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Why leadership?
The 2030 Agenda and UN 2.0 initiative challenge the United Nations (UN) to transform the way it works, calling for system-wide reform to create a more agile, responsive and impactful organization. As the blueprint for the desired UN organizational culture, the UN System Leadership Framework, encourages all personnel – regardless of their level, duties or location – to exercise leadership. In alignment with the framework and our mandate, UNSSC contributes to shaping a common UN leadership culture through a distinctive learning offer aimed at developing more confident, capable and collaborative leaders across the system.
Promoting a common leadership culture across the UN
Through a unique combination of individual learning offerings, customized learning solutions and system-wide initiatives, we equip UN personnel – from young talents and junior professional officers (JPOs) to national professional officers (NPOs), administrative staff, mid-level managers and senior leaders in headquarters and country offices – with crucial skills to lead, be agents of change, drive progress, deliver sustainable development results and maximize synergies for greater impact in a complex global environment.
We are committed to promoting adaptive leadership, strengthening communication and negotiation abilities, supporting effective project and programme management, and empowering personnel to build and lead high-performing, diverse and multigenerational teams Our programmes integrate the Quintet of Change and promote a renewed paradigm of leadership grounded in inclusivity, diversity and gender equality.
Tailored learning solutions
Tailored learning solutions
UNCT Leadership Course: Maximizing Synergies for Greater Impact
This United Nations Country Team (UNCT) executive programme hones in on critical areas for UN leaders, namely leveraging UNCT’s comparative advantage, funding and financing, mastering strategic communications, effective negotiation and collaboration, and agile leadership.
The programme integrates experiential learning, emphasizing teamwork and shared aspiration—the foundations of UNCT success. Participants also benefit from high-impact, personalized media training as part of the course.
UNRWA-UNSSC Leadership Excellence and Accountability Programme (LEAP)
Co-designed by UNSSC and UNRWA and funded by the Government of Japan, LEAP is a blended learning journey that strengthens the leadership capabilities of UNRWA’s senior staff to drive accountability, ethical decision-making and organizational resilience. It builds a common leadership culture grounded in UN values, staff wellbeing and the UN System Leadership Framework, enabling leaders to navigate complexity and deliver impact across all fields of operation.
UNAIDS Leading for Transformational Change Learning Path
Co-designed by UNSSC and UNAIDS, this blended learning path equips Country Directors with transformative leadership capabilities and soft skills, alongside the substantive knowledge needed to strengthen UNAIDS’ positioning and integrate country programming in line with its mission and value proposition. Delivered across four core interactive thematic blocks, the programme empowered participants to drive UNAIDS’ impact in national and UN-wide HIV/AIDS responses. Reaching 80 leaders across two cohorts, it promoted the integration of HIV/AIDS in UN interagency processes and supported UNAIDS’ contribution to advancing the 2030 Agenda.
Ignite
The Ignite track, designed by UNSSC as part of the UN Leadership and Management Pathway, equips emerging leaders with the foundations of self-leadership – including emotional intelligence, communication, ethical awareness, and the ability to influence without formal authority. As a result of the programme, participants build confidence, collaborate effectively and step into leadership roles with purpose and presence.
Open-enrolment courses
Open-enrolment courses
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