text: UNITED NATIONS ST Secretariat .," ~'i:**1S"1:'/AI/338/Add.6 ~6August 1990 GenevaDistribution: OnecopyperProfessional StaffENGJ;;ISH ONLY11 (Geneva Reproduction No.90/48) ADMINI5nUIVE DlSntJ'CUON To: Members ofthestaff From: TheAssistant. Secretary-General tor~anllesources Managel:1eIlt. ~. Subject: VACANCY MANAGEMElrr*' Addendmn 1.Inaddition tothecurrent procedures ofthevacancy m~agement programme as detailed inhulletin:s ST/SGB/221 andST/AI/338 andaddenda, thepurpose ofthe present addendum isto.int.ro~~ce arecour:S8 mechanism totbees~ab~ishment ofthe shortlistby•.therelevant appointment andpromotion bodie:s andtostreamline promotion procedures following. selection forahigher-level post. Thisaddendum app~ies topostsintheProfessional category 'andabove. ~,ad~endum covering posts'intheGenerai Service andre~at.ed categories wi11beissued shortly • .I.RECOURSE PROa:DURE 2.Although theappC!intment andpromotion bodies, inreviewing vacancy management cases, makeeveryeffort toensurethatstaffmembers applying forpostsreceive f~lconsideration, itisconceivable thatthe in!ormat.~on presented bythestaff member mayhaveheenincomplete insomesignificant respect. Fort.h.i:sreason, the recour:se procedure described belowhasbeenintroduced a:sof1July1990• .3. ~soutlined inadminist=ati~e iD:struction ST/A!/338/Add.3. vacancy management. c2.!le:satUeP-2to!l-4le';::::l:svillbeconsidered byt.b.eAppoiDtment andPromotion CO:TllTlit.~eeat thedutystat.ion "'herethevacancy is·locat.ed. Allcase:!attheP-S -and'0-1levels .~illbeconsiaered bythe'Appointment. andPro~otion Soard. ***/1/ ?tJ-193ri,,;"P~r;onnel Manu,l in~e~,No. 4256. InsertunderSection I,Paragraph B,oftheAdministrative Handbook. TheFrenchversion willbedistributed later. 175'i~(!) /... GE·90-02555•S"I/kI/33an..dd.6 Page2 4.Folloving thee~eabli3hment ofa:shore li~tofcandidate~ toragiven vaca~cy bythere~pective appointment andpromotion body,theOfficeofHumac Re~ources ~ement orthelocalhumanresources section r8spon:siDle torvacancies atthe " P-~toP-4,1.vel~atdutystations ~wayfromHeadquarters ~~linform'allstaff members presented forc0113ideratlon a.:stowhether theyareincluded intheshort") list. ~l~uchstaff,irrespective oftheirinclusion intheshortlist,who believe thattheinformation theysubmitted inconnection withtheirapplication ~incomplete, mayavailthemselves oftherecourse procednre'and writevithin lQWQBKIFG P~YSthrough thesecretary oftherespective appoin~ent andpromotion bodyto'thechairperson. '!hesta;f!member should onlysubmit in;formation thatwas notcont~ed ~theoriginal application submitted toragivenvacancy andwhich theconcerned ~taffmemberfeelsmayhaveab~aring onhisorherinclusion inor selectio~'from theshortlist.Staffresiding atthesamedutystation asthepost underconsideration ~ho~d normally s~mit 15copie~oftheirrecourse inorderto ~peeduptheprocess. . 5.Theappointment Md,promotion body",illthenreviewthecaseinthelight:. of" the'add.itionu in.;fo~tion received ande:stablish thefinalshortlist."-In•. accordance with bull~tins S~/SGB/221 and~/AX/338 andaddenda. theshortlist ~ill besubmitted totheheadofthedepartment oroft'icevherethevacancy underreview­ islocated ~orthe~inalselection ofacandidate onbehalfofthe Secretary-General. 15.Inreviewing acase,theappoi:abnent andpromotion bodymayrequest the, of;ficial statU3 ;fileofstaf~members 'underconsideration foravacancy. Sta;f! members arereminded thattheyshould :review theirOfficial. statusfile periodically inordertoensurethatit,i~uptodate. Arequest 'forsuCh ~review shou1d~e addressed totheChie;f, Personnel Records Unit,for'staffatHeadquarters andtotheChie~ofthelocalhumanresources section forotherdutystations. ,'. , 'I:t. P:ROMOTIO~ AFTER MOVEME2tT t!NDER VAOJICY 'MANAG~ 7.StaffmeJnbers whomove"to,;.'higher-level p~s't'fOllowing selectIon' from,'ashOrt listestablished bytheappropriate· appointment andpromotion bodymaybepromoted tothenexthigherlevelontherecommendation ofthedepartment oroffice
analysis: This text appears to be related to the administration and management of the United Nations staff, specifically the procedures for vacancy management, appointment, and promotion. It discusses the process of creating a shortlist of candidates for a given vacancy and the recourse procedure for staff members who believe their application was incomplete or incorrect. The text also touches on the promotion of staff members to higher-level posts. Given the focus on internal UN administration and staff management, it is likely that the text falls under the category of employment.