Change Management Lead
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Unit/Division: SCOD – Supply Chain Operations
Duty Station (City, Country): HQ/remote
We are looking for candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. We select our candidates on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation delivering food assistance to over 90 million beneficiaries in over 120 countries and territories, on a yearly basis. With over 5000 trucks, 50 ships and close to 100 planes on the move every single day, WFP, together with its partners, operates a global network to deliver life-saving food assistance to the most hard-to reach places.
The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. Every day, WFP works 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.
In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger and its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
To maintain the competitive advantage WFP has with regards to humanitarian activities, the Research & Development (RD) business unit manages a portfolio of innovative projects within Supply Chain Operations division. As such, a project manager consultancy position is open to effectively monitor the progress of these projects. The responsibilities linked to the position will be performed remotely.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Collaborate with the SCOD (Supply Chain Research and Development) team to elaborate strategies and plans, including training and communications;
- Conduct effective change impact assessments, readiness assessments, and stakeholder analysis;
- Define, plan and execute change management plans to support communication and transition activities;
- Develop, deliver and manage communication, stakeholder, training, engagement, adoption, and resistance management plans Integrate change management activities into project plans;
- Ensure that information is communicated to impacted audiences throughout the duration of the program;
- Manage stakeholder relationships;
- Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress;
- Collaborate with project teams to ensure the successful execution of the end-to-end change management strategy;
- Proactively identify and implement improvements to the change management strategy & methodology;
- Build executive presentations and identify risks and issues relating to change management functions;
- Facilitate senior-level meetings to surface and resolve sensitive issues and drive alignment;
- Consult and coach project teams;
- Create actionable deliverables for the five change management levers: communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, resistance management plan;
- Coach impacted managers and supervisors;
- Manage communications, training, and stakeholder engagement;
- Responsible for the success of all change management deliverables;
- The ideal change management candidate will have a demonstrated track record of: Managing effective internal strategic communications programs;
- Comprehending detailed technical updates and translating them into consumable insights for non-technical teams Solid understanding of project management methodology;
- Creating clear, compelling communication materials with a cohesive framework;
- Analyzing and compiling data from multiple sources and pulling it all together into one output;
- Providing thoughtful, structured recommendations to strategy managers and account teams;
- Able to work with rapidly changing requirements.
STANDARD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
You have:
- University Degree in Business, Communications, or other related field
- Prosci change management certification or designation
- Change Management Professional™ (CCMP™) certification
- Equivalent change certifications
Experience
You have:
- 8+ years of experience leading Supply Chain strategic transformation programs for global organizations – with significant subject matter expertise in Supply Chain processes;
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in implementing change management principles, tools, models, and processes to increase the success of change programs;
- Prior expertise in Supply Chain process and operating model redesign, major Supply Chain reorganizations;
- Substantial experience with large scale global change adoption programs people and organizational change;
- Experience in planning and managing complex projects, combining process, organizational change, and technology workstreams;
- Experience leading initiatives with global remote and onsite teams;
- Experience developing readiness programs, training or stakeholder engagement.
Language
You are
- Fluent (level C) in oral and written English. An intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is a plus.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.
Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP:
http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: 31 August 2022 (midnight Rome time)
Your CV must be submitted in English.
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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
