Two high level meetings were held, in Rome and Geneva, between the Assistant High Commissioner and the WFP Senior Deputy Executive Director and senior staff of the two organizations.

The level of remuneration of the post of Executive Secretary and of the other two senior posts in the staffing table

Table 7.4. Women in senior positions in the executive

She was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 1980 and is a 1983 graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard's John F.

Senior level United Nations international development experience

To allow the Chief of Staff more time to focus on following up decisions, and ensure coordinated functioning of the Deputy Executive Directors and other senior staff in OED and the efficient management of the office, a post of Senior Executive Officer at P 5 level is also proposed.

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Executive and Life Member, Senior Citizen apos s Welfare Association, Nepal.

As at 30 June 2004, there were approximately 1,800 indigenous women employed in the Australian Public Service,4 of whom 113 were employed at the executive level, and 9 were members of the senior executive service.

It has also initiated preparations for an international business summit at the senior executive level, which will explore the possibility of funding global drug free workplace programmes.

Improving executive level decision making

One General Service (Principal level) post, Senior Administrative Assistant

The Executive Director of UNITAR will follow up with the Executive Heads and Senior Staff of these funds and programmes.

It has a direct reporting line to the Senior Deputy Executive Director (Operations).

14.21 The Office of the Executive Director provides executive and support services to the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director, as well as to the senior management of UNEP.

(e) Practice and procedures for appointments at the senior level

(b) Report on practices and procedures for senior level appointments

Approves the staffing table for the programme budget, including the post of the Executive Secretary at the level of Assistant Secretary General and two other senior posts at the level of D 2, as contained in Table 2 below

2. Approves the staffing table for the programme budget, including the post of the Executive Secretary at the level of Assistant Secretary General and two other senior posts at the level of D 2, as contained in table 2 below

Abbreviations CEO, Chief Executive Officer DCEO, Deputy Chief Executive Officer GS (PL), General Service (Principal level) GS (OL), General Service (Other level).

The field level committee, at the senior representative level, is often supported by working groups and thematic groups.

A senior level administrator scientist will be needed to direct the programme.

Senior officials from about 30 organizations participated in the High level Meeting.

The Office of the Chief Executive Officer comprises the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Legal Officer, the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, and conference support and administrative staff.

The two other senior posts will be maintained at the D 2 level.

The Advisory Committee met with the Executive Director and, via videoconference, with other senior officials of UNODC.

At the executive level, within the civil service, the number of women occupying senior ranks in the organizational hierarchy in 1995 numbered 1,211 or 7.20 percent while in 1997 the number decreased to 6.98 percent.

In 1991, there were only 41.2 women per 100 men at senior management level.

A final selection criterion will be their ability to train facilitate senior level staff.

There had been recent high level UNDP appointments of women to senior management positions.

United Nations funds and programmes senior field level representatives, by gender, 1995 and 1998

Since 1989 Member, International Executive Council of DNI (world level)

Fifty per cent of the advertised senior level posts (D 1 and above), were filled by women, resulting in an increase in female representation in senior level positions from 5 to 21 per cent (figure 3)

The Senior Management Network will bring together senior managers throughout the system. Executive heads will be responsible for designating staff for participation in the Network and for guiding its direction.

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1. United Nations funds and programmes senior field level representatives, by gender, 1995 and 1998

Performance contracts between members of the Senior Management Team and the Executive Director are proposed for implementation in 2005.

Chief executive officers and senior technical managers of private institutions and industrial establishments were also invited to the Conference.

During its consideration of the reports the Committee exchanged views with the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and other senior officials of the Programme, who provided additional information. Page

Its general objective is to support the executive level of CND.

In its current form, the Senior Management Service initiative fell within the prerogative of the Executive Heads, who were encouraged to take joint steps to improve the capacity of their senior managers.

The current under representation of women, particularly at the senior level, was a cause for concern.

A meeting of senior level experts will be organized in order to finalize the issue papers.

Senior level seminars or workshops have been initiated too, in order to bring together senior officials from Africa to discuss specialized cases of particular relevance to their countries.

In the executive branch there is a ministerial level National Youth Commission.