text: 28C.25 TheCommittee's comments regarding theresources requested fortravelof. staff,andforfurniture andequipment (paras. 28C.2land28C.24oftheproposed prog~amme budget) arecontained inparagraphs 28C.ll, 28C.15and28C.16above. 3.Recruitment 28C.26 ~heestimate of$5,239,200 forrecruitment includes provision forthe continuation offivetemporary postsasexplained inparagraph 28C.28ofthe proposed programme budget. Twoposts(1P-3and1General Service) relateto recruitment forcompetitive examinations, andthreeposts(1P-3and2General -146-Service) "ar vacancies, t monitoring 0 28C.27 Asn budgetfor1 examinations regarding th representati administered aregiven,c thebasisof SecretarY-Ge toexternal intensified theDivision repeated in 28C.28 The threeposts and2Genera postsforco beenrequest althoughit understand in theCommitte provided, it approved. T $239,300. 28C.29 The analyse recr theprioriti, programme bu theconsulta. Services. II availablewi thattheest 28C.30 Inp, discusses thl whichwould I subprogramme inqUiries, r measures wou announcement Committee ha WIb WIb /.:lv...Service) "arereauired forthecontinuing functions related ·totheprojection of vacancies, theselection ofpostsforcompetitive methods ofrecruitment andthe monitoring oftheannualplanofrecruitment". 28C.27 AsnotedbytheCommittee initsfirstreportontheproposed programme budgetfor1984-1985, 23/itappears thataplanforexternal competitive examinations hasbeendeveloped. TheCommittee therefore soughtclarification regarding thecontinued needfortheP-3andGeneral Service posts. According to representatives oftheSecretarY-General, theoverall numberofexaminations being administered, aswellasthenumberofoccupational groupsinwhichexaminations aregiven,continue toincreaseJ hencethecontinued needforthetwoposts. On thebasisoftheinformation provided, theAdvisory Committee concurs withthe Secretary-Generalis proposal tocontinue theP-3andGeneral Service postsrelated toexternal examinations. However, italsobelieves thatefforts shouldbe intensified tointegrate therelated functions intotheregular workprogramme of theDivision ofRecruitment. Accordingly, ittruststhatthereauest willnotbe repeated insubseauent sUbmissions. 28C.28 TheAdvisory Committee alsosoughtclarification astowhytheremaInIng threepostsdescribed inparagraph 28C.28oftheproposed programme budget (1P-3 and2General Service relating totheprojection ofvacancies, theselection of postsforcompetitive recruitment andthemonitoring oftherecruitment plan)have beenrequested for1986-1987. Inthisconnection, theCommittee recalls that althoughitrecommended approval ofthesepostsfor1984-1985, 24/itdidsoonthe understanding thatSUbsequent requests wouldnotbenecessary. -rntheopinion of theCommittee, sufficient justification fortheircontinuation hasnotbeen providedJ ittherefore recommends thatthecontinuation ofthesepostsnotbe approved. Theconsequential reduction intheSecretary-Generalis estimate wouldbe $239,300. 28C.29 Theestimate forrecruitment alsoincludes $12,100 foraconsultant to analyse recruitment procedures "withaviewtostreamlining theminaccordance with thepriorities established bytheGeneral Assembly" (para.2BC.30oftheproposed programme budget). TheAdvisory Committee wasinformed thattheprimary taskof theconsultant wouldbetoupdatethePersonnel ManualoftheOfficeofPersonnel Services. Intheopinio~ oftheAdvisory Committee, sufficient expertise shouldbe available withintheSecretariat toundertake thistask.Ittherefor.e recommends thattheestimate of$12,100 forconsultants bedeleted. 28C.30 Inparagraph 28C.32oftheproposed programme budget, theSecretary-General discusses theresources requested foradvertising andpromotion ($265,300), someof
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the budget and resources required for human resources management and recruitment within an international organization. The topics covered include temporary posts, competitive examinations, recruitment procedures, and personnel services. This suggests that the text is related to employment and human resources management.