UNDP Jobs - 63837- Consultant for Senior Management Induction

Consultant for Senior Management Induction – Design and Delivery of RR induction & Country Office Leadership Trainings

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

14-Mar-2016

Application Deadline :

29-Feb-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

3.5 months for each training

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

7 months

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to contract a consultant or two consultants to support the Integrated Talent Management Team/Talent Development Unit in the design and delivery of two tailored development programs for key leadership roles; the Country Office Leadership Programme and the Resident Representative Induction.

The Integrated Talent Management Unit is responsible for designing strategies, solutions, tools and services that enable and facilitate more effective and impactful people decisions, and help shape a workplace where individuals thrive and teams excel. Its mission is to enable effective management of UNDP talent through full integration of all aspects of talent management and data from a variety of processes from recruitment, to performance management, learning, and development, and translates it into a coherent ‘employee life cycle' centered around one competency framework aligned with the UNDP Strategic Plan.

The Unit includes several service lines e.g. competency management, job design and classification; talent sourcing, onboarding, and succession management; diversity, employee engagement, and staff well-being; performance management, talent development; learning and leadership development, and career management. It also includes a distinct service line for internal management consulting which enables strategic positioning, resources alignment and business process reengineering.

In this context the Talent Development Unit is a center of expertise that designs and delivers state of the art learning and development solutions to UNDP staff worldwide. Through the delivery of large scale leadership development programmes; tailored development programs for key leadership roles; an extensive offering of high quality online courses on UNDP’s core business and professional certification programmes as well as customized development planning and Career Management tools, it enables and supports UNDP staff to build skills, grow and leverage the power of learning across all areas of work.

The Talent Development Unit is now looking for an experienced consultant to design and deliver two of its face to face leadership development programmes: The UNDP Resident Representative Induction Programme for newly appointed UNDP Resident Representatives and The Country Office Leadership Programme for a target audience of newly appointed UNDP Country Directors and Deputy Resident Representatives. This work may divided into two separate assignments at the discretion of the hiring unit.

Duties and Responsibilities

The key tasks and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Review previous programme and refresh the design, develop and deliver the Resident Representative Induction Programme for a target audience of newly appointed UNDP Resident Representatives taking into account their individual learning needs;
Review previous programme and refresh the design, and deliver the Country Office Leadership Programme for a target audience of newly appointed UNDP Country Directors and Deputy Resident Representatives;
Act as facilitator and/or resource person on the two aforementioned programmes;
Participate for UNDP in the design efforts led by UNDOCO for the UN Resident Coordinator Induction Programme, including during the delivery of the programme;
Provide technical thought leadership on leadership development and learning in support of the deliverables of the Talent Development Unit.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent leadership skills with ability to lead a team of highly qualified learning and development professionals; working with tight deadlines;
Expertise in performance management and people development and demonstrated ability to design and deliver learning programmes for senior staff;
Excellent coaching skills and demonstrated ability to teach and instil the importance of coaching and mentoring as critical management skills;
Excellent facilitation and programme delivery skills;
Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills;
Strong written and verbal communication skills, in a multi-cultural setting;
Excellent interpersonal skills;
Senior leadership credentials.

Required Skills and Experience

Eduication:

Advanced University degree in Human Resources Management, Education, Learning and Development, Organization Psychology, Organization Development, or equivalent;
Specialized in facilitation of learning and development programmes with an emphasis on people management and coaching.

Experience:

Significant experience in designing and delivering leadership development programmes;
At least 10 years’ of relevant experience in the UN System;
Demonstrated experience of working in UN leadership context (preferably at country level) is required;
At least 10 years of relevant experience in human resources management, learning and development;
Experience in applying best practices from the private sector in the UN context would be an asset.

Language:

Fluency in English is required;
Knowledge of French or Spanish is an asset.