Additional human resource capacity in IT has been secured for FLS SAP logistics to support the business growth.

Implementation of required changes of business processes in the Finance and Logistics System (SAP) will be an important enhancement during this planning period.

Along these lines, an SAP common layer solution for Human Resources and Payroll , developed by UNICEF jointly with the software company SAP A.G., successfully went live on 4 April 2005.

A number of agencies have expressed interest in the solution developed by UNICEF in fact, UNICEF conducted a two day workshop on the SAP HR solution at the end of June under the auspices of SAP SIG (the SAP substantive interest group, chaired by UNICEF).

Overall, DFAM has achieved a net reduction of three posts as a result of further efficiency gains from investment in integrated systems and through internal efficiency measures.

And I had to quit and come and do this thing called A Better Place.

An SAP consultant was hired in 2005 to analyse production and controlling processes and provide recommendations for implementation.

UNICEF agrees to regularly review all user profiles in SAP to ensure an adequate segregation of duties.

I was running, as Chris said, to be the CEO of a large software company called SAP And then Peres said, Well won't you run this project?

UNDP will also take steps to improve the results of reporting by the Brazil office in Atlas (para. 137) and enhance the current process for reconciliation of data in SAP and Atlas (para.

UNICEF is ready to take this role for the SAP stream of ERPs.

Since then, several agencies have formally decided to implement the SAP HR solution pioneered by UNICEF, therefore de facto endorsing the JIU recommended lead agency concept.

DFAM will create one Professional post to coordinate information sharing, learning and training initiatives for field offices to improve competencies and expertise in the areas of financial and administrative management.

It will allow the collection of data from country offices and National Committee partners, consolidate this data in a consistent and well managed way, and permit immediate feed back via templates into the SAP system.

In paragraph 135, the Board recommended that UNICEF regularly review all user profiles in SAP to ensure an adequate segregation of duties.

General Assembly affairs and conference services

Payment for services of technicians and cooks who support the team sites.

Security Service

General Service Field Service

15. Contractual services.

16. Security services.

Department of Management and Office of Legal Affairs

Annex I for offset (dp. 16)

Joseph Stephanides Director, Security Council Affairs Division, Department of Political Affairs

4. Treasury services

2. Operational services

Section 1B General Assembly affairs and confer ence services

(b) Operational Services Division

Project services at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Personnel matters

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

The competencies of staff in the Division of Human Resources (DHR) will be enhanced by professionalizing key functions and realigning existing resources between recruitment, placement and entitlement administration, complemented by implementation of the new human resource management system (SAP HR).

The major ERP vendors in the marketplace are Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP, and all of them are present within the United Nations family.

In that context, UNICEF has already been designated by SAP as the lead agency to maintain and enhance the ERP solution for human resources, payroll, and grants.

Administrative Assistants (GS 5 x 1, GS 4 x 1)

General staff, field staff, security, Trades and Crafts

OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services

Programme 24. Management and central support services

Political Affairs Officer

3. Financial services relating to peacekeeping matters

HC CHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Centre for Human Rights

Secretary of State for Youth

There was no need to divide the work of the Unit between the Departments of Political Affairs and General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services, since that would create overlap.

Title Replace Programme 24. Administrative services with Programme 24. Management and central support services .

The second most important category of staff comprises General Service, Trades and Crafts, Field Service and Security Service.