UNITED NATIONS — David Bearfield took on the job of human resources director at the U.N. Development Programme last June with a clear mission: transform dated hiring and workplace practices.
The goal, Bearfield said, is to make UNDP a more appealing workplace, especially for young people who might be setting their sights on more agile and transparent organizations.
“I hope we can position ourselves as an employer of choice. If we can build young talent it will work itself through. If you bring these people in, at least some of them will stay,” Bearfield said, who was also the former director at the European Personnel Selection Office.