JAMAICA RESPONSE TO 2009 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

UNCLAS KINGSTON 000481 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT PASS EC CARICOM COLLECTIVE FOR INFO STATE FOR IO/MPR/EA (CKLEMM) WHA/CAR (DHOFFMANN)(VDEPIRRO)(WSMITH) WHA/EPSC (MROONEY) (FCORNEILLE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO JM SUBJECT: JAMAICA RESPONSE TO 2009 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STAFFING REF: A) KINGSTON 306 B) EMAIL BETWEEN CKLEMM AND NCARTER SUMMARY -------------- ¶1. (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding staffing and employee data at International organizations. ¶2. (U) Staff of the International Seabed Authority are listed below by name, title, nationality, category and level: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -------------- Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton (Ghana) - Professional Staff Secretary-General Level: S-G Mrs. Avril Pereira (Canada) - Professional Staff Protocol Officer Level: P-2 Ms. Margaret Holmes (Jamaica) General Service Staff Senior Administrative Assistant/ Executive Assistant to SG Level: GS-7 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICE -------------- Mr. Pablo Vidal (Chile) Professional Staff Budget and Internal Oversight Officer Level: P-3 Ms. Petra Schmidt (Germany) Professional Staff Executive Officer Level: P-5 Mr. Delroy Bonitto (United States) Professional Staff Senior Security Officer Level: P-2 Ms. Juliet Solomon (Jamaica) General Service Staff Personnel Assistant Level: GS-6 Mr. Robert McCalla (Jamaica) General Service Staff Finance Assistant Level: GS-6 Mr. Fitzroy Ferguson (Jamaica) General Service Staff Budget and Treasury Assistant Level: GS-5 Ms. Patrich Dinnall (Jamaica) General Service Staff Procurement Assistant Level: GS-5 Mr. Enoch Allen (Jamaica) General Service Staff Security Officer Level: GS-6 Mr. Peter Palmer (Jamaica) General Service Staff Driver Level: GS-4 Mr. Errol Evans (Jamaica) General Service Staff Driver Level: GS-3 Mr. Oswald Love (Jamaica) General Service Staff Driver Level: GS-4 Mr. Renville Howard (Jamaica) General Service Staff Security Officer Level: GS-3 OFFICE OF RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING -------------- - Vacant Professional Staff Deputy to the Secretary-General Level: D-2 Ms. Christine Griffiths (Jamaica) Administrative Assistant Level GS-4 Ms. Sheril Morgan (Jamaica) Administrative Assistant Level GS-4 Ms. Nkechi P Onyedim (Nigeria) Finance Officer Level: P-4 Ms. Dawn Butters (Guyana) Human Resources Officer Level: P-3 Jean-Baptiste Sombo (Cote d'Ivoire) Professional Staff IT Manager Level: P-4 Mr. Vijay Kodagali (India) Professional Staff Marine Geologist Level: P-5 Ms. Anna Elaise (Fiji) Professional Staff Web/Publications Officer Level: P-3 Mr. Adam Cook (United Kingdom) Professional Staff Marine Scientific Officer (Biologist) Level: P-4 Mr. Markus Wengler (Germany) Professional Staff Scientific Officer (GIS) Level: P-2 Rupert Beckford (Jamaica) General Service Staff Information Technology Assistant Level: GS-5 OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS -------------- Mr. Michael Lodge (United Kingdom) Legal Counsel Level: D-1 Mr. Kening Zhang (China) Professional Staff Senior Legal Officer Level: P-5 Ms. Gwenaelle Le Gurun (France) Professional Staff Legal Officer Level: P-4 Mrs. Michelle Bond (Jamaica) Professional Staff Librarian Level: P-3 Ms. Ena Harvey-Chen (Jamaica) General Service Staff Secretary Level: GS-6 STAFFING DATA -------------- ¶3. (U) All professional posts are recruited internationally and all support posts are recruited locally under a regular budget. Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton, Mr. Michael Lodge, Ms. Dawn Butters, Ms. Christine Griffiths, Ms. Sheril Morgan, Ms. Nkechi Onyedim and Mr. Errol Evans have been in their positions for less than a year. The Deputy to the Secretary Genera position is still vacant. A breakdown of the staffing data is provided below: ¶A. PROFESSIONAL TOTAL (MEN/WOMEN) 9/7 U.S. (MEN/WOMEN) 1/0 ¶B. GENERAL SERVICE TOTAL (MEN/WOMEN) 8/6 U.S. (MEN/WOMEN) 0/0 ¶C. TOTAL STAFF IN POSITIONS OF ONE YEAR OR LONGER TOTAL (MEN/WOMEN) 14/9 U.S. (MEN/WOMEN) 1/0 ¶4. (U) No geographic distribution formula is used - once a professional post becomes available it is posted on all UN and UN agency sites and selected overseas newspapers to attract as wide an interest base as possible. ¶5. (U) The Assembly adopted a USD 12,516,500 budget for the Authority?s operations for the 2009-2010 biennium. (A USD 11,782,400 budget was adopted in 2006 for the inter- governmental body?s work for 2007-2008). MOSS