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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a global organization that is part of the broader United Nations System, dedicated to promoting sustainable development. Established in 1965, UNDP plays a pivotal role in supporting nations in their efforts to eradicate poverty, reduce inequality, and advance socio-economic development. With a focus on inclusive and equitable growth, UNDP provides technical expertise, mobilizes financial resources, and delivers policy and other services to support the formulation and implementation of effective development strategies and solutions that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP operates in over 170 countries and territories, collaborating with local partners, governments, and other stakeholders to build resilient communities and foster sustainable development. UNDP's initiatives span a wide range of areas, including climate change, gender equality, governance, and crisis response, embodying its commitment to creating a better and more sustainable future for people across the globe.
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) is part of the UNDP Bureau for Management Services (BMS). It is the anchor of the global HR function for UNDP, providing strategy and policy setting, guidance, and oversight. In addition, BMS/OHR provides a broad range of HR advisory and talent management services enabling UNDP to deliver fully integrated development solutions to enable its workforce to deliver more and better results. BMS/OHR aims to be at the leading edge of HR in the international development sector by developing high quality and innovative human resources solutions and driving transformation across UNDP.
UNDP powers its workforce through a strategic mix of ‘buying’ and ‘building’ talent. People and career development is a key part of the “building” component of the talent strategy. The Talent Development Unit (TDU) in the Office of Human Resources ensures that UNDP’s existing personnel are equipped to deliver to the best of their abilities in their current roles and prepared for future opportunities. Our approach to ‘building’ talent is evolving, in that people development in UNDP needs to increasingly translate into opportunities for individuals to transition horizontally or vertically within the organization and be linked with career paths and rewarding career experiences.
The People for 2030 Strategy's focus area "Creating a Rewarding Career Experience" aims to engage and support UNDP personnel in managing their careers effectively by 2025.
The selected incumbent will support programs aligning with UNDP's People Development Strategy 2024-2025, focusing on enabling rewarding career experiences.
Duties and ResponsibilitiesCareer Development:
- Oversee UNDP’s Career Experience Site: Take charge of managing and enhancing UNDP's internal career management portal, ensuring its effectiveness in aiding personnel in career progression.
- Lead the Virtual Development Assignment Programme (VDAP): Manage the entire lifecycle of UNDP's VDAP, managing communications, providing operational support, and conducting thorough monitoring and evaluation. Propose and implement strategies for scaling-up and transforming VDAP into a sustainable solution aligned with UNDP’s business and people needs.
- Support Talent Development Initiatives: Contribute to the design, implementation, and management of various talent development programs. This includes proposing and executing new mentoring programs and components.
- Explore collaboration opportunities with different units, UN agencies, and the private sector to enhance talent development initiatives.
Capability Development:
- Manage Online/AI Platforms: Support the design and management of online/AI platforms related to talent development. Focus on capturing current skills and identifying skill gaps at both individual and organizational levels throughout the employee lifecycle, with the aim of addressing these gaps through targeted development efforts.
- Support the Global Talent Development Manager network: Provide communication and knowledge sharing support for UNDP's global talent development network. This involves facilitating communication, coordination, and logistics to ensure the seamless execution of talent development initiatives.
- Lead Wellbeing Partnership: Take the lead in partnering with the UN Foundation to coordinate and implement online and face-to-face programs aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of UNDP personnel.
Research, Evaluation, and Operations:
- Generate Comprehensive Reports: Develop and deliver regular reports and presentations tailored for diverse target groups, including HR, Talent Development Unit (TDU), HR Business Partners (HRBPs), management, and staff.
- Manage Operational Tasks: Oversee operational tasks such as logistics, vendor collaboration, participant management and communications to ensure the smooth execution of talent development initiatives.
- Support Monitoring and Evaluation: Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting processes to uphold quality control and facilitate continuous improvement within the talent development portfolio.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
This post will report to the People Development Specialist, Career Development in the Talent Development Unit (BMS/OHR/TDU), based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
CompetenciesCore Competencies- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
Cross-Functional & Competencies
- Business Management - Project Management:
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific goals
- Business Development - Knowledge Generation:
- Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need
- Business Direction & Strategy - System Thinking:
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
- Digital & Innovation - Digital learning & development:
- Knowledge of digital learning methods and ability to design and develop digital learning programmes.
- Digital & Innovation - Experience design:
- Knowledge of experience design methodologies and ability to design end-to-end experiences that meet user and business needs
- Digital & Innovation - Agile' methodologies and practices:
- Ability to manage projects and processes through continuous iteration, learning and improvement.
- Ability to manage self-organizing cross-functional teams, foster a team culture of curiosity and learning.
- Being nimble and being able to improvise and quickly adjust to unforeseen events or changes in conditions or context.
- HR - Learning and development - L&D design:
- Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design, learning styles, and learning programmes delivery modalities;
- Ability to identify and design effective learning paths, programmes and initiatives
Desired additional skills and competencies:
- Agile project management of learning initiatives
- Broad knowledge of UNDP and/or the UN system in general is highly desirable
- Video recording & video editing (e.g. Canva)
- Podcast recording & podcast recording
- Experience in Monitoring and evaluation of learning programmes
- Advanced university degree (Master´s degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources Management or other related Social Sciences is required, or
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor´s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master´s degree.
- Professional certification in Human Resources is an asset
- Minimum 2 years (with Master´s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor´s degree) of experience in the public or private sectors with increasing level of responsibility in capability development and creation of a learning organization.
- Demonstrated experience and success in designing and implementing innovative best in class talent development programmes. Is an asset.
Required Skills:
- Experience in Project management of learning initiatives
- Coordination of stakeholders for the design and delivery of learning interventions
- Learning design and delivery – with a focus on online learning
- Writing and editing of a variety of documents
- Strong working experience of knowledge management and social learning / communities of practice
Language:
- Fluency in English is required.
- Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable
Professional Certificates:
- Project management certifications are a plus
- Certifications related to learning and development are a plus
Applicants are requested to submit:
- Their CV, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
- A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
- Candidates are also welcome to submit a brief professional portfolio – in the form of documents and/or URLs showcasing some of the learning initiatives, documents, templates they have created and that could have some relevance for this position.
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