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15 April 2014

The INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) is seeking candidates to the following six positions:

Deputy Director and Head of Capacity Development
Deputy Director General and Head of Administration
Deputy Director General and Head of INTOSAI Donor Secretariat
Manager E learning and web solutions
Manager Capacity Development OLACEFS
Manager Evaluation

Please visit www.idi.no for more information and links for applying for the positions.
The applications are open from 15 April to 2 May 2014.

10 April 2014

The 13th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration, 7-11 April, UNHQ

The 13th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration will be held at United Nations Headquarters from 7 to 11 April 2014.

Click here for Opening Session Video.
Click here for Session Photos.
Click here for Programme

09 April 2014

Vacancy: Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Project Evaluator

DMB is soliciting applications for an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Project Evaluator. Please contact Eleonora Mazzucchi(mazzucchi@un.org) COB 11 April 2014. To see the Terms of Reference, please click here.

25 March 2014

Employment Opportunity: METEP Web Developer

DPADM is looking for a consultant to assist with the development of an online version of the Measurement and Evaluation Tool for Engagement and e-Participation (METEP). The Consultant will develop an online, user-friendly version of the METEP that adheres to the questionnaire’s overall structure and fulfils its original purposes (mazzucchi@un.org) COB 4 April 2014. To see the Terms of Reference, please click here.

21 March 2014

Meeting with a Delegation from the Government of Kazakhstan - 18 March 2014

On 18 March 2014, DPADM met a delegation from the Government of Kazakhstan led by Mr. Alikhan M. Baimenov, Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Co-Chair of “The Regional Hub in Astana”. The meeting was a follow up to a workshop that DPADM’s UNPAN Management Unit (UMU) attended with “The Regional Hub in Astana” in May 2013. The standard Memorandum of Understanding for Institutional Members joining UNPAN was signed by the Regional Hub.

For more information, please click here.

10 March 2014

In-House Seminar with INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) - 10 March 2014

On 10 March 2014, DPADM held an in-house seminar with INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) entitled, ' The value and benefits of Supreme Audit Institutions as enablers of good governance and development'. The seminar was delivered by the Director General of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), Mr. Einar J. Gorrissen and the Acting Deputy Director General and Head of Programmes, Ms. Archana P. Shirsat.

For more information of the seminar, please click here.

06 March 2014

Now Available for Online Registration: E-course on Corruption Prevention

This course provides an overview of current issues and practices in preventing corruption in public administration for public officials who have responsibility for corruption prevention policies or practices (public servants) as well as students of public administration and other areas of social sciences.

For more information about the course and for registration, please click here.

06 February 2014

Employment Opportunity

The Internet Governance Forum Project (IGF) is seeking to hire webmaster/programmer. Applicants should send their CV and a cover letter to ISC@intgovforum.org by 14 February 2014. For more information, please click here.

31 January 2014

BBL on Citizen Engagement Practices, 28 January 2014, the World Bank Institute, Washington, DC

At the invitation of the Social Accountability Practice, Ms. Elia Armstrong with Angela Capati-Caruso (presented remotely) made a presentation at the Learning Series on Advancing Public Participation in Audit Process -Trends, Good Practices and Tools-. The focus was on the compendium on “Citizen Engagement Practices by SAIs”, an initiative led by the International Association Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The compendium outlines and analyzes the status of SAI-citizen interactions and engagement. It also presents the efforts currently being made to forge a framework that harnesses the renewed energies between SAIs and citizens.

For more information, please click here.

20 January 2014

New Employment Opportunity

The Internet Governance Forum Project (IGF) is seeking to hire an individual contractor. Applicants should send their CVs to Mr. Chengetai Masango at CMASANGO@unog.ch. For more information, please click here.