Level of job opening Staff members at the same (or equivalent) level as the job opening Staff members at one level lower (or equivalent to one level lower) than the job opening Remarks
D-2 D-2 D-1
D-1 D-1 P-5
P-5 P-5 P-4, NO-D, FS-7
P-4 P-4, NO-D, FS-7 P-3, NO-C, FS-6
P-3 P-3, NO-C, FS-6 P-2, NO-B
P-2 P-2, NO-B P-1, NO-A In addition, staff members from the General Service and related categories and Field Service category who have passed the young professionals programme examination as G-to-N and G-to-P are eligible for P-2 and
P-1 positions.
P-1 P-1, NO-A n/a
FS-7 FS-7 FS-6 In addition, staff members in all job categories other than the Field Service category may apply irrespective of their level.
FS-6 FS-6 FS-5
FS-5 FS-5 FS-4
FS-4 FS-4 FS-3
FS-3 FS-3 FS-2
FS-2 FS-2 FS-1
FS-1 FS-1 n/a
NO-D NO-D, P-4 NO-C, P-3 In addition, staff members from the Field Service and other General Service and related categories are eligible for National Professional Officer category positions at any level.
NO-C NO-C, P-3 NO-B, P-2
NO-B NO-B, P-2 NO-A, P-1
NO-A NO-A, P-1 n/a

Job openings in the General Service, Trades and Crafts, Security Service, Public Information Assistant, Language Teacher categories (“specified categories”)

  • Staff members in the specified categories are eligible for job openings:
    • up to one level higher than their current grade when they apply to a job opening in their own category; and
    • at any level in the specified categories which are not their own category.
  • Staff members in the Professional and higher, Field Service and National Professional Officer categories are eligible for job openings in the specified categories at any level.

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Last modified: 1 August 2023