Report on WHO staff in the African Region

AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 22 July 2011 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA Sixty-first session Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, 29 August–2 September 2011 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Provisional agenda item 18.1 REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................1 APPOINTMENT CATEGORIES ...............................................................................................…..2–4 STAFF DISTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY, GRADE AND GENDER...........................................5–8 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION........................................................................................…..9–12 COMPARISON BETWEEN 2007, 2008, 2009 AND 2010 STATISTICS...................................13–16 STAFF RETIREMENT PROJECTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS....................................17 TABLES Page 1a: Staff members with long-term appointments by category and grade ........................................... 4 1b: Staff members with temporary appointments by category ........................................................... 4 1c: Long-term and temporary staff members combined..................................................................... 5 2: Distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender...................................................... 6 (a) Professional Staff ................................................................................................................ 6 (b) National Professional Officers ............................................................................................ 6 (c) General Service Staff .......................................................................................................... 6 3a: Distribution of long-term professional staff in the African Region by nationality, grade and gender................................................................................................... 7 3b: Geographical distribution of long-term professional staff from countries of the WHO African Region as of 30 June 2011.................................................................................... 9 4: Distribution of long-term staff and temporary staff by duty station........................................... 11 5: Comparison of statistics of staff members, 2007–2011.............................................................. 12 (a) Fixed-term staff ................................................................................................................. 12 (b) Staff on temporary appointment........................................................................................ 13 (c) Progress report on appointments from 2007 to 30 June 2011........................................... 13 6: Staff retirement projections over the next five years ................................................................. 13 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The purpose of this document is to provide Member States with an overview of the staffing profile in the WHO African Region as at 30 June 2011. It covers the overall staffing situation by category and grade, gender, geographical representation, nationality and duty station, and provides retirement projections over the next five years. The figures in the report take into account the 104 positions abolished in the last year due to the severe budget crisis facing the WHO African Region and much of the rest of the WHO. The staffing reductions were necessary despite efforts to redeploy staff and cut the costs of activities. APPOINTMENT CATEGORIES 2. As at 30 June 2011, WHO had 2391 staff members on fixed-term appointment in the African Region. The fixed-term category, hereafter referred to as “long term appointments”, comprises staff members holding contracts of one-to-five years or continuing appointments. Of the 2391 staff members on long-term appointment, 371 (15.5%) were in the professional category, 608 (25.4%) were national professional officers, and 1412 (59.1) were general service staff (Table 1a). 3. As at 30 June 2011, WHO had 92 staff members on temporary appointment (24 months or less) in the African Region. Of these, 41 (44.6%) were professional staff, 19 (20.7%) were national professional officers and 32 (34.8%) were general service staff (Table 1b). 4. In total, as at 30 June 2011, the WHO African Region had 2483 staff members on either long- term appointment or temporary appointment. They comprised 412 (17%) in the professional category, 627 (25%) in the national professional officer (NPO) category, and 1444 (58%) in the general service (GS) category (Table 1c). STAFF DISTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY, GRADE AND GENDER 5. The distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender is shown in Table 2 (2a, 2b and 2c). Among the 412 professional staff members, 371 (90%) were on long-term appointment and 41 (10%) were on temporary appointment. Of the 371 professional staff members on long-term appointment, 281 (75.7%) were males and 90 (24.3%) were females. Of the 41 professional staff members on temporary appointment, 35 (85.3%) were males and 6 (14.7%) were females (Table 2a). Overall nearly 77% of all professional staff in the Region are males. 6. Among the 627 national professional officers, 608 (97%) were on long-term appointment and 19 (3%) held temporary appointments. Of the 608 NPOs on long-term appointment, 443 (72.8%) were males and 165 (27.2%) were females. Of the 19 NPOs holding temporary appointments, 17 (89.4%) were males and 2 (10.6%) were females (Table 2b). Overall, slightly more than one quarter of NPOs in the Region are females. 7. Of the 1444 general service staff members, 1412 (98%) were on fixed-term appointment and 32 (2%) held temporary appointment. Of the 1412 GS staff members on fixed-term appointment, 936 (66.28%) were males and 476 (33.72%) were females. Of the 32 GS staff members holding temporary appointments, 23 (71.9%) were males and 9 (28.1%) were females (Table 2c). In total, two-thirds of all GS staff in the Region are males. AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 2 8. The gender distribution of all 2483 staff in the Region is 70% males and 30% females. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 9. Table 3a presents the situation of long-term professional staff working in the WHO African Region by nationality. As at 30 June 2011, the country with the highest representation was Uganda with 16 long-term professional staff members. 10. Table 3b presents the geographical distribution of long-term professional staff members from the 46 countries of the WHO African Region. Twenty-four (24) countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) were over-represented (category C). Fourteen (14) countries (Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea- Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and South Africa) were within their range but above the mid-point (category B2). Five (5) countries (Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, and Sao Tome and Principe) were within their range but below the mid- point (category B1). Three (3) countries, namely, Lesotho, Seychelles, and Swaziland had no long- term professional staff working in the African Region (A* category). The following countries outside the WHO African Region had nationals working in the Region: Austria (1), Azerbaijan (1), Belgium (3), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2), Canada (4), France (6), Germany (2), India (5), Italy (3), Netherlands (3), Portugal (2), Sudan (3), Switzerland (2), United Kingdom (1), Unites States of America (7) (Table 3a). 11. It is worth noting that 24 countries of the African Region were over-represented, five countries were under-represented and three countries were not represented in the long-term professional category. In this regard, qualified candidates from the countries under-represented or not represented (totalling 8) are strongly encouraged to apply for vacant professional posts in the African Region and throughout WHO. 12. Table 4 presents the distribution of long-term and temporary staff members working for WHO in the African Region by duty station. COMPARISON BETWEEN 2007, 2008, 2009 AND 2010 STATISTICS 13. Table 5 presents a comparison of the total number of staff members working in the WHO African Region by category of appointment between 1 June 2007 and 30 June 2011. The total number of staff members in the African Region varied each year from 2514 in 2007, 2493 in 2008, 2679 in 2009, 2641 in 2010 to 2483 in 2011. 14. The number of staff members currently holding long-term appointments has decreased by 158 (-5.98%) compared with the number reported in the staffing profile as at 1 June 2010. As at 30 June 2011, 92 staff are on temporary appointments, representing a decrease of 33 (-26.4%) compared with the number reported in the staffing profile as at 31 December 2010. 15. Table 5c presents the variation of the numbers of staff members on long-term and temporary appointment across the appointment categories from 2007 to June 2011. AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 3 16. The graphs below provide staffing trends in the WHO African Region across appointment types and categories. Graphical illustration of the percentage change staff population (all categories) in the Region from 2007 to June 2011, using 2007 as the base year 0% -1% 7% -1% -6% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Graphical illustration of staff distribution by category from 2007 to 2011 899 169 123 52 32 726 1319 1377 1478 1412 172 58 36 20 19 201 454 628 618 608 214 60 69 53 41 302 433 446 420 371 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 GS ST GS FT NPO ST NPO FT P ST P FT AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 4 STAFF RETIREMENT PROJECTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS 17. In the next five years, 12% of the present workforce – 309 staff members – will be due for retirement (24% of staff in the professional and higher categories, 12% in the national professional officer category and 9% in the general service category) (Table 6). Graphical illustration of staff retirement projections 0,5% 4,1% 6,8% 6,1% 6,1% 1,1% 2,9% 1,9% 3,3% 2,7% 0,6% 1,9% 2,2% 2,5% 2,3% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 P NPO GS Table 1a: Staff members with long-term appointments by category and grade Staff/Grade Total % UG 1 D.2 1 D.1 9 P.6 29 P.5 95 P.4 160 P.3 51 P.2 25 Total professional staff 371 15.5% Total NPOs 608 25.4% Total GS 1412 59.1% Grand Total 2391 Table 1b: Staff members with temporary appointments by category Category Total % Professional staff 41 44.6% National professional officers 19 20.7% General service staff 32 34.8% Total 92 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 5 Table 1c: Long-term and temporary staff members combined Category Long-term Temporary Grand Total % Professional 371 41 412 17% National professional 608 19 627 25% General service 1412 32 1444 58% Total by type of appointment 2391 92 2483 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 6 Table 2: Distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender (a) Professional Staff Category P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 D1 D2 UG1 F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M T Male T Female Long Term 11 14 17 34 37 123 14 81 7 22 3 6 1 0 0 1 281 90 Short Term 1 2 7 3 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 6 Total 12 14 19 41 40 148 14 83 7 23 3 6 1 0 0 1 316 96 (b) National Professional Officers F M F M F M F M T Male T Female Long Term 3 12 39 163 122 263 1 5 443 165 Short Term 0 2 1 4 1 11 0 0 17 2 Total 3 14 40 167 123 274 1 5 460 167 Category NO-DNO-A NO-B NO-C (c) General Service Officers Category G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 F M F M F M F M F M F M F M T Male T Female Long Term 18 39 9 496 21 105 103 61 140 64 110 93 75 78 936 476 Short Term 2 1 0 11 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 4 23 9 Total 20 40 9 507 21 105 105 64 142 66 112 95 76 82 959 485 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 7 Table 3a: Distribution of long-term professional staff in the African Region by nationality, grade and gender Country of Nationality P.02 P.03 P.04 P.05 P.06 D.01 D.02 UG All professional staff M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total Austria 1 0 1 1 Bangladesh 1 1 0 1 Bolivia 1 1 0 1 Brazil 1 0 1 1 Cape Verde 1 0 1 1 Comoros 1 1 0 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 1 Italy 1 0 1 1 Japan 1 1 0 1 Liberia 1 1 0 1 Portugal 1 0 1 1 Sao Tome and Principe 1 1 0 1 South Africa 1 0 1 1 Algeria 1 1 2 0 2 Belgium 1 1 1 1 2 Botswana 1 1 1 1 2 Canada 1 1 1 1 2 Germany 1 1 1 1 2 Namibia 1 1 1 1 2 Netherlands 1 1 1 1 2 Sudan 2 2 0 2 Switzerland 2 0 2 2 Eritrea 1 2 3 0 3 Sierra Leone 1 1 1 1 2 3 Central African Republic 3 1 4 0 4 Gabon 2 1 1 2 2 4 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 India 1 2 1 4 0 4 Mauritius 1 1 2 4 0 4 Mozambique 2 1 1 1 3 4 France 1 4 5 0 5 Angola 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 6 Mauritania 2 2 1 1 6 0 6 Chad 1 2 1 3 6 1 7 Guinea 1 3 1 1 1 6 1 7 Tanzania (United Republic of) 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 7 Benin 6 1 1 7 1 8 Gambia 1 6 1 8 0 8 Madagascar 1 2 2 1 2 3 5 8 Malawi 2 1 5 7 1 8 Niger 2 1 4 1 6 2 8 United States of America 1 3 2 1 1 7 1 8 Ghana 1 3 3 2 1 6 4 10 Zambia 1 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 10 Burundi 2 1 3 3 3 8 4 12 Cote d'Ivoire 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 7 5 12 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 8 Rwanda 1 4 7 11 1 12 Zimbabwe 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 9 3 12 Burkina Faso 1 2 1 2 2 5 9 4 13 Senegal 5 2 3 1 1 1 9 4 13 Togo 2 4 1 4 2 12 1 13 Congo 4 5 3 1 1 14 0 14 Ethiopia 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 9 5 14 Kenya 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 8 6 14 Mali 1 8 3 1 1 13 1 14 Cameroon 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 11 4 15 Congo (Democratic Rep of the) 2 8 4 1 15 0 15 Nigeria 1 2 7 3 1 1 15 0 15 Uganda 8 2 4 1 1 13 3 16 Total - African Region 14 11 34 17 123 37 81 14 22 7 6 3 0 1 1 0 281 90 371 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 9 Table 3b: Geographical distribution of long-term professional staff from countries of the African Region as of 01 June 2011 NATIONALITY TOTAL STAFF RECRUITMENT LIST STAFF at HQ and/or Other Regions Staff in AFRO Algeria 9 B2 7 2 Angola 7 B2 1 6 Benin 10 C 2 8 Botswana 2 B2 0 2 Burkina Faso 15 C 2 13 Burundi 12 C 0 12 Cameroon 18 C 3 15 Cape Verde 1 B1 0 1 Central African Republic 8 B2 4 4 Chad 7 B2 0 7 Comoros 1 B1 0 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19 C 4 15 Congo 14 C 0 14 Cote d'Ivoire 13 C 1 12 Equatorial Guinea 1 B1 0 1 Eritrea 4 B2 1 3 Ethiopia 26 C 12 14 Gabon 4 B2 0 4 Gambia 8 C 0 8 Ghana 19 C 9 10 Guinea 10 C 3 7 Guinea-Bissau 4 B2 0 4 Kenya 21 C 7 14 Lesotho 0 A* 0 0 Liberia 2 B2 1 1 Madagascar 9 C 1 8 Mali 17 C 3 14 Malawi 18 C 10 8 Mauritania 6 B2 0 6 Mauritius 7 B2 3 4 Mozambique 4 B2 0 4 Namibia 3 B1 1 2 Niger 8 C 0 8 Nigeria 26 C 11 15 Rwanda 16 C 4 12 Sao Tome and Principe 1 B1 0 1 Senegal 17 C 4 13 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 10 Seychelles 0 A* 0 0 Sierra Leone 5 B2 2 3 South Africa 13 B2 12 1 Swaziland 0 A* 0 0 Tanzania 15 C 8 7 Togo 14 C 1 13 Uganda 26 C 10 16 Zambia 15 C 5 10 Zimbabwe 17 C 5 12 472 137 335 Reference A: Countries not represented B1:Countries within their range but below the mid-point B2: Countries within their range but above the mid-point C: Countries over-represented AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 11 Table 4: Distribution of long-term staff and temporary staff by duty station Duty Station Fixed-Term Short-Term GS NPO P GS NPO P Abidjan 21 10 3 2 Abuja 178 81 18 1 Accra 25 9 1 Addis Ababa 62 71 8 4 6 2 Algiers 6 Antananarivo 22 10 2 Asmara 13 6 2 Bamako 15 12 2 Bangui 13 7 3 2 1 1 Banjul 13 6 1 Bauchi 11 4 1 Bissau 8 5 1 1 Brazzaville 272 16 128 6 1 11 Bujumbura 17 8 2 Conakry 19 10 3 Cotonou 16 7 3 1 Dakar 10 10 2 Dar-es-Salaam 25 15 4 Entebbe 4 1 Enugu 10 2 Freetown 22 12 4 Gaborone 9 5 2 Goma 2 2 2 Harare 55 13 34 8 3 2 Ibadan 2 Kaduna 5 3 1 Kampala 23 22 2 Kigali 15 10 2 Kinshasa 88 56 4 1 2 Lagos 24 8 1 Libreville 22 7 24 1 2 Lilongwe 13 9 3 1 Lome 13 6 2 Luanda 57 29 9 2 Lubumbashi 1 Lusaka 15 14 2 Malabo 7 3 2 3 3 Maputo 14 11 4 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 12 Maseru 10 4 2 Mbabane 14 5 4 Monrovia 18 6 4 1 Moroni 14 5 2 Nairobi 30 20 6 N'Djamena 37 7 7 1 4 Niamey 22 8 6 2 Nouakchott 13 7 3 Ouagadougou 40 13 40 4 5 Ouidah 1 Port Louis 6 2 Praia 6 2 2 Pretoria 17 6 3 2 Sao Tome 4 4 1 Sokoto 1 2 Tamale 1 1 Victoria 3 2 1 Windhoek 10 4 4 1 1 2 Yaounde 17 11 3 1 Zanzibar 2 Grand Total 1412 608 371 32 19 41 Table 5: Comparison of statistics of staff members, 2007–2011 (a) Fixed-term staff Year GS NPO P Total 2007 726 201 302 1229 2008 1319 454 433 2206 2009 1377 628 446 2451 2010 1478 618 420 2516 2011 1412 608 371 2391 AFR/RC61/INF.DOC/1 Page 13 (b) Staff on temporary appointment Year GS NPO P Total 2007 899 172 214 1285 2008 169 58 60 287 2009 123 36 69 228 2010 52 20 53 125 2011 32 19 41 92 (c) Progress report on appointments from 2007 to 30 June 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 GS ST 899 169 123 52 32 FT 726 1319 1377 1478 1412 NPO ST 172 58 36 20 19 FT 201 454 628 618 608 P ST 214 60 69 53 41 FT 302 433 446 420 371 Total 2514 2493 2679 2641 2483 0% -1% 7% -1% -6% Table 6: Staff retirement projections over the next five years C at eg or y Total Staff as at 30 June 2011 Staff due to retire by 2011 % 2012 % 2013 % 2014 % 2015 % Total CAT % P 412 2 0.5% 17 4.1% 28 6.8% 25 6.1% 25 6.1% 97 24% NPO 627 7 1.1% 18 2.9% 12 1.9% 21 3.3% 17 2.7% 75 12% GS 1444 9 0.6% 27 1.9% 32 2.2% 36 2.5% 33 2.3% 137 9% 2483 18 62 72 82 75 309 12%