The following table reflects the inspira grouping of onboarding methods.
| Grouping | S/N | Method/sub-methods | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment/ Appointment | 1 | Initial Appointment | An appointment of Fixed-term (1 year or longer) or temporary appointment (less than 1 year) of an applicant who has never worked in the UN Secretariat. |
| 2 | Reappointment | A former staff member who receives a new appointment in the United Nations. | |
| 3 | Interagency Movement | A movement of a UN system staff member to another UN system organization signatory to the Inter-Organization Agreement (modalities can be transfer, loan or secondment to the UN Secretariat). | |
| 3.1 | Loan | The movement of a staff member from one organization to another for a limited period, normally not exceeding one year, during which the staff member will be subject to the administrative supervision of the receiving organization but will continue to be subject to the staff regulations and rules of the releasing organization. | |
| 3.2 | Secondment | The movement of a staff member from one organization to another for a fixed period, during which the staff member will normally be paid by and, except as otherwise provided in the inter-organization agreement, be subject to the staff regulations and rules of the receiving organization but will retain his or her rights of employment in the releasing organization. | |
| 3.3 | Transfer (Interagency) | The movement of a staff member from one organization to another under conditions which give the staff member no right to return to the releasing organization. | |
| 4 | Secondment from Government | An appointment of a selected applicant, currently serving in a government entity, for the UN Secretariat on a temporary basis who retains return rights to the government position held prior to joining the UN, subject to former approval by the government through a Note Verbale. | |
| Staff Movements | 5 | Assignment | A movement of a staff member within the UN Secretariat on a temporary basis normally for a maximum period of two years. |
| 6 | Reassignment | A movement of a staff member within the same UN Secretariat Entity for an indefinite period | |
| 7 | Transfer | A movement of a staff member for an indefinite period within the UN Secretariat from one entity to another entity. |
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19 October 2021