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The decision was based on a restructuring exercise of the OOSA Office, Beijing, by which the Applicant’s post, which was funded through contributions from the Chinese Government, was replaced by a level 4 Service Contract (SC-4 post). The Applicant claimed that this was irrelevant since her non-renewal was relating to concerns about her performance. The Applicant, whose letter of appointment was with the United Nations Development Program (“UNDP”), had requested timely management evaluation with the Management Evaluation Unit at �山����Headquarters. She had, however, filed a request for management evaluation with the UNDP Administrator only three days after the 60-day time-limit to request management evaluation had expired. The Tribunal found that under the circumstances of the present case, and in light of UNDP not having publicly announced that requests for management evaluation have to be sent to the UNDP Administrator—to whom the authority to review such requests had been delegated—the application was receivable. It further found that evidence showed that the reason provided for the non-renewal was supported by the facts and that the Applicant failed to provide evidence of bias. Particularly, her argument that the decision was based on issues relating to her performance was unsubstantiated. Receivability ratione materiae: Staff members can only be expected to be aware about rules and procedures subject to public announcement. UNDP did not inform its staff about the proper addressee of a request for management evaluation in a sufficient manner. Indeed, the documents provided by the Respondent to show that the authority for requests for management evaluation has been delegated to the UNDP Administrator are far too general with respect to the authority of the UNDP Administrator in the administration of the regulations and rules of UNDP staff members, and do not mention the internal justice system. Moreover, the only relevant document, i. e. an interoffice memorandum on the delegation of authority, has not been published. Under such circumstances, by filing a timely request with the MEU, the application is receivable, ratione material. Non-renewal of FTA: An international organization has the discretionary authority to restructure some or all of its departments or units, which includes the abolition of posts, the creation of new posts and the redeployment of staff. Where the Administration provides a reason for the non-renewal of a fixed-term appointment, such as a restructuring exercise including the abolition of the post encumbered by the Applicant, and if that reason is supported by the facts, the non-renewal is legal.