Team Leader – Target Operating Model

Organization: UNDP Saudi Arabia, through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development (SOC).

VA No. VA24-55

Position Title: Team Leader – Target Operating Model

Type of Contract: International or National Consultancy

Duty Station: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Duration: 12 Months (with possible extension depending on performance, continued need and budget availability)

Vacancy Date of Issue: 24 April 2024

Vacancy Closure Date: 2 May 2024

Expected Starting Date: As soon as possible

This vacancy is announced by UNDP Saudi Arabia through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development (SOC). SOC is a sub-contractor for UNDP Saudi Arabia, assisting the programme in implementing their activities through HR and contract management of consultants working in their support.

Project Description

The project will provide a strategic framework for UNDP and UN-HABITAT to provide substantive technical assistance, advisory, and quality assurance services to the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH) to deliver on the following six initiatives of the Spatial Planning and Visual Appeal Program that are the focus of this project:

• The Regional Plans, Local Plans and Urban Codes under MOMRAH’s jurisdiction are efficiently and effectively delivered following international best practices.
• National Urban Policy.
• Local planning departments are empowered and enabled through a new Operating Model for Planning Departments.
• The municipal system is improved and restructured, updating settlements boundaries, revising classification and categorization of Saudi human settlements, and optimizing service delivery towards efficiency and sustainability.
• The Saudi Planning framework is restructured, planning tools are redefined, updated and improved in line with the new classification and categorization.
• The existing MoMRAH Urban Design Studio is upscaled in a fully-fledged Urban Lab and capacitated to spearhead and device innovative tools and projects-based satellite Labs in support of MoMRAH mission.

Scope of Work

The Team Leader for the Target Operating Model will conceive an efficient municipal operating system for urban planning departments. The Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating and aligning with other initiatives in the Spatial Planning and visual Appeal Program.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Advising and ensuring alignment to Vision 2030 and relevant Vision Realization Programs, including the Quality-of-Life Program, other national initiatives, and global development frameworks (e.g Sustainable Development Golds, New Urban Agenda);
• Coordination and alignment with other Spatial Planning & Visual Appeal Program initiatives.
• Coordination and alignment within the 6 initiatives of the program
• Responsible to regular presentation and deliveries
• Managing, supervising, and creating the development of the framework for the Planning Departments in the Amanas and Municipalities.
• Responsible for deciding how to approach the creation and develop the Planning Department in the Amanas and Municipalities.
• Managing, supervising, and creating the development policy briefs and guidelines on good administration and practice for agile operations.
• Managing, supervising, and creating tools and manuals, training programs, roll-out pilots for good and efficient administration and practices and monitoring and evolution program.
• Responsible for distributing information to team members and stakeholders.
• Responsible for keeping track of workplan, team and documents.
• Any other tasks requested by the CTA.

Institutional Arrangement

The Team Leader for the Target Operating Model will repot technically to the Chief Technical Advisor and administratively to the National Project Officer.

Competencies

Core:

• Innovation: Creates new and relevant ideas and leads others to implement them.
• Leadership: Plans and acts transparently, actively works to remove barriers.
• Communication: Gains trust of peers, partners, clients by presenting complex concepts in practical terms to others.
• Delivery: Critically assesses value and relevance of existing policy / practice and contributes to enhanced delivery of products, services, and innovative solutions.
• **People Management:**Build an Enabling Workplace – Create a working environment where people are engaged and want to do their best; empower and enable team members to perform and have a positive workplace experience. Motivate and Direct – Align people and resources with organizational vision, strategy, objectives
• Achieve Results: LEVEL 4: Prioritize team workflow, mobilize resources, drive scalable results/strategic impact
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 4: Easily navigate complexity, encourage/enable radical innovation, has foresight
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 4: Create systems and processes that enable learning and development for all
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 4: Proactively initiate/lead organizational change, champion new systems/processes
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 4: Able to make difficult decisions in challenging situations, inspire confidence
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 4: Construct strategic multi-partner alliances in high stake situations, foster co-creation
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 4: Create ethical culture, identify/address barriers to inclusion

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Master’s in urban planning, architecture, public policies, social sciences, or a related field. Advanced University degree in law, public administration or degree is also required.

Experiences:

A minimum of 15 years of work experience be multi-disciplinary and have experience in urban planning administration, regulations, and the implementation of best practices in Municipal Transformation Systems

Required Skills:

• Deep knowledge and understanding of urban planning legal and regulatory framework at the national, regional and local levels in international well well-rated urban planning systems;
• Deep knowledge and experience of urban planning and development processes and procedures, from inception and initiation to permitting, implementation and execution, control, monitoring, and legal enforcement and penalties systems and procedures.
• Deep knowledge of Best Practices in Urban Development and City management.
• Extensive work experience in local administrations, preferably in large, medium, and small-scale municipalities.
• Work experience in international well, rated urban planning systems is highly preferred.
• Managerial experience with a strong focus on new processes and procedures implementation and continuous organizational improvement.
• Managerial experience dealing with the organizational cultural enhancement.
• IT skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:

• Successful management of projects including budgeting, timeframes and when necessary, sourcing appropriate expert advice;
• Being a collaborative, creative and practical leader to support the team in providing practical design solutions to a range of development, planning and policy projects;
• Effective communication in articulating design advice and representing UNDP;
• Advocating for and maintaining a culture of design excellence;
• Being an inspiring, supportive, and effective leader.

Language:

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in English, and knowledge of Arabic will be an asset.

How to apply

1. CV must be submitted online in PDF through SOC’s portal via the following link: https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20240424004525/iVZX0vjNo6mJuCS3HwbLB7zxU
2. Use the English language only.
3. To review the full ToR, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NtM2u0xc85lD8VoTVaipckoJT86I4S5w/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104884024946145696197&rtpof=true&sd=true
4. Indicate clear years of experience with each job (Month/Year)
5. If the candidate is currently employed by a government institution, he/she must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the consultancy.
6. Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
7. By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.