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UN Learning Managers Forum - Connect: Nairobi
Join United Nations (UN) learning practitioners at the UN Learning Managers Forum (LMF) Connect in Nairobi on October 15th - a one-day, in-person gathering to connect with peers, exchange experiences, and reflect on current priorities for learning and staff development across the UN system.
As organizations respond to evolving mandates, resource constraints, new ways of working, and shifting capability needs, learning professionals play an important role in helping managers, teams, and staff remain prepared and effective. This Nairobi edition will provide space for collaborative reflection, practical sharing, and peer exchange, with a focus on identifying what is working, what can be adapted, and where the learning community can support one another in the near term.
The UN Learning Managers Forum, convened by UNSSC for nearly three decades, is a professional development community of practice that brings together professionals responsible for learning, training, and staff development across UN agencies, funds, programmes, and other international organizations.
The Forum supports collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the learning community, helping to advance the learning agenda across the UN system.
Learning teams are increasingly being asked to respond to complex organizational needs: strengthening staff capabilities, supporting managers and teams, making responsible use of technology, retaining institutional knowledge, and demonstrating the value of learning in a changing environment. At the same time, many organizations are reviewing priorities, adapting to funding pressures, and preparing for the capability needs that will shape the year ahead.
The UN LMF Connect: Nairobi offers a focused opportunity for learning colleagues to come together, exchange perspectives, and work through shared challenges. The gathering will provide space for practical dialogue, peer learning, and continued collaboration across the UN learning community.
At the UN LMF Connect in Nairobi, participants will:
- Connect with colleagues from across the UN System and strengthen their professional networks.
- Share current learning priorities, challenges, tools, and initiatives from their organizations.
- Reflect on common themes shaping learning and staff development, including capability building, knowledge retention, technology use, and support to managers and teams.
- Identify practical ideas, resources, and opportunities for collaboration that can support learning priorities into 2027.
This interactive, in-person workshop will be held in Nairobi on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, from 09:30 to 16:30.
The format will combine facilitated discussion, collaborative exercises, and peer exchange. Participants will be invited to contribute actively throughout the day by sharing experiences, identifying common challenges, and exploring practical approaches that can be adapted across organizations.
Together, participants will reflect on the evolving role of learning and development in a changing institutional environment, with attention to the practical needs facing learning teams across the UN system.
The day will provide space for practical exchange on current priorities, identify shared challenges, and explore where learning functions can add value in the near term. Participants will consider how learning teams are supporting capability development, knowledge and skills retention, new ways of working, and organizational readiness.
Professionals responsible for learning, training, and staff development in UN agencies, funds, and programmes, as well as other international organizations.
To ensure broad representation across agencies, funds and programmes, we may ask individual entities to limit the number of participants they nominate.
There is no cost for participation in this LMF Connect. Prior registration is essential as spots are limited.
Please note that attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs.
