ANNEX II - UNOPS

(i) When feasible for UNOPS, the organization may opt to purchase ticket(s) directly for the
Contractor’s travel, in which case such ticket purchase shall be in accordance with the rules and
procedures outlined in UNOPS Administrative Instruction AI/CSG/2009/01 on “Official Duty
Travel”.
(ii) When UNOPS directly purchases (a) ticket(s) for a Contractor, reimbursement to the Consultant
for the Contractor’s DSA, terminal expenses and other miscellaneous expenses will be made
separately in accordance with one of the aforementioned procedures.
7.5.2 Before making payment to the Consultant for Contractor’s travel to join, UNOPS and the Consultant
shall make a joint assessment as to whether the duration on the Call-Off Contract (and its future
extensions) will make it feasible to pay one return ticket to cover both travel to join and repatriation
travel or if only travel to join should be paid at the start of the contract.
8.0 DEPLOYMENT OF FORMER AND RETIRED UN STAFF MEMBERS
8.0.1 In selection and deployment of Contractors, it is important to note that the deployment of candidates
who currently work or previously worked as UN staff members is subject to special rules. This
section briefly summarizes those rules.
8.1 Conditions for Engaging Former United Nations Staff
8.1.1 Former UN staff members may be deployed under the Agreement and respective Call-Off contract
provided they did not separate from UNOPS or another organization of the UN common system for
any of the following reasons:
Abandonment of post;
Dismissal for misconduct;
Non-renewal of appointment for unsatisfactory service;
Termination of appointment for unsatisfactory service, or
Resignation in lieu of disciplinary action.
8.1.2 Before engaging former UN staff members, the Consultant shall check the reasons for separation:
(i) For internationally-recruited staff members, check with the HR focal point at the UNOPS
Headquarters, and
(ii) For other staff members, check with the relevant HR/Operations Manager at the duty station
where they served before separation.
8.2 Break in service
8.2.1 Any offer of deployment under the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s) to UN staff
members who have separated by resignation or contract completion must be made after a break in
service of at least one (1) month.
8.2.2 UN interns and volunteers shall not be subject to a mandatory break when moving from an
internship or volunteer post to a deployment under the Agreement and respective Call-Off
Contract(s).
8.2.3 When a former and retired UN staff member returns to service through deployment under the
Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s), the Consultant shall follow UN rules pertaining to
re-engagement of such former or retired staff members. According to the rules applicable at the time
of issue of this Policy the following restrictions apply:
(i) Re-engagement of former staff members shall begin only after a period of at least three (3)
months has elapsed since the date of retirement;
(ii) If the separation from UN System was an “agreed termination”, the former UN staff member to
be deployed under the Agreement and Call-Off Contract(s) may only be re-engaged after a
period of thirty-six (36) months from the date of separation from service (or once the break
period stipulated in their separation agreement has elapsed, if different).
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