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9 January 2023

Classification of Posts | Allowances and Benefits | Salaries | Recruitment and Selection | Mobility | Types of Appointment | Types of Leave | Insurance Plans | Compensation | Entitlement Travel | Types of Separation | Fellowship | Personnel Services | Internship | Non-Staff

The following policies and procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Classification of Posts Job Evaluation (procedures updated) Salaries and Related AllowancesMobility and Hardship (procedures updated)Overtime Compensation (policy updated)Pensionable Remuneration (procedures updated)Salary Advance (policy and procedures updated)Settling-in Grant (policy updated) Appointment and Promotion Interim Roster Rules of Procedure (policy updated)Mobility (procedures updated)Temporar ...

The following policies and procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Classification of Posts Job Evaluation (procedures updated) Salaries and Related AllowancesMobility and Hardship (procedures updated)Overtime Compensation (policy updated)Pensionable Remuneration (procedures updated)Salary Advance (policy and procedures updated)Settling-in Grant (policy updated) Appointment and Promotion Interim Roster Rules of Procedure (policy updated)Mobility (procedures updated)Temporary Appointment Annual and Special LeaveAdoption Leave (procedures updated)Annual Leave (policy and procedures updated)Family Leave (policy updated)Maternity Leave (procedures updated)Paternity Leave ( procedures updated)Sick Leave (policy and procedures updated)Special Leave (policy updated) Social Security After-Service Health Insurance (ASHI MIP) (procedures updated)After-Service Health Insuranc (ASHI UN) (procedures updated)Dental Insurance_UN NY Cigna Dental Plan (procedures updated)Compensation for Death, Injury or Illness – Appendix D (procedures updated)Eligibility for International Benefits and Entitlements and Determination of Official UN Nationality (procedures updated)Group Life Insurance Plan (GLIP) (procedures updated)Medical Insurance: Medical Insurance Plan (MIP) (procedures updated)Medical Insurance UN NY Aetna Medical Insurance (procedures updated)Medical insurance UN NY Empire Blue Cross PPO Medical Insurance (procedures updated)Medical Insurance UN NY HIP Health Plan (procedures updated)Medical Insurance : UN Worldwide Medical Insurance Plan (procedures updated) Travel and Removal Expenses Chartered Medical Evacuation Travel (CMET) (procedures updated)Home leave (procedures updated)Family Visit (procedures updated)Medical Evacuation Travel (procedures updated) Separation from Services Mandatory age of separation (procedures updated) Non-Staff Fellowship (procedures updated)International Personnel Services Agreement (policy updated)Internship (procedures updated)National Personnel Services Agreement (policy updated)Non-Reimbursable Loan Agreement (procedures updated)Service Contract (policy updated)

​The Temporary Appointment policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

​The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page:Temporary AppointmentSelection and Reassignment Policy International Rotational Posts Rules and Procedures for the UNDP Compliance Review Panel (CRP) Absence Management Guidelines Annual LeaveFlexible Working Arrangements  Time off for Breastfeeding Termination of Appointment Performance Management and DevelopmentService Contracts

The Temporary Appointment (TA) policy updates are in place to accelerate recruitment and streamline the processes to ensure that the TA is used effectively. The changes are as follows:- The TA can now be offered and issued for a period of 1 year and 364 days at the out-set;- The decision to renew TAs beyond the initial 364 days is now decentralised and therefore no longer requires an exceptional approval by the Director, OHR;- The budget and planning provisions for TAs have been streamlined to allow the recruitment process to proceed before confirmation of a budget alloca ...

The Temporary Appointment (TA) policy updates are in place to accelerate recruitment and streamline the processes to ensure that the TA is used effectively. The changes are as follows:
- The TA can now be offered and issued for a period of 1 year and 364 days at the out-set;
- The decision to renew TAs beyond the initial 364 days is now decentralised and therefore no longer requires an exceptional approval by the Director, OHR;
- The budget and planning provisions for TAs have been streamlined to allow the recruitment process to proceed before confirmation of a budget allocation but requiring that funding be secured prior to the offer of appointment being issued;
- Alignment of the benefits and entitlements with the new compensation package;
- Alignment with the UNDP policy on the retiree earnings limit;
- Clarification on the granting of a with-in-grade increment for TAs with an uninterrupted duration of more than one year;
- Removal of references to discontinued contractual modalities (SSA/ALD).

The following provision, which previously required Fast Track activation request are no-longer necessary (i.e. integrated into the main policies). The Regional Bureau Directors are authorized to grant waiver of competitive recruitment for up to 10 (ten) Temporary Appointment (TA) positions per annum, per country office in accordance with the following provisions:(a) The process must ensure that the person selected is the best-qualified candidate to perform the job functions in a fully satisfactory manner;(b) References must be checked prior to contracting/appointment;(c) Contrac ...

The following provision, which previously required Fast Track activation request are no-longer necessary (i.e. integrated into the main policies).

The Regional Bureau Directors are authorized to grant waiver of competitive recruitment for up to 10 (ten) Temporary Appointment (TA) positions per annum, per country office in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) The process must ensure that the person selected is the best-qualified candidate to perform the job functions in a fully satisfactory manner;
(b) References must be checked prior to contracting/appointment;
(c) Contracting/appointing of close family relatives and other conflict of interest matters must be verified prior to contracting/appointment;
(d) The individuals must be medically cleared an enrolled in the applicable medical and life insurance policy prior to contracting/appointment;
(e) The appointment letter/contracts issued must be in compliance with the standard terms and conditions;
(f) The individuals must be informed of the contract terms and standards of conduct as set out in the POPP