Some tips to set up your SPF team
UNSPF Joint Teams could be established in other countries to support the design and implementation of national social protection floors in a coherent and coordinated manner.
Some tips if you are interested in setting up a UNSPF Joint Team in your country
- It is time consuming! Each participating agency needs to nominate at least one focal point and the lead agency (ILO in the case of Thailand) one staff member on a part-time basis;
- The lead agency should have a recognized leadership in the field of social protection, and preferably strong technical capacity in one or more of its components;
- Commitment of time and resources from all agencies is needed: in Thailand UN agencies on the Team assigned one staff who was the focal point and participated in all meetings… and fortunately there was no turn over!