UNDT/2013/055, Leclercq
The UNDT found that the reason provided by the Administration for the non-renewal was not supported by the facts and that the decision was indeed based on extraneous factors. The decision of the ITC Senior Management Committee to merge several existing programs was never really implemented. A generic P-4 post was advertised in early 2012 under the new program, and funded through budget lines already available when the decision not to extend the Applicant’s appointment was taken. The available evidence shows that the real motive of the decision was the fact that the Applicant’s supervisor...