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HR SubcommitteeReport November 2013

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Chair HRSC• Apologies received from Meera Mehta• Agenda for the subcommittee meeting was approved• Recommendation that Bulat Yessekin be Chair of the

human resources subcommittee for the next year.

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Staff Development Plan 2013

The Executive Secretary presented the staff development plan. Challenges for 2014 are:

1. The increase work with programmes start to run as parallel organization/process to the network

2. Growing expectations on GWPO to take on a greater global voice and role.

New positions and promotions were presented as well as those who will end their appointments.

It was noted the extraordinary contribution which John Metzger has made to the work of GWPO’s operations, especially with the introduction of Outcome Mapping

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Staff Development Plan cont.• Growth in staff during 2013 and going into 2014 another

3 new positions will be introduced as well as filling vacant No positions and finding a new Head of Network Operations.

• Discussion on sustainability of staffing growth. Questions were raised in relation to whether GWPO can sustain all these new positions.

• GWPO uses 3 year contracts, with “escape” clause in the event of reduction of financial resources. Also shorter term contracts are used.

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Staff Development Plan cont.

Subcommittee recommendations to Staff Association comments:• Thematic work should remain in Stockholm (global) in

order to ensure cross-cutting efficiencies and links between global and regional know-how.

• Chair/Co-Chair of Staff Assocition to be invited to one subcommittee meeting per year (in Stockholm) for a one hour discussion with HR subcommittee based on the comments on the HR Report.

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Terms of reference Deputy ES

Recommendation to trim down and streamline the ToR to focus on day-to-day administration and management of GWPO secretariat and remove strategic tasks.

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Sustainable financing

Recommendations for new funding in order to improve sustainability of GWPO in relation to attaining staff.

• Increased use of secondments from more countries• Engage an external expert to look at the various funding

options (for example project funding, bonus systems out of project funds) and combinations thereof, and then bring to Financial Partners and Steering Committee for discussion.

• Find and support existing projects and processes (success stories in the region/countries) where GWP can give technical and stakeholder input

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Sustainable financing cont.• Increased relations with private sector who also has a

high demand for professional, technical advice and know how, and are very willing ot pay for it.

• Look towards green/blue technoclogies.

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GWP Strategy Towards 2020• Recommendation to include green economy and

technology in the strategy text.