Hiring Options by Key Considerations Summary | International Research Support Operations

Hiring Mechanism	Ability to Comply with Legal Requirements	Supports Decolonization of Global Health	UCSF Employment Status	Management Oversight of Employee	Global Location	Budget
Hiring through a Partner Organization (Subaward)	Partner Organizations are registered entities in the countries where they operate and are set up to ensure compliance with local laws.	Hiring through existing partner organizations builds the capacity of local organizations and staff. Partners utilize local expertise in management, administration, and program activities.	Staff are considered employees of the Partner Organizations. No direct UCSF affiliation and no UCSF benefits	Staff report to and are directly managed by Partner Organizations.	Available where UCSF Partners exist	Costs associated with the subaward
Hiring through a Global Programs (GP) Office	GP offices are registered NGOs, wholly owned and operated by UCSF, in the countries where they operate and are set up to ensure compliance with local laws.	GP offices are managed and administered by local experts, which builds capacity within the country. Like subaward partners, they utilize local expertise in management, administration, and programmatic activities	GP offices may support direct UCSF employees. In limited cases, current UCSF employees may work through a GP office without losing their status as a UCSF employee.	GP staff report to, and are directly managed, by their designated manager at UCSF.	Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, with limited ability to hire in Laos, Mozambique, and South Africa	Utilization fee of 9-20%
Hiring through a UC Affiliate Office	UC Affiliate offices are registered entities in the countries where they operate.	UC Affiliate offices may be managed by local nationals or UC expatriates. The UC office may not have specific activities in Global Health.	UC affiliates may be able to hire current UC employees without a change to their benefits, depending on registration status.	Employees are directly managed by their designated manager at UCSF.	Limited to locations of UC Affiliate offices See IRSO for more details.	Depends on the hiring entity
Hiring through a Professional Employment Organization (PEO)	PEOs generally work through their own offices or through a partner office to properly register to do business in the country where they operate.	PEOs may not have a local office and may not specifically support global health initiatives. The recruitment process is the primary activity supporting the decolonization of global health.	Individuals are considered employees of the PEO firm. Local benefits are provided in line with local legal requirements.	Employees are directly managed by their designated manager at UCSF.	187+ countries	Initial set up fee of up to US $5000/person AND a service fee of up to 20% per month
Hiring as an Independent Contractor (through UCSF SCM)	Compliance with Local Law is reviewed by IRSO and SCM.	The recruitment process is the primary activity supporting the decolonization of global health.	Fees are paid on a deliverables basis.	Contractors are responsible for deliverables and their work is managed through the SOW in the agreement.	Depends on local contract/labor/tax regulations of the country	Through UCSF SCM $0