Dear colleagues,
The Umoja Team and OHRM have been working diligently to make improvements to the Time Management module, in particular enhancements to Leave requests.
Changes to Leave requests effective as of 1 August 2016
Uncertified Sick Leave can now be claimed under two leave types:
REQUESTING ACCESS TO UMOJA IS GETTING EASIER
We are pleased to announce that on Monday 25 July 2016, Umoja will launch a new User Access Provisioning
application.
We are pleased to announce that on 25 July 2016, the Umoja User Access Provisioning (UAP) process will be enhanced with more automated features.
The new UAP application will expedite the process of requesting and granting access to Umoja. User Access will be processed directly in the Umoja portal, automating the workflow process and replacing all paper requests and signatures.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) hosted its second Umoja Townhall meeting this past 14 June 2016. The Townhall focused on C5 Deployment activities and was attended by more than 300 national staff members.
In anticipation of the Umoja Extension 1 (UE1) Cluster 5 deployment, the Kuwait Joint Support Office (KJSO) has been educating its national staff about the changes coming with Umoja. One of the main structures in place to help ensure staff embrace Umoja is the close collaboration between KJSO’s UE1 Deployment Team and the DFS Umoja Project Management Office in UNHQ.
The Umoja Post-Implementation Review (UPIR) Task Force was created following the largest deployments of Umoja last year. The Task Force, comprised of staff members from various duty stations, meets by video-teleconference twice a month to discuss production issues. A typical agenda covers the progress on Task Force actions, which is reported by each Process Owner.
We are pleased to confirm that this Saturday 18 June 2016 (NY time), Single Sign On (SSO) will be activated for all Umoja users. As part of OICT’s initiative to implement SSO for all UN applications, Umoja users will only need their Unite Identity (formerly known as EIDMS) to log into the Umoja Portal, Umoja Se
Whether it be Baghdad, New York or Kuwait, Umoja is facilitating the United Nations transition into a new way of working. Since Umoja deployment in Peacekeeping Missions, DFS supported offices are using Umoja for their daily operations. As is the case of KJSO (Kuwait Joint Support Office).
