Head of People Business Partnering

United Nations Office for Project Services - UNOPS

Staff Closes 28 May 2026 10 days left

Overview

Leads the global People Business Partnering function to enable service line delivery, operational excellence, and strategic human capital management. Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership to drive superior organizational performance.


Key Responsibilities
  • Define and drive the global strategy for People Business Partnering.
  • Establish a formal service viability analysis process with service line owners.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, architecting talent management strategies.
  • Lead partnering with regional and country stakeholders on key talent management activities.
  • Exercise delegated authorities to facilitate decision-making compliant with the UNOPS regulatory framework.
  • Champion a culture of performance, accountability, integrity and inclusion.
  • Establish systems to capture and leverage cross-regional insights.
Required Experience
  • Leading strategic HR Business Partnering functions in delivery-driven or complex, multi-stakeholder operational environments.
  • Providing strategic HR advice and coaching to senior leaders.
  • Implementing strategic HR initiatives, including talent and performance management, workforce planning, organization design and development, employee engagement, change management or related areas.
  • Aligning workforce strategies with business performance, delivery outcomes and organizational priorities.
  • Enabling organizational effectiveness and delivery through people strategies.
  • Using analytics to drive enterprise-level decision-making and performance improvement.
  • Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
  • Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational or Business Psychology, Behavioural Science, Organizational Development, Public Administration, or relevant social sciences with 12 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any of the above or related fields with 10 years of relevant experience.

Other Details
Languages Required
• English Fluent
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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