and move the two regional service centres to one centre in Addis Ababa were announced in 2012. The two regional service centres are directed by RBA, with guidance from Directors of other UNDP corporate bureaux who serve on an Advisory Board and are managed by regional service centre managers. The centres bring together at the regional level staff members funded by the regional bureau through its Regional Programme for Africa (described in greater detail below), by BDP through its global programme, as well as BCPR and other sources, all with the common goal of supporting programme countries to strengthen development results. Teams are structured around UNDP’s four focus areas (poverty reduction, democratic governance, crisis prevention and recovery, and environment and sustainable development), HIV and AIDS, and key cross-cutting issues (capacity development, knowledge and gender). Each practice area is managed by a Practice Team Leader, in most cases funded by the BDP global programme, and the team itself is composed of a mix of staff funded from different sources, including the regional programme.
The Dakar Regional Service Centre has 55 staff, four JPOs, two United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) and 10 consultants. Four posts are vacant. Table 2 below shows the number of filled posts by funding source. Table 2: Dakar Regional Service Centre Staffing Funding source
Number
Percentage
RBA
28
51%
BDP
12
22%
BCPR
1
2%
Other
14
25%
Total
55
100%
Source: Dakar Centre, October 2012
Each regional service centre has its own operations management and support team/unit providing procurement, human resource and financial administration support services. The Johannesburg Centre also supports the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and services the regional offices of other United Nations agencies located in Johannesburg. The Dakar Centre receives operations support from the UNDP Senegal country office.
Table 1: J ohannesburg Regional Service Centre Staffing RBA
45
64%
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BDP
13
18%
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BCPR
1
1%
Other
12
17%
Total
71
100%
Funding source
Number
Percentage
Source: Johannesburg Centre, August 2012
The Johannesburg Centre has 71 staff, two consultants and two Junior Professional Officers ( JPOs), with funding sources indicated in Table 1.
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The regional programme was developed in 2007 for the period 2008-2011, and later extended until 2013 to align with the UNDP Strategic Plan. Guiding principles for the programme include, maximising benefits of public regional goods through regional and subregional interventions, promoting African ownership and leadership, and reinforcing regional institutions. These principles are in accordance with General
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