Division Activity 1: Increasing the number of UNVIM personnel.

The number of operational staff is to be increased, in a first step up to a total of nine, with the option to further increase the number of operational staff at a later stage.

The nine operational staff will be:

• seven UNVIM staff, who are to be deployed to Hodeidah: one coordination officer, one field security adviser, one monitor, one scanner operator, one protocol and operations assistant, one local security assistant, and one administrative assistant in Hodeidah,

• two monitors, one of whom is to be deployed to Saleef and the other to Ras Issa. This increase in capacity would allow UNVIM to effectively deploy in the Red Sea ports.

In addition, administrative support staff (finance officer, procurement officer, etc.) necessary for the implementation of the EU Stabilisation Action shall also be funded.

Planned activities are as follows:

• UNOPS will recruit the new monitors, inspectors and officers in accordance with the UNOPS recruitment rules and procedures,

• UNOPS will pre‐inform the EEAS of any opening of positions.

Timeline: Throughout the duration of the project.