United Nations

Roster Expiration under the New Staff Selection Policy

The new staff selection policy (ST/AI/2025/2) was issued on 1 August 2025. The revised policy includes a new section on roster management and a fundamentally new concept of roster expiration timelines that might affect you directly.

What is new on roster expiration and discontinuation?

• The roster expiration period starts with the date of being placed on a roster.
• It is four years for men and six years for women.
• Staff will retain roster membership for the positions they currently hold or retain a lien against.
• Staff who are separated due to resignation, termination as a result of abolition of post, or nonrenewal will maintain their roster membership for four or six years from the date of separation.
• Any roster memberships held by staff that are dating back four or more years (for men) and six or more years (for women) would no longer be valid and retroactively discontinued on a rolling basis as of 1 October 2025.

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