Executive session on the suspension of recruitment for posts in the General Service and related categories

Executive session on the suspension of recruitment for posts in the General Service and related categories

1 additional General Service (Other level) post in the Executive Office for a Recruitment Assistant (ibid., para.

UNICEF agrees to consult United Nations Headquarters on best practices regarding the recruitment of former Executive Board representatives as staff members.

Comment by the Administration. UNICEF will continue its efforts to expand recruitment from developing countries for the international Professional category and will provide information on regional recruitment to the Executive Board at its session in September 2005.

Recruitment

Recruitment

The Executive Secretary sees the recruitment of more senior managers from non Annex I Parties as an imperative, so that the secretariat is fully representative of all Parties.

Through an international recruitment process, the Government of Anguilla has selected an Executive Director for the Commission, which will regulate the industry, including the electricity and water sectors.

In paragraph 353, the Board recommended that UNICEF consult United Nations Headquarters on best practices regarding the recruitment as staff members of former delegates to its Executive Board.

Recruitment campaign

The recruitment campaign indicates difficulty in meeting staffing needs through local recruitment.

To that end, the Department's newly appointed Executive Officer had been asked to urgently assess the current situation, diagnose any shortcomings in the current recruitment process and recommend remedial actions.

Additional recommendations of the Office included to accelerate the recruitment of a Deputy Executive Director in order to support the Executive Director in promoting the work of the Programme externally, administering the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation and enhancing coordination among subprogrammes.

Recruitment and staffing

Recruitment and placement

Recruitment for Guinea

An additional General Service (Other level) post is proposed for a Recruitment Assistant in the Executive Office to provide support in the function mentioned in paragraph 222 of the proposed budget.

The unspent balance of 8,500 resulted from delays in the recruitment of a General Service staff offset by additional requirements in the Executive Office and the Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division.

Recruitment for Côte d'Ivoire

Recruitment for Sierra Leone

A. Pre recruitment consultants roster

(d) Recruitment of qualified spouses

Recruitment for the New Forces

Recruitment methods are often similar.

(i) To promote recruitment and career development programmes that provide women equal access to managerial, entrepreneurial, technical and leadership training, in order to better enable them to assume legislative, judicial and executive positions in government

UNMIL is attempting to limit such recruitment and training, but is hampered by the Council's mandate, which does not provide the Mission with full executive authority to detain those undermining peace or to enforce the sanctions.

Recruitment for this position is being prepared.

Women face similar constraints for recruitment opportunities.

Training, recruitment and staff in the field

Recruitment for the unit is under way.

Maoist groups already target such people for recruitment.

(b) Recruitment completed for two General Service posts.

Criteria used for recruitment to support account posts

Analysis of the results of the recruitment campaign

Assessment of the impact of suspension of recruitment

Recruitment for Guinea is currently ongoing in Monrovia.

In order to strengthen and streamline the recruitment and staff development programme within the secretariat, the Executive Secretary has established set up the a cCentral rReview bBody (CRB) following the established guidelines of the United Nations for such a body.

The increased requirements are due to the temporary recruitment of 18 additional United Nations Volunteers, adjusted by a 25 per cent delayed recruitment factor.

Twenty radio producers have completed recruitment and training in Khartoum and a similar number are undergoing recruitment and training for work in the south.

(pp) Report of the Secretary General on measures to expedite recruitment for field missions, taking into account the delegation of recruitment authority to field missions, including the use of fair and transparent recruitment procedures and monitoring mechanisms (A 58 764)

Equality in recruitment and employment practices All public sector agencies have established practices, procedures, and recruitment rules with regard to employment including that of women.

Based on this information, UNICEF will implement a new, more competency based recruitment strategy and ensure that average recruitment time is no more than three months.

Other studies have found direct evidence of discrimination in recruitment.

There are still challenges in improving recruitment throughout the organization.