58 257. Report of the Joint Inspection Unit on reforming the Field Service category of personnel in United Nations peace operations

Provision is made for uniforms for Field Service personnel and local drivers as well as for protective clothing for mechanics ( 1,900).

Field Service

FS Field Service

Field Support Service

The personnel of the UNMOVIC field office in Cyprus consist of four staff members, two at the Professional and two at the General Service level.

Reform of the field service

Field Service 24 8 32

Over the next six months the Department would introduce an integrated training service to provide training for all military, police and civilian personnel in the field.

One Food Quality Control Assistant, Field Service (new post), and one Fuel Contracts Assistant, Field Service (new post).

GENERAL TOTAL TEACHING PERSONNEL PER UNIVERSITY (TEACHING SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL PERMANENT ON SERVICE ON CONTRACT DETACHED)

(a) Three Procurement Assistants, Field Service (new posts)

(c) Ten Security Officers, Field Service (new posts)

b Includes 58 temporary electoral support positions for a six month period (4 P 2, 6 Field Service, 13 national General Service staff and 35 United Nations Volunteers), funded under general temporary assistance (Mission headquarters 2 P 2, 1 Field Service, 3 national General Service staff and 2 United Nations Volunteers field 2 P 2, 5 Field Service, 10 national General Service staff and 33 United Nations Volunteers).

Abbreviations FS Field Service GS OL General Service (Other level) NO National Officer GS LL General Service (Local level).

Response to allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by field personnel

One Dispatcher, Field Service (new post), and one Stores Assistant, national General Service (new post).

(b) Two Security Training Officers, Field Service (new posts)

Two Shipping Assistants, 1 Field Service, and 1 national General Service (redeployed from General Services Section).

Selected events in the field of service statistics in 2006

Abbreviations RB, regular budget LL, Local level FS, Field Service.

Under direction of Chief of Finance, administers the payroll of locally recruited staff according to established guidelines advises international staff of applicable allowances and liaises with the Field Personnel Service regarding problems with same.

Decides to limit conversion of General Service posts to the Field Service category pending receipt of this review

b Includes 14 temporary electoral support positions for a six month period (2 Field Service and 12 national General Service staff, all in the field), funded under general temporary assistance.

Proposed new posts to be deployed from 1 October 1993 Field service

(e) Two Shipping Assistants, 1 Field Service and 1 national General Service (to be redeployed to the Movement Control Section).

Two Shipping Assistants, 1 Field Service and 1 national General Service staff are to be redeployed to the Movement Control Section.

(a) Three Security Plans Officers, 1 P 2, 2 Field Service (new posts)

b Includes 25 temporary electoral support positions for a six month period (10 Field Service, 10 national General Service staff and 5 United Nations Volunteers, all in the field), funded under general temporary assistance.

He hoped that other duty stations and field missions and their personnel would receive similar attention.

Abbreviations ASG Assistant Secretary General FS Field Service GS OL General Service Other level GS PL General Service Principal level NS national staff SS Security Service USG Under Secretary General UNV United Nations Volunteers.

More than 300 Special Security Service personnel and 152 Liberian Seaport Police personnel have graduated from the United Nations training programme, while 20 Liberian National Police officers and 10 Special Security Service officers have completed a senior leadership qualification course.

Having considered the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on reforming the Field Service category of personnel in United Nations peace operationsSee A 57 78. and the note by the Secretary General transmitting his comments thereon,A 57 78 Add.1.

1. Takes note of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on reforming the Field Service category of personnel in United Nations peace operationsSee A 57 78. and of the comments of the Secretary General thereon A 57 78 Add.1.

The Protocol strengthens the protection regime for personnel in the field who are subjected to various risks.

(d) Staff in the Field Service and the General Service and related categories (such as Trades and Crafts, Security and Safety Service and Public Information Assistants) who are locally recruited

b Includes 4 temporary electoral support positions for a six month period (4 Field Service, all in the field), funded under general temporary assistance.

Furthermore, as indicated in the revised budget, 62 General Service posts (international) are to be replaced by Field Service posts (which are also international).

The Department's goal was to create a cadre of professional field personnel supported by responsive and effective leaders.

The resulting enhancement of United Nations security strategies and training of personnel, including in the field, were crucial.

The head of the Division also provides a professional head for the United Nations uniformed security service personnel.

The Department's ultimate objective was to prioritize service delivery in the field and to ensure that host Governments, designated officials, programme managers and world class security personnel worked together to create a secure environment in which the Organization could implement its mandates.

For example, action taken in regard to a successful General Service candidate, selected for promotion to the P 2 level will require that the processing of an appointment personnel action include turning on the G P indicator in the examination field of IMIS.

These include 113 Professional and 108 General Service posts at headquarters, 2 Professional and 1 General Service posts in Geneva and 324 Professional and 424 local General Service posts in the field.

Members of the Field Service and staff members recruited specifically for mission service are not eligible for non resident's allowance or removal of household effects.