Change Management Advisor Job Vacancy in Kigali, Rwanda

CHANGE
MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Languages
Required :
English French

• Change
  management implementation process within the One UN in Rwanda.
• Business
  process harmonization and synergies.
• Transaction
  costs reduction and realization of savings on goods and services.
• Support
  assessment change: working with PPOC (Program Planning and Oversight
  Committee) and OMT (Operations Management Team) to continue undertaking
  the inventory and stock taking of all products and services that will
  potentially generate interest in setting up reduction of transaction costs
  strategies.
• Support
  planning change: Working with the UNCT, PPOC and OMT to set the agenda and
  pace of the change process in Rwanda, to provide effective UN support to
  the implementation of the UNDAP.
• Support
  managing change: Liaising with and supporting the participating Agencies
  to ensure that the change process is inclusive, clearly mapped out,
  effective and run efficiently as a project with concrete deliverables,
  clear milestones and broadly accepted indicators and targets.

• Determine
  key barriers to change requiring exceptions from agencies HQ
• Surface
  needs for technical advisory missions (e.g., on programming, procurement,
  HR etc.)
• Orchestrate
  missions & HQ outreach, ensure recommendations are actionable
• Facilitate
  inter-agency task teams to create new modalities, systems, and redesign
  processes

• Design
  roadmaps in each change area (One Programme, One Leader + One Voice, One
  Budgetary Framework/One Fund, One Office) to deliver results
• Create
  and manage to an overall Change Project Plan
• Champion
  the coordination and implementation of all common services with a high
  value added with the objective to reduce transaction costs
• Design
  indicators for change, targets and monitoring in collaboration with key
  stakeholders
• Baseline
  indicators with key constituencies
• Report
  progress and issues requiring attention to UNCT
• Prepare
  periodic reports for Government, donors and UNDG

• Understand
  emerging needs new and ensure synergies resulting for Delivering as One
• Assess
  capacity and capability currently available to the Rwanda UNCT
• Determine
  options and choices to close any gaps identified

• In
  close coordination with the UN Communication Group, ensure all internal
  and external stakeholders are heard and messaged through the
  implementation of the Change Management within the One UN

• Programming
• Financial
  services and HACT
• Human
  Resources
• Procurement
  and logistical services
• ICT
• Common
  Services and the implementation of the UN agenda on common services and
  joint procurement.
• Transaction
  costs reductions and efficiency gains

• Effectively
  networks with partners seizing opportunities to build alliances
• Identifies
  needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and
  potential partners
• Displays
  initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts
  new work assignments

• Makes
  the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into
  the design of new approaches
• Develops
  and/or participates in the development of mechanisms, including
  identifying new approaches to promote individual and organizational
  learning and knowledge sharing using formal and informal methodologies

• Understands
  advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the
  fundamental concepts of related disciplines (financial resources and human
  resources management, contract, asset and procurement, information and
  communication technology, general administration, programming)
• Continues
  to seek new and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work of
  the unit
• Keeps
  abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job
  knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally
• Demonstrates
  comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work
  assignments
• Demonstrates
  comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and
  tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments

• Performs
  appropriate work analysis and assists in redesign to establish clear
  standards for implementation
• Promoting
  the change management culture within the ONE UN and lead the whole process
  of reduction of transaction costs and business process harmonization

• Carries
  out research into existing systems to identify best practice and make
  recommendations to UNCT, PPOC, OMT on applicability to the ONE UN.
• Identifies
  and recommends remedial measures to address problems in systems design or
  implementation

• Anticipates
  client needs
• Works
  towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between
  the clients and service provider
• Demonstrates
  understanding of clients perspective

• Provides
  inputs to the development of organizational standards for accountability
  and results-based management

• Building
  support and political acumen
• Building
  staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building
  and promoting effective teams
• Creating
  and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating
  an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging
  conflict in the interests of the ONE UN in Rwanda & setting standards
• Sharing
  knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge
  sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing
  is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Fair
  and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking

• Masters
  Degree or equivalent in Business Administration Public Administration,
  Finance, Economics or related field.

• At
  least 7 years of relevant work experience at the managerial level
• Proven
  track record in Change Management in the private and public sectors,
  preferably from a internal or external consulting role
• Demonstrated
  ability to lead transformational change projects
• Experience
  with qualitative and quantitative analytical approaches to plan, manage
  and assess change
• Ability
  to translate strategic thinking and innovative ideas into practical
  operational recommendations
• History
  of successful project planning and project management
• Familiarity
  with process mapping and reengineering approaches
• Good
  knowledge of the One UN and latest development and deliberations in
  relation to UN reform in general and Delivering as One in particular
• Experience
  in working in/with developing countries and in a cross-cultural setting
• Solid
  analytical and presentation skills
• Excellent
  interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills
• Experience
  of accrual accounting, IPSAS or IFRS is highly desirable.

• Fluency
  in English and Working knowledge of French.