a Staff selected.

Staff recruitment and appointment

initiate recruitment action of staff, including temporary staff and consultants

(a) Recruitment on the basis of scientific qualifications

Recruitment of retirees without prior medical clearance

In addition, UNIFIL employed 393 civilian staff, of whom 103 were recruited internationally and 290 locally.

Would it employ temporary personnel?

The Agency incurred significant additional costs in respect of the five international drivers so employed, as compared to the cost of similar local posts.

Transition of local staff hire of fewer international contractual personnel.

Staff located in Geneva shall be employed by the Executive Director of UNEP and staff located in Rome shall be employed by the Director General of FAO.

(b) An increase of 150,000 for additional temporary staff support

The Court places heavy emphasis on the recruitment of highly qualified staff.

(b) Practice and procedures in short term contract employment

(g) Procedures are now in progress for the recruitment of

It has hired consultants, for periods from 6 weeks to 15 months, for tasks that should be performed by regular staff members.

It has hired consultants, for periods from 6 weeks to 15 months, for tasks that should be performed by regular staff members.

There was, however, concern about the use of vacant posts for consultancies and short term appointments.

7. Also requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission

Further requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission

Provision is made for common staff cost rates for internationally recruited staff ( 1,583,800) and for locally recruited staff ( 420,000).

7. Also requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Observer Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the operational requirements of such posts

90. The Board s review disclosed that gratis military personnel were recruited without applying the recruitment and placement procedures for appointment of staff members in the Professional category and above.

(g) One temporary staff member has been recruited using Trust Fund resources to provide secretarial assistance to professional staff members

The computation of international staff costs reflects the application of a 5 per cent delayed recruitment factor.

The projections also provide for the emplacement of 26 international civilian personnel, 38 national personnel and 29 United Nations Volunteers.

The Committee was informed that if 38 additional service personnel are hired as regular local staff, their estimated cost (salaries plus common staff costs) would be 1,320,800 however, if they are hired as contractual personnel, based on an average monthly salary of 950 per person, the total cost would be 433,200.

In order to respond to peak workloads, it is considered less costly to make use of temporary staff support than to utilize staff funded through established posts.

(c) Compensation and contractual issues involved in the employment of field personnel

The Committee was informed that some officials in those positions are being hired on a fixed term basis, either intermittently or continuously, with short breaks in their contracts to conform to the guidelines for the appointment of temporary staff financed from general temporary assistance funds.

10. Also requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to employ locally recruited staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the operational requirements of such posts

Civilian contractual personnel

In the opinion of the Committee, all this points to the need for transparency in the use of temporary positions and the necessity for ensuring that they are utilized only for temporary requirements.

Further requests the Secretary General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Force against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Force

16. The Advisory Committee requested, and was provided with, the administrative instructions of the Secretary General setting out detailed provisions for obtaining the temporary services of individuals as temporary staff or as individual contractors and for obtaining the temporary services of individuals as consultants.

As regards the use of internationally recruited General Service staff, with a view to their replacement by Local level staff, it has been determined that, for operational reasons, the current number of internationally recruited General Service posts be maintained.

25. Following a review of the use of internationally recruited General Service staff, with a view to their replacement by Local level staff where possible, it has been determined that, for operational reasons, the current number of authorized internationally recruited General Service posts must be maintained.

Provision is made for the hiring of temporary staff to replace locally recruited staff on maternity and extended sick leave.

Recruitment and staffing

(c) International contractual personnel

(c) Government provided personnel

(c) International contractual personnel

(c) International contractual personnel

(c) International contractual personnel

(c) International contractual personnel

(c) International contractual personnel