Zambia

To be eligible for recruitment, candidates must meet the competencies and other specific requirements of the job for which they have applied. Job specific competencies and requirements are described explicitly in each Vacancy Announcement.

All new recruits must have minimum academic qualifications and/or skills requirements and meet minimum relevant work experience,

Objectives and Principles

The aim is to ensure that recruitment results in the right person getting the right job at the right time. To achieve this, five principles  guide all recruitment in UNDP:   

• Competition: a visible competitive process, free of external influence or prejudice, to attract high quality candidates for all vacancies, regardless of post, contractual modality or hiring unit;

• Fairness: all candidates, irrespective of gender, race and background, are assessed in the same manner;

• Objectivity: screening for all recruitment and selection is conducted with professional rigor, with candidates measured against clearly articulated criteria and job competencies.

• Transparency: the selection criteria and process is transparent to all applicants.

• Accountability: hiring managers and their units are responsible for the selection process and are accountable both for selection proposals and the processes leading up to them.