UN Emerging Leaders e-Learning (Spring Edition 2024)

📅 ​​​​21 February – 11 April 2024
Virtual

Geared to mid-level UN staff, this unique digital learning programme will help participants refine their leadership and management abilities. The programme will enable people to develop skills and work better with others. In honing how participants apply the key behaviours of the UN System Leadership Framework, the programme will help position them to transition to increased leadership roles.

UN Emerging Leaders e-Learning builds upon the signature elements of the previous face-to-face UN Emerging Leaders Experience and introduces new features to create a rich, lasting learning experience, that is:

• Driven by the leadership vision of the UN System Leadership Framework, which has been adopted by the Chief Executives Board (CEB) for all UN personnel regardless of their level, duties and location;
• Strongly anchored in a value-based leadership approach, and a leadership culture called for in the UN System Leadership Framework, which is applicable across mandates and areas of operation in the UN;
• Reflective of the changes in the UN system, enabling and inspiring transformational and behavioural change through a rich immersive learning experience;
• Integrated with content on managerial competencies, fundamentals of people management and emotional intelligence;
• Accompanied by two individual coaching sessions to help translate the learning into improved performance and practical insights.

The programme will enable middle managers to tap into their leadership potential and prepare them to approach transitions with courage, confidence and trust. By completing this programme, participants gain practical skills and benefit from a wider professional network to better lead and influence.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate a common reference to a value-based leadership approach and be able to deliver on the UN’s mandates;
• Explore personal leadership styles, recognizing strengths to build on and what challenges to overcome;
• Apply mindsets and transformational leadership behaviours using the UN System Leadership Framework;
• Take specific actions to develop and sustain an effective relationship with their supervisor that supports both of them working at their best;
• Enhance their communication skills to build and sustain lasting relationships with team members and stakeholders;
• Act with increased self-awareness and emotional intelligence;
• Explore how unconscious bias, discrimination, social norms and identities impact relationships at work, and how they can, as UN leaders, foster an inclusive environment;
• Cultivate stronger connections by networking with UN colleagues working in various duty stations.

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