Workplace Mental health and Wellbeing - Organizational Development Specialist

Result of Service The ultimate result of the service is a report with recommendations to ensure role clarity, accountability, and efficient delivery of mental health related actions within the UN Secretariat.

Work Location Working remotely

Expected duration 4 months

Duties and Responsibilities Background: In 2018, the United Nations System Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy was launched. The purpose of the strategy was to increase the effectiveness of the UN by optimising the psychological health of its personnel.

A Mental Health Leadership Team (MHLT) was established to implement the strategy within the Secretariat in 2020. This is a multi-disciplinary team with members representing all UN Secretariat Entities. A 2024 and beyond strategy has been developed and is currently in the final approval process. The strategy outlines key indicators, and a scorecard has been developed for reporting on indicators.

Mental Health and Well-being related functions are currently spread across a number of UN Secretariat entities. These include: - The Department of Management, Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC): Which is responsible is pertaining to areas such as: policy, leadership, learning, performance management, and conduct and discipline. - The Department of Operational Support: Which is responsible for implementing strategies, such as return to work and sick leave and providing Counselling services to NY based staff. - The Department of Safety and Security: Which includes the Critical Incidence Stress Management Service which provides Counselling services to field-based entities and responds in crisis situations.

A number of guidance documents and GA resolutions outline the roles of the different departments.

An Organizational Development Specialist is required to work with the MHLT, the Secretariat’s Mental Health Lead and other stakeholders to provide recommendations to ensure efficient implementation of relevant actions, ensure role clarity, recommend/assist in the review and redesign of mental health initiatives, processes and assessment methods and tools to ensure that the UN System Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy is implemented within the UN Secretariat.

The duties and responsibilities of the Organizational Development Specialist is to:

• conduct a review of functions related to mental health and well-being and provide recommendations that enhance role clarity and ensured efficient implementation of relevant actions.
• Undertake a review of the goals and scope of Mental Health and Wellbeing functions at the United Nations Secretariat, including the UN System Mental Health Leadership Team.
• Review GA decisions, mandates and positions focused on mental health and well-being.
• Review relevant documents, including the JIU review on mental health policies and practices in the UN System and the associated Management Letter.
• Review the purpose and accountability of the global departments with a role in mental health and well-being.
• Interview relevant stakeholders.
• Develop list of issues arising that impact on effective delivery of services and programmes.
• Develop list if implementable recommendations and actions.
• Deliver outputs in written report format.

• Perform other related assignments, as required by the project.

  Qualifications/special skills An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Public Health, Business Administration, Human Resources, Mental Health or related area is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

A minimum of 7 years of experience in organizational design projects is required. Experience managing multiple stakeholders in a complex environment is required. A minimum 5 years demonstrated experience in implementing system change/improvement program is desirable. Experience in the multilateral sector and/or Peacekeeping, Humanitarian Relief/ Development is desirable. Experience in workplace mental health is desirable

Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the consultancy advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is an advantage.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.