Project Manager (Management Development), P-3, Talent Development, Division of Human Resources (DHR), New York, USA (Req #557916)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 140,639 USD and 184,155 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child,

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations.

As UNICEF is enhancing its ability to adapt, transform and renew itself in response to the ever-increasing demands and complexity of the 21st century, it seeks to further increase its efficiency and effectiveness in delivering on its ambitious agenda.

In an effort to measurably improve UNICEF's ability to deliver better results for children as elaborated in the Strategic Plan; to support the ongoing efforts to strengthen its values-based organizational culture; and to strengthen a people-focused approach as part of its overall Human Resources transformation strategy, the organization is embarking on a new, multi-pronged initiative to support managers at all levels, and in all offices, to be more effective managers and team leaders. In so doing, UNICEF employees will feel more valued and motivated, which in turn will make UNICEF teams feel more enabled and supported to deliver even better results for children.

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance of the Human Resources Manager (Management Development and Core Learning) and in close collaboration with the Chief, Talent Development, Division of Human Resources (DHR) and Principal Advisor, Organizational Culture, Office of Executive Director (OED), the incumbent serves as the Project lead for a Managers’ Support Programme for all supervisors/managers in UNICEF. This programme includes several components:

1. a learning component (featuring e-learning, a UNICEF-specific module of learning, and peer-to-peer learning circles);
2. a mentoring and/or coaching component;
3. a manager recognition/celebration component;
4. a component which focuses on simplifying and strengthening the application of management tools, processes and systems to help make people management more effective and efficient; and
5. strengthening office environments/workplace culture assessment and improvement components in order to help support managers as part of the overall office environment they work in; and

It may also feature other components as the programme evolves, such as Facilitated Conversations or a Management Dialogue speaker series with thought leaders. The incumbent is also expected to work closely with other teams and units in UNICEF, especially those working on strengthening leadership capability and managerial capacity, core learning etc. This is initially a one-year temporary appointment.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Under the supervision of the HR Manager (Management Development and Core Learning), and in collaboration with the Chief, Talent Development, DHR, and in a matrixed reporting line with the Principal Advisor, Organizational Culture, OED, the Project Manager will be responsible for the following:

• Coordinate the development of the programme, ensuring it’s successfully designed, organized and launched on-time.
• Monitor progress of the programme and make necessary adjustments to the strategy based on good practices, lessons learnt, and continuous feedback.
• Determine, with expertise from different UNICEF business units such as Evaluation Office and the Division of Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, innovative ways to measure impact of the programme on participants and their teams.
• Oversee development and implementation of all components of the programme.
• Create programme timelines/schedules, track and create reports on outcomes of all components and maintain records.
• Communicate and raise interest and engagement internally about the programme, with all staff, managers, etc. using multiple channels such as the intranet, Sharepoint, Yammer etc.
• Coordinate and lead the development of the UNICEF-specific learning module to strengthen managerial skills to help managers deliver in their current functions.
• Leverage partnerships with key units/teams to advance all components of the programme, e.g. UNICEF Global Learning Center and UN Staff College on the learning component; different units in DHR on the mentoring, recognition and managing performance components.
• Contribute to appropriate coordination with all partners/stakeholders to prevent gaps, overlaps and duplication of efforts.
• Build and leverage new and existing partnerships with institutions (academic and otherwise), external experts, and other organizations; liaises with inter-agency counterparts, and managers to share good / best practices.
• Monitoring the financial plans and expenditures of the programme, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, budget preparation and implementation status. Manage the budget set for the programme.
• Present on programme Progress (as requested).

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Education, Social Sciences, or any other related field(s).
• Professional certification or additional training relevant to learning or management and leadership development is desirable.
• Five years of professional work experience in Project Management and in the Learning or leading the development of complex learning and development programmes is required.
• Experience of coordinating project work with inputs and interests of multiple stakeholders toward strengthening partnerships for results delivery.
• Experience and skills in needs assessment; organizational development and behavior is required.
• Strong skills in facilitation is required.
• Experience of developing learning/support programmes for managers in a professional capacity in a global / international organization is of added value.
• Prior experience in informal learning approaches is an asset.
• Proven ability to develop training/learning curricula for adult learners will be an advantage. Demonstrable understanding of how adults acquire and use knowledge, skills and abilities; and of individual and cultural differences in learning is an asset.
• Experience in change management, organizational culture change, is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.