Document :

ITU-SG CL  Contribution  52

Title :

Recruitment process - reduction of the advertisement period

Date :

2022-02-18

Source :

SG

Destination Groups :

ADM

Meeting :

2022-03-21

Access :

Public Document

Abstract :

The period of advertisement for professional positions (P1 to D2) identified for external recruitment on an international competitive basis is currently established in the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules applicable to appointed staff, at 2 months. A shorter period of advertisement would allow ITU to be more efficient in acquiring and deploying talent to deliver on its mission.
The experience gained over the last years of use of an electronic e-recruitment system shows that most of the applications received for vacancy notices are submitted by applicants during the first and last weeks of the period, therefore a reduction in advertising time will not have a detrimental effect in attracting talent. The proposal is to amend the Staff Regulations to reduce this period to 1 month.