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.

UNICEF will also develop and deliver high quality, competency based learning programmes that support the MTSP and staff development needs.

Competency based interviews, which attempt to identify and recruit candidates on the basis of these core values, should be used system wide.

(e) Competency component of the pilot study

Accordingly, a biennial evaluation was foreseen for the competency component.

31. The competency model for the assessment of resident coordinator performance represents an attempt to establish an objective appraisal of potential candidates, requiring a competency assessment test, which should be operational by late 1998.

ii. Business implications of the multilateral trading system capacity development and service enhancement in the areas of management competency e competency, trade finance, trade law, quality management and standards and export packaging institutional development and training of trainers in the areas of export, purchasing and supply management electronic commerce and computer based supply chain management systems and reform and improvement of public procurement

WFP has to date sponsored ten staff in the Resident Coordinator Competency Assessment Programme.

The competency assessments of Resident Representatives and Resident Coordinators should include knowledge of gender.

The Commission was guided by EU best practices. It focused primarily on establishing a single structure of policing with competency vested at the State level but operating in functional areas based on technical policing criteria.

Competency profiles developed for Professional and General Service levels during the previous MTSP will be revised, competency gap analysis and mapping will inform HR planning and development, and the global HR situation analysis will be updated.

Technical competency in understanding financial statements and reporting, generally accepted accounting principles, audit and investigation

A number of decisions have been taken or are under active review, including the selection and appraisal of the resident coordinator on the basis of an agreed job description, reporting procedures, competency based assessment and related actions.

This configuration demands a complete technical and logical separation from any other infrastructure with different functions or competency

Staff development will be also strengthened through design and implementation of an integrated competency and performance assessment framework.

At the same time, competency will be reinforced in the areas of programme management, strategic planning, hygiene promotion and communication, participatory approaches (including the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation approach, as well as tools for promoting the participation of children), advocacy and policy development, emergency preparedness planning and coordination, school based programming and human rights based approaches to programming.

Competency development for emergency preparedness and response will be a core and integral part of each of these learning programmes.

She underlined the need to motivate staff and suggested that knowledge of gender issues be a required competency for senior positions.

UNICEF competency in this area is a valuable resource for governments and partners even in countries where UNICEF has no significant ongoing WASH programme.

It also suggested including additional benchmarks that made reference to the importance of integrating performance management into the larger context of a competency framework.

236) and develop a competency based training course for senior United Nations leaders, including resident coordinators (para. The United Nations Development Group Office will enrich the lessons learned database for resident coordinators (para. 240), review the resources needed to roll out the common services programme to remaining country offices (para.

The Board followed up on its previous recommendation that the Administration evaluate mechanisms that could be implemented to effectively gather information to track competency gaps.

It had, inter alia, emphasized the need for mission specific training and for a mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of training and track competency gaps.

5. Underlines the continued importance of the Secretary General's ensuring, when appointing his Special Representatives and Envoys, the highest standards of integrity, competency, impartiality and professionalism

Roles should, however, be demarcated clearly to ensure complementarity of purpose and support, without any undue influence or encroachment on each other's mandates or spheres of competency.

It is expected that the project to define organizational core and managerial competencies will contribute to the organizational needs assessment process by identifying skill and competency gaps.

The revision and updating of the special measures to enhance maritime security as well as the establishment of new security related requirements are the competency of the States.

Lastly, the Group welcomed UNIDO's adoption of the new job evaluation system drawn up by ICSC, which included the provision of linkages to competency development and performance management.

Some delegations held the view that since bottom trawling affected the resources on the seabed, including sedentary species, the competency of the International Seabed Authority should be respected.

Gender balance in staffing is regularly monitored by OHR through the gender balanced scorecard, and the UNDP competency assessment systems have been revised to include a gender perspective.

Resident Coordinators, Resident Representatives and their deputies are not held accountable for gender mainstreaming, and Resident Coordinators' competency assessments and annual performance reviews (RCAs) do not mention it.

To limit the adverse effects of high workloads on quality of care, standard management protocols were developed, staff trained to defined competency levels, and an appointment system implemented.

(b) Implementation of a three step capacity building programme, including a one day advocacy workshop for policymakers and media four day formal competency based training for programme managers and advisers on ageing and social inclusion issues and five day training of trainers to be expanded at the subregional level by the inclusion of participants from neighbouring countries

The WCO Secretariat prepared guidance material for Members regarding the relevant UN Resolutions and developments in the Financial Action Task Force and surveyed Members on competency in money laundering.

The group agreed that the board should disclose that it has confidence that the external auditors are independent and their competency and integrity have not been compromised in any way.

(c) Request regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements with existing competency to implement spatial and temporal measures to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems to do so as a matter of urgency

In paragraph 46, the Board recommended that UNRWA improve the competency of its procurement staff through either continued formal training interventions or support of the completion of courses through professional institutions.

The Department had developed and incorporated into its human resources data warehouse an online skills inventory module that would be utilized to identify gaps in individual competency and areas of expertise.

12. The examination of the organizations apos training programmes reveals the following trends heightened efforts to increase the proportion of resources devoted to management training a shift towards more competency based approaches more holistic approaches to management development an emphasis on individual responsibility for learning mandatory participation in certain programmes and the integration of gender and other policy issues into the programmes.2

In a letter to all staff dated 8 March 2006, the High Commissioner announced a policy to ensure that staff members without assignments are offered posts corresponding to their grades and competency profiles.

In order to improve the competency of teachers regarding gender issues the Ministry of Education and Research supported the translation and printing of handbook Boys and Girls Study Differently (by M. Guriani and A.C. Ballew).

84. The Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (I ATTC) and the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) indicated that there had been no reports of unauthorized fishing in the past year in their respective areas of competency.

The importance of building a culture of accountability was also highlighted and delegations welcomed the modifications to the Career Management System competency system as a positive step towards enhanced accountability for mainstreaming refugee women and gender considerations.

Definition of results based management and results based budgeting

Definition of results based management and results based budgeting