Head Organisation Culture and Engagement (Re-advertisement)

  • Senior-level, Full-time staff position
  • Posted on 25 January 2024
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Closing on 1 February 2024
  • Current

Job Description

Dutystation: Copenhagen, Denmark

Functional responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

1. Culture Analysis and Diagnostics

2. Culture Change and Transformation

3. Employee Engagement and Experience

4.Strategic Leadership

1. Culture Analysis and Diagnostics

▪ Perform a comprehensive Culture Audit at UNOPS to identify opportunities for culture transformation and drive ongoing alignment to UN’s Core Values and support adoption and execution of transformative initiatives such as UN 2.0.

▪ Apply relevant tools, techniques and frameworks to identify current gaps in UNOPS culture and articulate recommendations which can be reviewed and actioned for implementation.

▪ Leverage an evidence-based approach to assess commitment levels to culture change and transformation initiatives across the organization and plan actions to drive higher levels of engagement. among key stakeholders (individuals and groups).

▪ Use data to measure the impact of culture-focused interventions at UNOPS and continuously evolve the organization’s approach to managing and scaling its culture.


2. Culture Change and Transformation

▪ Lead and oversee all strategic organization-wide culture change programs and initiatives, ensuring effective project management.

▪ Facilitate stakeholder mapping and engagement, brainstorming, design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of these initiatives.

▪ Support the digital transformation agenda at UNOPS by developing and integrating a culture road-map which focuses on managing the human aspects of the change.

▪ Serve as internal consultant on culture to the HR community as well as functional and regional leadership teams. Provide advice on options and tactics for translating the organization’s culture and engagement strategy into function- and region-level action plans.

▪Catalyze culture change and transformation at UNOPS by facilitating the exchange of best practices and success stories among the functional and regional teams of the Organization.

3. Employee Engagement and Experience

▪Identify and deliver appropriate methods and tools for gathering employee feedback, including periodic employee engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and continuous listening technologies/ platforms. Build and share insightful reports with stakeholders to facilitate conversations that lead to the creation and implementation of action plans at the organizational, functional and regional levels.

▪Partner with HQ- and region-based HR teams to develop, communicate and implement programs which foster positive workplace experiences across all touchpoints of the employee lifecycle, from outreach and recruitment to onboarding, learning and development, and offboarding.

▪Collaborate with the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) and PSEAH teams on initiatives to attract, retain and promote a diverse workforce. Support GDI and PSEAH capability-building programs among leaders, managers and supervisors at UNOPS.

▪Partner with Talent Outreach on development and implementation of UNOPS employer brand and employee value proposition (EVP).

▪Work with the Communications team to improve and maintain HR/employee communication systems and channels which help disseminate and embed the desired culture and values of the organization.

▪Participate in the development of strategies, initiatives and programs which enable the UNOPS workforce to engage and align with the organization’s strategy while adopting the new ways of working required to deliver on the organization’s goals.

4. Strategic Leadership

▪Lead the development and implementation of UNOPS’ Organizational Culture strategy, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overarching goals.

▪Continuously research, disseminate and apply fit-for-purpose standards and methodologies in culture management and employee engagement at UNOPS.

▪Provide strategic guidance on innovative human capital initiatives that enhance workplace culture, employee engagement, employee experience, GDI, and well-being.

▪Oversee the enhancement of employee engagement through strategic initiatives such as tailored leadership development programs and HR capability-building programs.

▪Lead the Organisation Culture and Engagement team, working in the areas of GDI, PSEAH, Support & Advocacy, Wellbeing, among others.

▪Plan and allocate resources within the workstream to achieve goals and ensure the cost effective and appropriate use of resources in accordance with UNOPS standards of ethics, integrity and accountability framework.

▪Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse. Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with protection mechanisms and action plans, as expected by UNOPS policies, standards and commitments.


Impact of Results

The impact of these results extends across various dimensions, contributing significantly to the organization’s success and mission attainment.



Education/Experience/Language requirements

Educational Requirements

  • A Master’s degree, preferably in HR, Industrial and Organizational Psychology or related fields is required.
  • A Bachelor’s degree combined with 12 years’ of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.

Experience Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years’ combined experience in the areas of Organization Development, Employee Engagement, and Culture Management roles in international organizations is required.
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting employee engagement surveys across organizations with global presence is required.
  • Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and fully implementing high-impact culture change programmes in large and complex organizations with globally distributed workforces is required.
  • Desirable -Experience of leading culture change and employee engagement initiatives within UN organizations will be an added advantage.

Language Requirements

  • Fluency in written and oral English is required.
  • Working knowledge of an additional UN language, in particular French and/or Spanish, is an asset.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

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