Central to WFP’s operating model and culture, reassignment
is the process of internally deploying international
professional staff, most of whom are required to rotate
between posts and duty stations (at designated intervals)
to where they are most needed. During the audit period,
1,056 staff were reassigned, comprised of 919
professionals and 137 senior staff. The average financial
cost of relocating an international staff member through
reassignment is estimated at USD 50,000. With WFP’s
expansion of its rank-in-post promotion system to all
grade levels starting in 2021, reassignment will act as
the starting point through which promotions for duration
of assignment will occur in the future. Based on the
results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has
come to an overall conclusion of partially satisfactory
with some improvements needed.