management chapter has been updated to reflect procedures on day to day management/maintenance of vehicles and on the use of the UN flag on UNDP vehicles and UNDP premises. The chapter now also provides guidance on usage of purchasing card for transactions valued less than USD 2,500.00 and details the associated approval process, including staff members’ accountabilities and responsibilities.
The asset management procedures previously located in Contract, Asset and Procurement Management chapter have now been moved into Insurance and Asset Management section of Administrative Services Management and establish systems for accurate reporting of all physical assets in compliance with the UNDP Financial Rules and Regulations.
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The Management of Cash Planning/Forecasting of Cash Flows sub-process of Financial Resources Management chapter has been updated to clarify conditions under which Country Offices can deviate from the mandatory requirement to utilize non-convertible currency and exceptionally start using convertible local currency and maintain local USD accounts.
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The Management of Cash Planning/Forecasting of Cash Flows sub-process of Financial Resources Management chapter has been updated to clarify conditions under which Country Offices can deviate from the mandatory requirement to utilize non-convertible currency and exceptionally start using convertible local currency and maintain local USD accounts.
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Version 4 of the Internal Control Framework policy now can be accessed through the Results Management and Accountability chapter. The updated version incorporates 1) New introduction to encapsulate the attributes and components of internal control as is best practice, taking full consideration of all existing control processes in UNDP. The new introduction follows more closely the COSO internal control model, and is therefore very broad in its coverage of administrative and programmatic areas. 2) The Operational Guide of the ICF, to better reflect its level of detail. |
Restructuring of Partnership Management Chapter has started and now chapter includes the TOR and scope of work of the Partnerships Review Group (PRG) as approved by OG on 9 June, 2010 and links to Partnership Library. The revised content enables staff to enter into partnerships with confidence and necessary instruments to:make well-informed and consistent decisions about with whom to partner; distinguish whether a formal partnership is needed; identify which partnership instrument to utilize; follow the correct partnership approval processes; maximize partnership benefits while mitigating...
Restructuring of Partnership Management Chapter has started and now chapter includes the TOR and scope of work of the Partnerships Review Group (PRG) as approved by OG on 9 June, 2010 and links to Partnership Library.
The revised content enables staff to enter into partnerships with confidence and necessary instruments to:make well-informed and consistent decisions about with whom to partner; distinguish whether a formal partnership is needed; identify which partnership instrument to utilize; follow the correct partnership approval processes; maximize partnership benefits while mitigating risks; nurture and monitor the partner relationship.
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Closing the local presences, the last element of the management of local presence corporate policy framework, is now available in ASD chapter. This section describes the process by which UNDP Country Offices may close presences outside the main office but directly dependent on it and located within the same country, and includes project offices, UNDP sub-offices and UN coordination offices.
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Duties and Obligations and Disciplinary Measures and Appeals sections of Human Resources Management chapter have been updated to incorporate the latest revision of the UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-compliance with UN Standards of Conduct, UNDP Policy for Protection against Retaliation and UNDP Policy on Workplace Harassment and Abuse of Authority.... Duties and Obligations and Disciplinary Measures and Appeals sections of Human Resources Management chapter have been updated to incorporate the latest revision of the UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-compliance with UN Standards of Conduct, UNDP Policy for Protection against Retaliation and UNDP Policy on Workplace Harassment and Abuse of Authority. The main purpose of this revision is to align the Legal Framework with the new system of administration of justice that was launched on 1 July 2009 and to provide additional clarifications on existing procedures on protection against retaliation. Key issues incorporated in this revised version, which emanate from the reform of the administration of justice, are the following: - A new procedure relating to the imposition of disciplinary measures, following the abolition of the Disciplinary Committee; - The new disciplinary measures that can be imposed on staff members; - The new formal system of appeal, consisting of a first-instance UN Dispute Tribunal and a second-instance UN Appeals Tribunal; -A new Office of Staff Legal Assistance, as the Office mandated to assist staff following the abolition of the Panel of Counsel. EXPAND
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The interim guidance for preparation of country programme documents and costed evaluation plans being prepared for submission to the Executive Board in 2011 is now available. The interim guidance contains links to revised templates (including the format of country programme document itself, results and resources framework and evaluation plan), forms and deadlines posted on the RBM platform. Upon the approval of the revised Evaluation Policy in January 2011, the relevant sections of the POPP will be updated.
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... The Contract and Procurement Management chapter has been updated with the new procedures on Individual Contract (IC) that with immediate effect replace the Special Service Agreement (SSA) and the Reimbursable Loan Agreements (RLA) guidelines. The procedures have been designed to provide more clarity, simplification and standardization to the way UNDP deals with individual consultants and contractors. In order to effectively communicate the provisions of the new procedures, the Procurement Support Office of BoM will shortly develop and share with all offices a detailed Q&A note, organize a webinar for procurement staff, as well as include sessions on the new procedures into regional and other training events. EXPAND
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