Overview
The HR Specialist - Learning and Development will design and implement corporate learning programmes, including leadership development, to enhance the skills and knowledge of UNOPS colleagues globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop strategies for conducting learning needs analysis of target audiences
- Coordinate and connect regional and HQ stakeholders with internal and external Subject Matter Experts and policy owners
- Provide advice and guidance on corporate and regional learning plans
- Lead organizational learning projects, with a primary focus on leadership development programmes, ensuring timely delivery and budget management
- Coordinate procurement processes, market research, and vendor management
- Leverage opportunities for joint efforts across regions and within all levels of the organization
- Provide guidance and technical advice on instructional design, pedagogy, etc. to specific initiatives
- Evaluate impact of selected global learning programmes
- Synthesize evaluation data, draw conclusions and directly communicate the impact of the specific learning activity
- Keep all stakeholders involved informed on progress and results
- Keep updated on state of the art external learning providers
- Identify specific areas where long term agreements should be put in place
- Define requirements and/or specifications for learning services
- Manage procurement process for learning related activities
- Advise HQ units and regions on the selection of external providers
- Evaluate and report on vendors’ performance
- Leverage opportunities for joint efforts across regions
- Identify best practices/lessons learnt and share across regions
- Conduct knowledge sharing sessions and exchanges
- Support the Learning Team in continuously improve UNOPS learning processes and standards
- Collect and disseminate input from the regions and HQ units
- Provide technical input to diverse learning programmes
- Contribute to knowledge sharing across inter-agency groups
- Provide input, feedback and technical expertise to the different learning projects.
Required Experience
A minimum of 5 years of professional-level experience, including Project Management and Corporate Learning & Development in an international and multi cultural environment. Desired Experience working with external training providers is highly desired. Experience with leadership development programmes is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree (Masters or equivalent) in relevant discipline. Preferably Human Resources management, Business Administration, social or behavioral sciences. Or a First University degree in related fields combined with 7 years of relevant experience.