At the second NOWPAP Extraordinary Intergovernmental Meeting (2nd EO IGM) held on 1-2 April 2015 in Seoul (Korea), member states decided to downgrade two posts in the NOWPAP Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU) following the earlier decision of reducing the number of staff members in RCU from 6 to 4 agreed at the 1st EO IGM in April 2014. The restructured RCU will have a Coordinator at P5 level with a Programme Assistant at G6 level in RCU Toyama office and a Programme Officer at P3 level with a Team Assistant at G4 level in RCU Busan office. Some functions lost from the RCU due to restructuring will be covered by support from UNEP Headquarters or by consultants at the cost to NOWPAP funds in the future. Recruitment of new RCU staff members will be initiated later this year and is expected to be completed by February 2016.
