Functional Areas
What’s New
| Functional Area | Relevant Section | Description of updates/changes | Date of updates/changes | Focal Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Investigations | Principal Recipient Audit Process | New tool – OAI Audit Preparation Checklist for UNDP PMUs – added. | 14 May 2021 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| Principal Recipient Start-Up | Key Start-up Activities | Updates on GF ‘advance payment mechanism’ – previously the ‘pre-allocation’ policy’. | 25 February 2021 | mark.dibiase@undp.org |
| Reporting | Communicating Results | New page added with guidance and tools for external communication of programme results. | 18 January 2021 | matthew.duncan@undp.org |
| Audit and Investigations | Sub-recipient Audit Criteria | Updated the table illustrating the concept of audit thresholds for SRs. | 7 January 2021 | kanstantsin.sitsko@undp.org |
| Audit and Investigations | Sub-recipient Audit Process | Updated two resources on SR audit: SR Audit Information Note, and SR Audit Frequently Asked Questions. | 4 January 2021 | kanstantsin.sitsko@undp.org |
| Procurement and Supply Management | Pharmaceutical Products | Updated guidance and resource link with latest version of WHO Good Storage and Distribution Practices. | 27 October 2020 | matteo.pedrini@undp.org |
| Legal Framework | Project Document | Revised rule from the POPP regarding approvals for the use of Direct Implementation Modality. | 23 October 2020 | emmanuel.mbwera@undp.org |
| The UNDP-Global Fund Partnership | UNDP-Gavi Partnership | Update on Gavi partnership background. Addition of resource: UNDP-Gavi Partnership Brief. | 28 July 2020 | sophia.robele@undp.org |
| Financial Management | Cost Recovery | Revision to text on UN 1% coordination levy : does not apply to global vertical funds. | 10 March 2020 | thabani.mabodoko@undp.org |
| Human Resources | HR During Grant Implementation | Additional guidance on PMDs and mandatory trainings for UNDP staff. | 10 March 2020 | karen.de.meritens@undp.org |
| Financial Management | PU/DR | Updated guidance on the financial section of the PU/DR. | 18 February 2020 | thabani.mabodoko@undp.org |
| Procurement and Supply Management | Strengthening PSM Services | Updated Guidance Note and new practice pointer on Willis LTA for cargo and storage insurance. | 11 February 2020 | zafar.yuldashev@undp.org |
| Human Resources | UN Volunteers | New page with resources and guidance on recruiting UN Volunteers to PMUs. | 11 February 2020 | sophia.robele@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Audit Process | Updated version of SR Audit Info Note. | 3 February 2020 | thabani.mabodoko@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Reporting ; SR Monitoring | Updated Template for SR Management Letters. | 17 July 2019 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| Legal Frameworks | Signing Legal Agreements | Updates to 2 templates for confirmation letter of signatory authority (PR & CCM Fund recipient). | 3 June 2019 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Performance Management | Update to the SR Performance Evaluation Tool. | 1 March 2019 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| Procurement and Supply Management | QA Policy | New page content and resources on QA, including Guidance for UNDP COs on Health Products QA in the Supply Chain, QA Plan template, and QC testing annual reporting form. | 15 February 2019 | benoit.marquet@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Reporting | Two new resources for PR/SR Trainings – Template to Monitor the Quality of Training and Template for Training Evaluation. | 23 January 2019 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| Multiple | PR Start-Up ; VfM ; CCMs ; PR/CM Communications ; SR Capacity | Additional guidance on regional coordinating mechanisms and value for money based on recommendations from OAI Audit UNDP Jamaica – Report: 1919 Issued 12 July 2018. | 29 November 2018 | mark.dibiase@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Reporting ; SR Performance Management | Updates to SR programmatic templates and related guidance. Language on SR progress reports streamlined. | 15 November 2018 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| Audit and Investigations | Principal Recipient Audit | Additional guidance from OAI on CO audit follow-up process, and inclusion of a resource- audit scenario exercise. | 15 October 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | SR Monitoring ; SR Reporting | Updated version of Template for Management Letter to SRs. | 11 October 2018 | marcos.bustillo@undp.org |
| The UNDP-Global Fund Partnership | UNDP-Gavi partnership | New section on UNDP-Gavi partnership. | 3 August 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Procurement and Supply Management | Procurement of Pharmaceuticals and other Health Products | Additional guidance to Country Offices on the procurement of pharmaceuticals and other health products. | 8 May 2018 | cecile.mace@undp.org |
| Sub-recipient Management | Selecting Sub-recipients | Change in terminology for modalities used to identify Sub-recipients. | 8 May 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Legal Framework | Limited Liability Clause | Additional guidance to Country Offices on the limited liability clause. | 1 May 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Financial Management | Cost Recovery | Additional guidance to Country Offices on cost recovery for providing technical assistance to national entities. | 2 April 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Audit and Investigations | OIG Investigations and Audit | Additional guidance to Country Offices on OIG audit when UNDP is Principal Recipient. | 8 March 2018 | tracey.burton@undp.org |
| Procurement and Supply Management | Quality Assurance for Diagnostic Products | Revised guidance reflecting updated Global Fund Quality Assurance Policy for diagnostics. | 25 October 2017 | cecile.mace@undp.org |
| Audit and Investigations | Budgeting for Principal Recipient Audit | Revised guidance on budgeting for Principal Recipient audits reflecting tailored audit cost recovery process in alignment with OAI’s risk-based approach to audit. | 19 September 2017 | tracey.burton@undp.org |