Consultancy to guide the Change Management elements of the People Capability Strategy (PCS)

Background

As described in UNDP’s Agenda for Organizational Change (AOC), the challenges of the 21st century development landscape, including dwindling resources, demand that UNDP repositions itself and lifts its performance “from good to great”.  The vision is for UNDP to be a forward-looking, cohesive, knowledge-based organization that leads the development arena, with governance accountabilities and mechanisms that promote the continuous refinement of the organization’s strategic priorities, and with agile and flexible operations that respond effectively to evolving development needs in the countries that we serve. Fulfilling this vision requires a UNDP workforce that not only possesses the right mix of competencies to deliver on strategic priorities, but one that is also able to adapt to ever-evolving development demands.  Equally, UNDP must ensure the engagement of its people and create an environment that enables them to contribute to their full potential, to deliver on organizational priorities. In this context, the AOC called for a People Capability Strategy (PCS), conceived as UNDP’s Integrated Talent Management strategy. The PCS aims at bringing change to how the organization conducts talent management. Objective: The objective of this consultancy is to drive the Change Management elements of the PCS, which entail changing leadership behaviours in UNDP as well as driving change to make the Office of Human Resources (OHR) the most effective and efficient human resources provider it can possibly be. The Recipient(s): The direct recipients of these services will be (1) UNDP’s leadership; and (2) OHR. The indirect recipients will be UNDP’s people.

Duties and Responsibilities

The expected deliverables and estimated timeframes: This consultancy will deliver the following outputs: Phase I: A Change Management assessment and a solution design (30 working days). Phase II: The implementation of change solutions, including interventions at leadership level (90 working days): Coaching of UNDP leaders and managers; Design and delivery of blended learning interventions; Implementation of on-going change management solutions, to leverage our change management capacity; A solution design to implement, in the long-term, leadership behaviour changes. Phase III – Assessment phase : An assessment of progress with the PCS, revisiting how it has to deliver against the Agenda for Change. Forward looking, it includes planning for the next strategic plan period, 2014-2017 (30 working days). A detailed briefing on the UN system, UNDP and OHR will be provided.  This will include the AOC, the PCS, the organizational structure and the current HR arrangements.

Competencies

Strong evidence of the following competencies: Ethical behaviour and integrity Sensitivity to diversity Flexibility Autonomy Strategic thinking Research and analysis Intervention design Stakeholder management / Building partnerships Promotion of organizational change and development Written and Oral communication

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Master's degree in HR,  Management, Change Management, Communications, Development, Knowledge Management, or similar field  Experience: Consultancy expertise and skills in Change Management, leadership development, and organizational development. Over 15 years of senior level experience in Human Resources Management of culturally diverse international organisations with both HQ and field-based workforces. Language: Fluent in spoken and written English The consultant will report to the Director, OHR.   Timeline and location: The consultancy is expected to begin in February 2013 and last 150 working days spanned in 10 months. The assignment will be UNDP HQ, New York-based and home-based on a telecommuting arrangement. Process: Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain: Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position (please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application). Financial proposal specifying daily fee (and fee per day for New York if this is not your home-base. CV and P11 forms, including past experience in similar projects/assignments. Please use link to download P11 forms http://sas.undp.org/portal/alias__SAS/lang__en-GB/tabID__3332/DesktopDefault.aspx  At least two (2) references. Other documents confirming the work experience, expertise and skills. Travel expenses: Travel costs incurred will be handled in line with UNDP’s travel policy.

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