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Hiring Policy

UNDP hires personnel through international or local recruitment. It applies several types of contracts depending on a number of criteria, such as legal basis and duration of services. The standard types of contracts are:

• Fixed-term (100/200 series)
• Activities of Limited Duration (ALD or 300 series)
• Service Contracts (SC)
• Special Service Agreements (SSA)

Fixed-term or permanent contracts are concluded for the staff members contracted under 100/200 Series Staff Rules. Salaries are established on local scales based on best prevailing local conditions; the international scale based is on best comparator civil service.

Activities of Limited Duration for personnel governed by the 300 Series Staff Rules. Duration for ALD contracts is from 6 months to 3 years, exceptionally 4 years. Local salaries are established by reference to local scales, and higher levels are set by reference to international scales.

Service Contracts are for personnel governed by explicit terms of service. The duration of the contract must be more than 6 months. Salaries are based on local market conditions for specific jobs (local UN scales serve as a reference point).

Special Service Agreements are the legal instrument used for the procurement of services provided by a person engaged by UNDP, in his/her individual capacity, to provide expert services, advisory services, technical skills or knowledge for the performance of a specific task or piece of work. The principal consideration for the fees is the nature of the assignment, the complexity, difficulty and extent of the work to be performed and the degree of expertise required to accomplish it.

Please note that UNDP is currently undergoing contractual reform. Updated information will be available soon.