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08 May 2019

As part of the May payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below. 

For the month of May 2019, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect:

•    NY based General Service staff (L1 pay area): From Monday, 13 May at 5pm (NY time) to Friday, 17 May at 9am (NY time); 

10 April 2019

As part of the April payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below.     

For the month of April 2019, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect:

•    NY based General Service staff (L1 pay area): From Thursday, 11 April at 5pm (NY time) to Wednesday, 17 April at 9am (NY time); 

12 March 2019

The management reform proposals of the Secretary-General led to the approval of an annual Regular Budget cycle by the General Assembly.

This change is accompanied by a transition from the Budget Information System (BIS) to Umoja’s new Budget Formulation module, which is a part of Umoja’s broader solution for Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Performance Management (SPPM).

11 March 2019

As part of the March payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below. 

For the month of March 2019, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect:

•    NY based General Service staff (L1 pay area): From Tuesday, 12 March at 5pm (NY time) to Monday, 18 March at 9am (NY time); 

28 February 2019

Learning is an integral part of the business transformation journey the UN Secretariat has embarked on through Umoja. The latest addition iLearn Umoja, an eLearning platform introduced to train staff on Umoja Extension 2 (UE2) modules.  It facilitates self-learning and provides easy access to training content. Staff can learn at their own pace and use “just-in-time” information that enables them to perform their duties in Umoja.

08 February 2019

As part of the February payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below. 

For the month of February 2019, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect:

•    NY based General Service staff (L1 pay area): From Tuesday, 12 February at 5pm (NY time) to Monday, 18 February at 9am (NY time); 

10 January 2019

As part of the January payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below.    

For the month of January 2019, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect:

•    NY based General Service staff (L1 pay area): From Tuesday, 15 January at 5pm (NY time) to Monday, 21 January at 9am (NY time); 

18 December 2018

The initial UCMS solution deployment will address the needs of Military and Police Planners in UNHQ who will be using the solution for uniformed capabilities planning. UCMS will also introduce several significant enhancements to the Electronic Contingent Owned Equipment System (eCOE), impacting the work of COE Units in DPKO-DFS field missions.

10 December 2018

As part of the December payroll processing, specific Umoja Employee Self-Service functionalities will be unavailable during the dates listed below. 

For the month of December 2018, the following ESS/MSS freeze schedule will be in effect: 

28 November 2018

The Secretary-General’s management reform agenda “envisions a United Nations that empowers managers and staff, simplifies processes, increases accountability and transparency and improves on the delivery of mandates.” The new UE2 Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Performance Management (SPPM) solution will provide capability to achieve this vision. SPPM has significant potential to transform the Organization through its results-based management capabilities for better planning, execution, monitoring and reporting on programme delivery.