Senior Advisor, Impact Management

As UNOPS transitions toward systematic impact management and relevant outcome-based reporting, this role acts as the primary architect for the frameworks, policies, processes, systems and people capabilities required to meet institutional targets, and leads systematic efforts for communication, consultation and collaboration with colleagues across the organization, mobilizing and enabling them to manage for impact.

About the Group

The Strategy and Transformation Group (STG) supports the Executive Director in driving the UNOPS long-term vision, guiding the organization through strategic planning, transformation, and change. It leads the development of the UNOPS strategic plan, ensuring alignment with evolving priorities and global contexts; and it manages the midterm review of the strategic plan and the Executive Director’s annual report ensuring transparency to the Executive Board, including through external evaluation suited to the UNOPS mandate and efforts to enhance impact management. STG also provides high-level analysis, oversight advice, and secretariat support to the Audit Advisory Committee, fostering informed decision-making.

With deep expertise in United Nations strategic planning and organizational transformation, STG serves as a trusted advisor and implementation partner for major change programmes, including designing transformation strategies, delivering change management support, and coordinating cross-organizational initiatives that address operational challenges and advance institutional ambitions. STG generates practical, innovative solutions that strengthen UNOPS resilience, efficiency, and impact - positioning the organization to adapt, excel, and deliver on its mandate in a dynamic operational environment.

Role Purpose

Under the overall leadership of the Director, Strategy and Transformation, and as a member of the Corporate Strategy team, the Senior Advisor, Impact Management, plays a central role in advancing UNOPS' 2026-2029 strategic commitment to measure and manage for impact, contributing to the ambition to scale up and speed up impact by bridging implementation gaps affecting hundreds of millions of vulnerable people in challenging contexts.

Functions / Key Results Expected

1. Impact management agenda

Develop, implement and continue to evolve the global impact management agenda, integrating guidance from the Executive Board, senior leadership and oversight functions.

Monitor performance, recommending adaptive actions to maintain effectiveness.

Develop and implement the team's work plan; identify and manage risks; advise the Director, STG on mitigation measures.

Represent the impact management agenda in dialogue with the Executive Board, Management Team, and other stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and support.

Advise STG leadership and contribute to key Group deliverables.

Lead, mentor and foster a high-performing team that collaborate well with others

Foster a culture of curiosity, evidence-based decision-making, and accountability.

Cultivate and uphold respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse.

3.Change management

Develop stakeholder engagement strategies tailored to HQ, transformation programmes, and regional needs.

Manage stakeholder partnerships and expectations, ensuring active participation across HQ and regional teams.

Implement change management activities in dialogue with the Transformation Office, and in line with UNOPS approach to managing change.

Lead systematic engagement with colleagues to create awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement of impact management practices, including by nurturing and shaping a community for impact management practitioners.

Coordinate with regional offices, HQ groups, and leads of transformation programmes to align, build consensus and manage interdependencies.

Formulate corporate policy and global standards for impact management. Serves as the corporate authority on compliance, ensuring effective integration across all regions and portfolios.

Formulate integrated policies, standards, processes, guidance and methodology for impact management, and outcome-based reporting across the UNOPS portfolio.

Liaise with the Development Coordination Office and agencies, funds and programmes in the UN development system to collaborate and align practices, as appropriate, considering the mandate, role and operating model of UNOPS.

Engage and collaborate with funding partners, and international financial institutions to harmonize impact management and reporting practices, and meet external expectations.

5. Results-Based Management and Outcome Reporting

Enhance capabilities and digital systems to systematically capture, analyze, and synthesize outcome-b