2009 Annual Report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Page: 41

                                
Human Resources
The Secretariat's commitment to
strengthening its human resource [HR)
management and development was
reflected in the reclassification of the Senior
Administration Officer post as Human
Resources 8cAdministration Manager.Work
continued on the development and revision of
key HR policies and procedures: this ensures
that executive decisions are fair and
consistent forall staff, and reflect best
practices internationally. All staff had the
opportunity to participate in SPREP's first
Staff Satisfaction Survey; it has been adopted
as an annual item on the HR calendar to
address staff morale issues and to increase
staff involvement in the development of key
staff policies. The Triennial Reviews of
Terms and Conditions both for professional
and support staff was completed. Some
key recommendations on staff terms and
conditions were adopted, includingjob
evaluation of all positions; and the
endorsement in principle ofa new salary
banding forall CROP agencies proposed by
consultants. The Secretariat continued to play
an active role in the CROP Harmonisation
Working Group where remuneration issues
are reassessed and realigned; this ensures
staff terms and conditions meet the needs
of each individual organisation, follow the
harmonised principles of the CROP agencies
and are in line with generally accepted
international best practices.
The organisation's General Records section
continued to provide registry and archival
services to the Secretariat; the Administration
section continued to provide management
and maintenance of the Secretariat's
compounds and assets, addressing also the
ongoing need for major repair and
improvement works.

Staff Establishment
The Secretariat's staff establishment
remained steady at 64 positions: 59%
at the professional level and 41% at the
support services level. At the end of the
year, 84% of the positions were filled and
5% were under recruitment; the remaining
11% (all within Corporate Services) were
put on hold for further reassessment
of the need to continue, reclassify or
disestablish. A total of seven new staff
joined SPREP includingtwo members
of the Executive Management team: the
Director in October and the Programme
Manager, Pacific Futures in December.
A short-term intern post was recruited
for the coordination of the Pacific Year
of Climate Change. Nine staff left the
organisation during 2009 includingthe
former Director, whose six-year term was
completed in January. Of those who left
the organisation, two were support staff.
Four of the professional staff completed
their contracts, while the others left
to pursue other career opportunities
and further studies,or left for personal
reasons.
Of the total occupied professional staff
positions, ?6% were Pacific islanders,
18% were from other Member countries
and 6% from non-member countries;
30% female and 70% male. The total work
force [professional and support staff
combined) had an equal distribution of
males and females.

Finances
The 19th SPREP Meeting in 2008 had
approved the Secretariat's budget of
US$7.64 million for the year 2009. Of the
total approved budget expenditure, 29%
was allocated to Executive, Corporate
and Programme Support while 71% was
allocated to programme implementation.
On the income side, 17% [$1,297,572)
was to be financed from membership
contributions, 8% from bank interest and
other sources, and 75% was to be raised
through donor support. In terms of actual
budget performance at the end of the year,
SPREP was able to raise funds and
implement programmes at 88% of the level of
the approved work programme and budget.
The Secretariat once again is pleased to
advise that, as in past years, the external
auditors Lesa ma Penn provided an
unqualified audit opinion on the
Secretariat's operation.

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