Change & Transition Lead, One Payroll Programme

World Food Programme - WFP

Staff Closes 15 Oct 2026 15 days left

Overview

The Change and Transition Lead is responsible for ensuring organizational readiness and adoption of the One Payroll solution across its implementation phases, from build through go-live and stabilization.


Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain and deliver the change management strategy and plan.
  • Conduct organizational impact assessments and define mitigation strategies.
  • Translate the future state operating model into clear role definitions and accountability frameworks.
  • Define readiness criteria and assess the organization against them for each phase.
  • Advise on the organizational dimension of the programme and design governance structures.
  • Direct the communications strategy and develop material for senior leadership.
  • Direct the training and enablement approach.
  • Maintain change governance and act as a coordination point across workstreams.
  • Direct the transition from programme delivery to operations.
Required Experience

At least eight years of progressively responsible professional experience in change management, organizational transformation, or programme delivery. Demonstrated experience leading the change and adoption dimension of enterprise system implementations and corporate transformation projects. Experience in international, decentralized organizations, including engagement with field operations. Experience engaging and advising senior leadership at director level and above.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field, or a first level university degree with additional years of relevant professional experience.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in oral and written English is required.
Languages Preferred
Intermediate knowledge of another official United Nations language, being Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish, is an asset.
Contract Duration
11 months
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
attractive compensation package
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