- Work with business units, HR leaders, and other key stakeholders to distill talent development requirements necessary to achieve business outcomes; leverage this information to contribute in implementation of talent development strategies with specific focus on career development activities
- Ensure these components are aligned with “People for 2030”, UNDP’s People Strategy – with special consideration to gender parity, diversity and inclusion.
- Coordinate integration of talent development components with other relevant people strategy components such as talent reviews, talent development, succession planning, high-potential management, career development.
- Contribute to the creation of a corporate learning culture in which UNDP’s employees drive and own their learning and development, and in which people managers contribute to building a learning organization and promote a strong employee experience and value proposition.
- Contribute to the delivery of UNDP’s People Development Strategy.
- Engage with best-in-class external providers for provision of learning and development solutions supporting career experiences.
- Support implementation of capability gap analyses. Design and deliver learning solutions aligned with priority capability gaps and key organizational priorities.
- Contribute to ensure that UNDP effectively leverages modern learning experience platforms and technologies.
- Contribute to strengthen the onboarding experience of new employees.
- Contribute in implementation of career development and experience strategies, services, tools and resources for UNDP personnel.
- Contribute in continued improvement in the delivery of career development programmes and initiatives such as the “SPARK” programme and Virtual Development Assignment Programme.
- Strengthen the capacity of UNDP’s managers in supporting employee career growth and development.
- Coordinate career development and counselling support services for UNDP personnel.
- Manage a partially virtual, diverse team based in different time-zones including staff, PSAs, interns, online facilitators.
- Leverage networks with e.g. learning providers, private sector, universities, business schools.
- Build working relationships with UN agency colleagues and participate in inter-agency fora / working groups on career development, people development and management, share knowledge and best practices.
- Conduct research and benchmarking to ensure strategy, content and delivery model of the talent management development portfolios are positioned to deliver best-in-class results and best value.
- Develop and / or leverage measures, benchmarks, and scorecards to monitor effectiveness of talent development programmes and initiatives.
- Communicate and promote UNDP’s talent development opportunities to various target groups, leveraging a variety of channels and networks. Leverage UNDP’s Talent Development Manager community to ensure UNDP personnel are aware of offering.
- Facilitate (virtual) events or learning programmes.
- Ensure knowledge management and ensure relevant information is readily available on UNDP’s Talent Hub (intranet).
- Leverage virtual communication and learning technology / tools e.g., Microsoft Suite, TEAMs, Yammer, SharePoint.
- Ability to make new and useful ideas work
- Ability to persuade others to follow
- Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
- Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
- Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
- Translates corporate strategy in people strategy and plans to give effective to strategic direction.
- Knowledge of HR management issues and principles and the ability to apply them to strategic and/or practical situations
- Translates corporate strategy onto substantive expertise in learning and development to enhance the competence of employees to deliver on UNDP’s strategic goals
- Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support. Sets overall direction for the formation and management of strategic HR relationships contributing to the overall positioning of UNDP
- Ability to manage and coordinate campaigns and people with inspiration. Believe in and promote diversity in the workplace and reshaping the workforce to meet need
- Ability to substantively engage and foster networks with UN HR practitoners, academia, research institutions, and think tanks
- Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use HR information and knowledge
- Master's degree, preferably in human resources management, business administration, learning and development or any other relevant practice
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the public or private sectors, multilateral organizations, including UN, academia, non-governmental sector, private and corporate companies with increasing level of responsibility.
- Demonstrated experience and success in design and implementation of career, people,and talent development strategies.
- Proven supervisory and people management experience, leading (virtual) teams in complex international entities with a globally diverse workforce.
- Demonstrated experience in budget management and procurement.
- Proven ability to collaborate with and lead vendors.
- Demonstrated experience in learning impact evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience in leveraging virtual communication and learning technology and tools e.g., Microsoft Suite, TEAMs, Yammer, SharePoint)
- Demonstrated experience in (virtual) facilitation of learning programmes and events for various target groups.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Previous working experience in the UN system and working with UN country offices desired.
- Full proficiency in English. Knowledge of another UN language (e.g., French, Spanish) is an asset.
- Commitment to the United Nations system’s mission, vision and values; cultural sensitivity and adaptability
- Professional certifications in HR and career development is an asset.
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Contract Duration: 2 Year with possibility for extension