Umoja is a single, global solution that is enabling efficient and transparent management of the United Nation’s financial, human and physical resources and improving programmatic delivery. As a
catalyst for business transformation, Umoja is improving financial and administrative operations, and program delivery with a potential to improve the efficiency and the overall effectiveness of the Organization.
Where are we now?
Following approval by the General Assembly in December 2020, the Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Division (ERPSD) was established on 1 January 2021. Its primary objectives being to:
Improve and support all deployed Umoja solutions
Continue to innovate and introduce fit-for-purpose exciting
ERP products
The next phase of the Uniformed Capabilities Management (UCM) system, part of the Umoja Extension 2 portfolio, has been implemented with the introduction of: the Uniformed Strength Reporting (USR) module, the Conduct and Discipline Cases (CDC) module, and the Pending Adjustment module.
The solution also includes enhanced Claims, Calculations and Payments modules, used to process personnel cost reimbursements.
The Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Division (ERPSD) was established on 1 January 2021, marking a turning point in the journey to deliver Umoja to the global Secretariat.
Following the end of the Umoja project phase, the Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Division will continue to improve the deployed solutions.
Umoja and the Office of the Controller launched the Integrated Planning, Management and Reporting solution as part of Umoja Extension 2.
By integrating Umoja modules such as Strategic Management, Budget Formulation and Project System, the Integrated Planning, Management and Reporting solution offers a holistic, end-to-end solution to manage the lifecycle of UN programmes and projects.
On 29 July, a new Member States’ Contributions Portal was launched as part of the Umoja suite of applications.
The Member States’ Contributions Portal provides comprehensive and timely information about Member States’ contributions through a user-friendly interface that is also available on mobile devices.
On 29 May, the Umoja team - in close collaboration with the Office of Programme Planning, Finance and Budget in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance - deployed the Umoja Performance Dashboard for all entities across the UN Secretariat.
The Performance Dashboard is a key component of the Umoja Extension 2 Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Performance Management (SPPM) solution, combining strategic plan and programme performance with budget consumption and post incumbency data in a user-friendly interface.
