Change and Project Management Officer

UN Secretariat; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

UN Secretariat in New York seeks a Change and Project Management Officer to lead the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and initiatives within the Business Transformation and Project Management Section. You will advise senior clients, manage complex change and project activities, and ensure delivery of outcomes aligned with evolving mandates.

The role focuses on refining business strategy, promoting data-driven decision making, and delivering training and support for

Formación

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in business administration, management, or related field required
• A first-level university degree with two years of qualifying experience may substitute
• Experience in project/programme management, change management, or business transformation is required

Responsabilidades

• Develop, implement, and evaluate assigned programs and projects
• Manage complex change and project initiatives and advise senior clients
• Maintain scope, requirements, deliverables, governance, resources, timelines, and risks
• Advise on aligning processes and operating models with mandates
• Provide training and support for organizational changes
• Ensure projects use best practices in change management and risk management
• Lead or participate in knowledge transfer, data analysis, and reporting
• Coordinate workshops, evaluations, and field missions

Conocimientos

Professionalism

Communication

Client Orientation

Project Management

Change Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Educación

Master’s degree in business administration or related field

Bachelor’s degree with two years qualifying experience (substitution option)

Descripción del empleo

Organizational context: The Business Transformation and Accountability Division (BTAD) within the UN Secretariat's Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMPSC) drives an efficient, accountable, and agile organization. This role is situated in the Business Transformation and Project Management Section, reporting to the Senior Change and Project Management Officer.

Job purpose: The Change and Project Management Officer is responsible for leading the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs, operations, and activities within an assigned functional area. This involves managing complex change and project initiatives, providing expert advice to senior clients, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring the delivery of agreed-upon results. The role contributes to aligning business processes and operating models with evolving mandates, refining business strategy, and providing training and support for organizational changes. A key aspect is ensuring transformation projects adhere to best practices in change management, fostering knowledge transfer, and enabling data-driven decision-making through analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and evaluate assigned programs and projects. Manage complex change and project management initiatives, offering substantive advice to senior clients, identifying risks and dependencies, and recommending corrective actions for successful delivery. Maintain project scope, requirements, deliverables, governance, resource estimates, timelines, and risk registers, monitoring implementation and initiating corrective measures. Advise clients on aligning business processes and operating models with mandates and operational needs, and continually refine business strategy. Provide project and change management training and support for structural or process changes. Ensure transformation projects are designed, consulted, communicated, and implemented using best practices. Manage and mentor teams, leading capability-building activities. Conduct consulting assignments, including workshops and developing action plans. Research, analyze, and present information from diverse sources. Coordinate change and project management activities, including reviewing organizational priorities, risks, and trends, and preparing evaluations and studies. Design and analyze data collection tools, interpret responses, and identify issues. Prepare written outputs such as background papers and reports. Provide substantive support for meetings and conferences. Coordinate outreach activities, conduct training, and deliver presentations. Lead or participate in field missions. Coordinate budget funding activities and prepare related documents. Analyze data to identify trends, provide insights using visualization methods, and stay abreast of industry best practices to foster innovation.

Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in business administration, management, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree with two years of qualifying experience may substitute. Additional advantage is given for completion of data analytics, business analytics, or data science programs.

Work experience: A minimum of seven years of progressive experience in project/programme management, change management, or business transformation is required. Experience leading complex organizational change projects from design to implementation, including stakeholder engagement and risk management, is essential. Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and providing advisory services to senior clients is also required. Experience in the UN system or comparable international organizations and in data analytics is desirable.

Skills: Professionalism, Communication, Client Orientation, Managing Performance, Project Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Management, Team Leadership, Advisory Services, Training and Development, Data Visualization.

Required languages: English, French

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