Have you ever wondered if you could take a break from work and focus on a research or a study project? Do you think your research could benefit the Organization? If that is the case, you might want to consider applying for the Sabbatical Leave Programme. Applications are to be sent via email to sabbatical@un.org no later than 31 March 2016.
The Sabbatical Programme is an opportunity for staff members to
Have you ever thought about taking a break from work to focus on a research or study project and hone your expertise in your field? If so, you may want to consider applying for the 2016 sabbatical leave programme.
Eligible staff members in the Political, Peace and Humanitarian job network (POLNET) will have the opportunity to laterally move to a different position by participating in the first managed mobility exercise in January 2016.
The Staff-Management Committee (SMC) Working Group on the Career Development of GS and Related Categories invites all staff at the General Service and Related Categories (GS, TC, S, LT, and PIA) to participate in a survey on their career development available at this link
Managing our Organization’s talent and providing staff with the necessary tools to allow them to grow and maximize their potential to meet current and future professional challenges is key to our success.
A new and more dynamic version of inspira, the Secretariat’s talent management platform, is now live at http://inspira.un.org. This upgrade brings improvements to the user experience, particularly as relating to recruitment and application functionalities.
What should inspira users expect to find?
On 23 October 2015, a new, more dynamic version of inspira will go live after a short planned service outage from 17 to 22 October. During the service outage, external users and staff members will not be able to access inspira.
Guidance for external users and staff members:
Staffing activities:
The updates to the HR Handbook as at 30 September 2015 have been posted at https://hr.un.org/handbook/source. Below is a list of the recent changes for your reference:
Inspira, the Secretariat’s platform for talent management, is being upgraded as part of the roadmap to modernize technology in the UN. Advanced technology provides critical support to meeting the strategic objectives of the Organization.
A number of essential functionalities are administered through inspira. This includes staffing related activities, performance management and learning courses. Approximately 8,000 to 12,000 use inspira every day.
The updates to the HR Handbook as at 18 September 2015 have been posted at https://hr.un.org/handbook/source. Below is a list of the recent changes for your reference:
