text: format, theCommission notedthatCCAQ,throughout thevarious phasesoftesting, hadcautioned thatnotallagencies wereinaposition togradeproject posts solely onthebasisofjobcontent. Ontheotherhand,sincetesting wasinitiated atthespecific request ofagencies planning togradeproject positions onthe basisofjobcontent, theCommission considered thatacommon implementation policy remained bothdesirable andpossible. Decisions oftheCommission 214.TheCommission therefore decided to: Ca)Notewithappreciation thereportofthetesting team, Cb)Promulgate asupplement totheMasterStandard asitappears inann~~xVI ofthereportoftheCommission's twenty-first session 18/astheappropriate classification instrument, tobeapplied inconjunction withtheMasterStandard to determine thejobcontent levelofproject positionsJ Cc)Recommend theuseofajobdescription formatalsocontained inannexVI ofthereportoftheCommission's twenty-first session soastoensurethe provision offullinformation onallthefactors relevant totheclassification of project positions. C.Development ofTier11grade-level standard forpublicinformation specialists 215.Atitstwenty-first session theCommission reviewed draftjObclassification standards forpublic informat~on specialists. Thosestandards werebasedon descriptions ofexisting jObsassubmitted byorganizations, andhadbeendeveloped following themethodology forexpanded consultations approved bytheCommission at itsfourteenth session. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 216.TheChairman ofCCAQsaidthattheorganizations agreedtothepromulgation of thestandard. 217.TheFICSArepresentative regretted theabsence oftherecruitment standard "ability towritejournalistically" fromthedescriptive standard forgrades P-2 -51-l,!, I ~J :! I "'';..~andP-3.FICSAsaidthatequivalent UnitedNations experience should beconsidered inlieuofanadvanced university degreeinthestandard forgradeP-4. 218.TheConvenor ofCCISUAreferred tothespecific comments presented toICSCin theformofadocument. Thecomments included theabsence ofthep-llevelfrom thestandard, lackofclarity between levelsP-2andP-3andexclusion ofphoto­ journalists andcinematographers fromthestandards. Discussion anddecision oftheCommission 219.TheCommission expressed concern thattheorganizations hadnotsubmitted any positions attheP-lgradelevelforinclusion inthestandard andrecalled that theTierIIstandards forauditors, translators, economists andcivilengineers alsohadnotcontained agrade-level description fortheP-llevel. The Commission, therefore, felttheneedtostresstheimportance ofP-lasanentry levelforalloccupations, andexpressed itsintention topayparticular attention tothatSUbject initsforthcoming studyonspecial recruitment measures foryoung people. 220.TheCommission concluded thatthegrade-level standards presented reflected theactualsituation intheorganizations atthepresent time,andconsequently promulgated theTierIIstandards forpUblicinformation specialists for implem~~tation bytheorganizations withimmediate effect, inaccordance with article 13ofitsstatute. D.Development ofTierIIgrade-·level standards forfinancial management specialists 221.TheCommission considered adraftTier-II standard forthefieldofworkof financial management specialists. Thedraftwasareformulation ofastandard for thatfieldofworkconsidered bytheCommission atitstwentieth session and SUbsequently revised through ajointeffortoftheCommission's secretariat and CCAQ. Viewsoftheorganizations andstaffrepresentatives 222.7ileChairman ofCCAQnotedthatthe st~f.d!:rd beforetheCommission wasthe jointproduct oftheCCAQSub-Committee onJobClassification andtheICSC secretariat. Sincethestandard nolongercontained anoverall categorization of organizations according tosize,CCAQwasabletoendorseitandtorecommend itto theCommission forpromulgation. 223.Therepresentative ofFICSAnotedtheFederation's participation intheCCAQ Sub-Committee onJobClassification. Sincetesting hadindicated thatthestandard wasreliable, FICSAhadnoobjection toitspromulgation, ontheunderstanding that staffinthefieldofworkconcerned hadbeengiventheopportunity tocomment on therevised standard. Decision oftheCommission 224.TheCommission decided topromulgate thestandard forimmediate application by
analysis: The text appears to be related to the development of standards and classification systems for jobs and positions within international organizations. It discusses the promulgation of standards for public information specialists and financial management specialists, and the importance of ensuring that these standards are reliable and relevant. The text also mentions the need for attention to be paid to entry-level positions and special recruitment measures for young people. Given the focus on job classification and standards, it is likely that the category is related to employment or human resources.