UN Women Senior Consultant – Organizational Design, Home-based, International Consultant (Retainer Contract)

Job Description

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work:

The Consultant will provide services and expertise in the following areas:

Based on the strategic priorities, the office typology and operational needs, review and advise on optimizing the way of working in the business unit, including the appropriate functional set-up and the organizational structure.
Review individual terms of references (TORs) and make recommendations for alignment and clarity.
Considering the evolving operational context (UN80, common back office, etc.), review and analyze office business processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and make recommendations on improvements for efficiency gain.
Review capacity and skill of office personnel, analyze capacity gaps, and advise on learning and capacity building plans.
Review and advice on overall office working environment of the office, including measures to improve staff engagement.
The specific assignment(s) will be agreed upon based on the specific need(s) of the requesting office.

Methodology

Based on the requirements of the specific assignments(s), the consultant will:

Prepare concept note and workplan for each assignment, including timeline;
Conduct desk review of the relevant documents, including but not limit to strategic planning document, current organigram and TORs, audit and evaluation reports, as well as other corporate documents as relevant;
Conduct surveys as necessary;
Conduct online or in-person interview with key stakeholders, as well as workshops with the requesting office;
Prepare a final report with recommendations based on the findings.