The updates to the HR Handbook as at 31 August 2015 have been posted online. Below is a list of the recent changes for your reference:
ST/IC/2015/17 - Working hours during the seventieth session of the General Assembly for staff members at United Nations Headquarters
ST/IC/2015/16 - Change in practice regarding the cancellation of valid United States visas in the “G” category upon completion of assignment in the United States of America
Starting a new job, which may sometimes entail moving locations, can be an exciting as well as challenging experience. Mobility trends indicate that internationally recruited staff have made an average of 1,769 duty station moves per year between 2009 and 2013. With the incoming Mobility and Career Development Framework, a new staffing system for international positions, it will be the more important to provide support to staff as they pursue new opportunities within the UN Secretariat.
To support staff in making such career transitions, a variety of new resources are available:
The updates to the HR Handbook as of 15 July 2015 have been posted online. For your reference, a list of the recent changes are:
ST/SGB/2015/3 - Organization of the Secretariat of the United Nations
ST/SGB/2015/2 - Abolition of obsolete issuances
In April 2014, the General Assembly adopted the refined mobility framework (A/RES/68/265) setting the stage for a more strategic and holistic staffing approach to strengthen the capacity of the Organization to retain a dynamic, adaptable and global workforce that can deliver on increasingly complex mandates.
We are pleased to announce two resources that are now available to support all staff as they move around the Organization.
The final e-Performance deadline is fast approaching and all staff and managers are reminded to participate in the performance management process. If you have not already done so, it is important that you log into inspira and complete all your e-Performance documents before the 30 June 2015 deadline.
Cases of whooping cough and measles cases are on the rise as a result of the reduced routine vaccination coverage in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This is due to the fact that health facilities in those countries have been focusing on halting the Ebola outbreak.
If you are scheduled for duty travel to West Africa in the near future, you may need to undertake several new vaccines. Travel clearance to Ebola-affected countries is conditional upon vaccination against the following diseases:
As the end of 2014-2015 performance cycle is fast approaching, all staff and managers are reminded to participate in the performance management process. Log into inspira and complete your e-Performance today!
Assistant Secretary-General Carole Wainaina, Chief of the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), recently visited Nairobi to familiarize herself with the duty station. She met with the UNON Director General Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, and the Executive Directors of UN-Habitat and UNEP. She also held a dialogue with staff. She met with the Staff Representatives, UN Disputes Tribunal (UNDT) and Human Resources(HR) Community.
