UNISDR financial and administrative process review

This document presents the review of the financial management and administrative processes of UNISDR, as part a series of initiatives undertaken by UNISDR in response to the July 2010, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Audit Report. It focuses on three key processes: (i) the Funding and reporting cycle; (ii) the management of grants; and (iii) consultant recruitment.

The review included working with a wide range of staff at headquarters and the field to map the three processes, identify existing bottlenecks and barriers and develop recommendations for how to mitigate them. This document contains the key findings that surfaced from the review as well as suggestions for addressing the most critical issues. It also contains a description of the methods used to arrive at these conclusions and a comprehensive record of all maps developed at headquarters and five regional offices.