Head of Leadership Development - HR Officer P4 (base location: Rome, Italy) (copy)

Job Description

ABOUT WFPAre you passionate about human resources? Are you ready to change and save the lives of the worlds most vulnerable people? If yes, this opportunity is for you!WFP is an Agency of the United Nations and the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger globally. Every single day, we work worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. At WFP, we are driven and defined by our mission to fight world hunger, save lives, feed people?s dreams of a brighter future, reduce risk and help enable people, communities and countries meet their own food and nutrition needs. WFP goes anywhere it?s needed and does what it takes to get the job done!More than 18,000 people are working in WFP world-wide reflecting the rich diversity of the world in which we work. The vital importance of our shared mission underpins a remarkably close community of purpose.JOB PURPOSEThe incumbent will lead the team managing WFP?s approach to leadership development, including the design, development and implementation of leadership development initiatives and support to managers and staff across the organization. This position requires specialized knowledge, and advanced partnership skills to design and implement the solutions and frameworks that support WFP corporate priorities.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Lead WFP?s work in terms of leadership accountabilities and framework that underpins talent management decisions;
• Ensure the leadership development programmes align with and strengthen WFP?s operations through effective collaboration and partnering with colleagues within the team, the HR Division and across the organization;
• Pioneer WFP?s work in terms of career development guidance and tools;
• Define the scope and objectives of a WFP leadership development approach, ensuring the designed solutions cater to leaders at all levels and roles across the organization;
• Ensure that WFP career advancement systems are consistent, identify talent development needs and support colleagues to further enhance their leadership and people management skills, through collaborating with colleagues in the broader HR team;
• Ensure that the induction programmes for field leaders enable a smooth and effective transition into these key roles across our operations;
• Stay abreast of leadership development needs across the organization, and build on these to advance WFP?s corporate priorities;
• Contribute to WFP?s organizational workplace culture initiatives, in particular by providing relevant expertise from a capability and leadership development angle, identifying alignments and opportunities for an inclusive workforce
• Consolidate and analyze data emerging from the leadership development programmes, identifying trends/potential issues and presenting recommendations and influencing managers on topics related to leadership development;
• Promote a Learning culture through Leadership development program;
• Work closely with the Learning and Capability Development peers to define integrated Leadership Development programme and processes;
• Contributing to the broader Learning and Capability Development programme of the WFP being responsible to build and roll out a Leadership Development Programme;
• Aligning the Leadership Development programme with the Learning Governance Model;
• Lead and empower a team of learning and development specialists, observing performance, providing coaching, training and mentorship to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance;
• Stay relevant and up to date with market practices and trends, external networks, reinforce capabilities, credibility, and share new information with colleagues.
• Contribute to other areas related to capability development and learning and development as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation:?Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Human Resources, Organizational Development/Psychology, Leadership Development, or related field, or first university degree with additional years of related work experience or trainings/courses.

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