Chief, Talent Management, Leadership Development

The Chief, Talent Management, Leadership Development and Organizational Design leads the Talent Management, Leadership Development and Organizational Design Branch at UN Women. The role shapes and directs the strategic talent management agenda, institutionalizes workforce planning and talent analytics, and provides leadership on organizational design and change management to support UN Women's mission and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Shape an integrated, strategic approach to talent management in UN Women.
• Direct the design and implementation of all talent management programmes and activities as an integrated, strategic whole, aligned to support UN Women’s workforce strategies.
• Shape UN Women’s HR policies, processes and practices to embed effective talent management across the organization.
• Direct the development of workforce strategies and plans, including institutionalizing talent analytics and workforce planning capacity.
• Enhance performance and career development through transformation of performance management processes and delivery of coaching and mentoring programs.
• Shape and direct a strategic approach to learning and professional development, including assessing needs and prioritizing programmes.
• Institutionalize leadership development by defining leadership models, cultivating partnerships, and establishing succession planning frameworks.
• Lead and direct a branch of three professional staff and one support staff with significant delegated authority for talent management strategy.
• Consult the HR Director on matters of strategic, politically sensitive, or cross-divisional significance.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in HR, Business Administration (MBA), Public Administration (MPA), Organizational Development or a related field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A professional certification in HR Management, Talent Management or Talent Analytics would be an added advantage.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible work experience in Human Resources or Workforce Management is required.
• Experience in Talent Management is required.
• Experience in OD/change interventions is required.
• Experience leading and managing personnel in international settings is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and analytical software, such as spreadsheet and database packages, is required.
• Experience in enhancing performance management systems is desirable.
• Experience in workforce planning is desirable.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Fluency in Spanish or French is desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (Arabic, Chinese, Russian).

Skills

• Talent Management Expertise
• Leadership Development
• Organisational Development
• Change Management
• Workforce Planning
• Performance Management
• Human Resources Management
• Talent Analytics
• Personnel Management
• Workforce Management
• MS Word
• Excel
• Spreadsheet Software Knowledge
• Database Software
• Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian