Evaluated Section staff's performance.

Accountability for results through independent evaluation Internal and external audit a function assumed by UNDP and A staff performance assessment system that links individual staff performance to organizational and development effectiveness.

D. Staff development, performance management and career support

Staff development programmes to support performance management

In situations where a staff member is not performing up to standard, the problem must be addressed at an early stage in order to help the staff member address performance gaps as well as to maintain staff morale.

The Organization s performance appraisal system (PAS) has been revised to link performance and staff development more directly to career progression.

57. Among the various aspects of performance management covered by the PAS, the linguistic performance and continued development of linguistic skills of United Nations staff members are considered critical.

The criteria suggest that the performance appraisal system should be as simple as possible and be structured to provide clear communication between staff about the expected and actual performance performance ratings should be applied objectively and accurately there should be an automatic process for review and approval of the performance ratings and the consequences for different levels of performance should be known to staff.

(a) The establishment of a Management Performance Board to assess the performance of senior managers

The Board considers that the absence of an annual appraisal for every member of staff is inconsistent with sound performance management.

In Malta, accountability for gender mainstreaming is ensured through the performance management contract of senior officials in the public service and the performance management programme of other officers.

In paragraph 65 of its report, the Board recommended that UNU identify measurable quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and be able to link the physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

The Committee shall provide an annual performance evaluation of its work to the General Assembly.

His her ability to undertake delegated responsibilities against set work standards and performance indicators would determine the performance rating.

The e PAS system also, for the first time, gathered all performance appraisal data into a single database, allowing supervisors to view the status of staff members' appraisals at one glance.

(b) Workload standards and performance measures

(b) Workload standards and performance measures

3. PAS, which is based on performance management principles recommended for the United Nations common system by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), is one element of the Secretary General s overall efforts to introduce into the Secretariat a results based culture of performance.

Such situations might include instances in which the underperformance takes the form of non performance or refusal to perform the tasks agreed to in the performance plans or where there is continued underperformance despite the existence of a performance improvement plan.

However, the promotions were not automatic, but followed an established process

(c) Performance management to establish and maintain a performance management system for staff that is clear and objective, is free of bias and abuse, encourages dialogue and feedback and is consistent with the strategic objectives of the Agency, thereby ensuring that all staff perform effectively

The Economic Commission for Europe participates in the human resources action plan system and is subject to monitoring of its performance by the Office of Human Resources Management, including in the area of geographical distribution of staff.

The management of underperformance is a responsibility shared by both staff and management.

This may include the development of a performance improvement plan in consultation with the staff member.

In general, staff and managers are ready for and interested in performance management and innovation

We must also do more to professionalize the Secretariat and to hold its staff and management more rigorously accountable for their performance.

(e) UNITAR plans to set up a formal performance management system to allow the monitoring of staff performance in a more systematic way, based on clearly defined work plans and programme achievements, and to serve as the basis for the Executive Director to submit cases for staff promotion to the UNITAR Appointment and Promotion Board

A rating of partially meets performance expectations does not necessarily mean that the performance is not satisfactory, as there can be many reasons why a staff member has not fully met the goals set at the beginning of the performance year.

As part of the overall accountability framework, the e PAS is the formal tool employed in holding staff accountable for their performance.

The improvements in monitoring and evaluation combined with the performance indicators contained in the biennial programme plan and the programme budget will provide the basis for objective reporting of performance both to Member States through the programme performance report and to the new Management Performance Board.

(ii) Provision of career support programmes for staff at all levels, including programmes to promote mobility and to support performance management

It provides comparative data on selected aspects of industrial performance and on the structural drivers underpinning the industrial performance of countries.

The performance analysis will comprise an attribution analysis, to determine the driving forces behind investment performance of each manager, a returns analysis, and risk statistics related to each investment manager, sector, industry, currency and region.

In paragraph 64, the Board reiterated its recommendation that UNU identify measurable and quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators in order to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and enable the linking of physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

The shortcomings in performance measurement were partly attributable to the demands placed on staff for delivery of services, which limited the time that staff could spend on the development and implementation of performance measures and benchmarking systems.

5. Recognizes that measures to improve management capacity and performance among senior staff are highly desirable

I am establishing a Management Performance Board to ensure that senior officials are held accountable for their actions and the results their units achieve.

Under indicator of achievement (iii), performance measures, before Number of unrepresented Member States , add a performance measure, reading Level of under representation of Member States to be determined .

In this connection, it is important to develop tools to measure performance.

At a third level, individual staff are accountable for the delivery of outputs and services, as agreed under the PAS framework between manager and staff.

They reached the conclusion that performance contracting was an important and useful tool in improving public enterprise performance, regardless of whether the sector was scheduled for privatization.

While staff members bear primary responsibility for their day to day performance, supervisors are responsible for fostering a supportive environment.

(v) Support to managers and staff in the implementation of performance management, including monitoring to ensure consistency of application of the performance appraisal system provision of related training and advisory services

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

95. In the context of preparing the proposed 1998 1999 budget, departments were invited to include performance indicators comparing actual performance for 1994 1995, expected performance of 1996 1997 and proposed performance for 1998 1999.