Jens Christian Wandel er blevet ansat som særlig rådgiver for generalsekretæren for reformer.
Han tiltrådte jobbet i sidste uge og skal rådgive og koordinere på tværs af FN's mange organisationer.
Det er FN's generalsekretær, António Guterres, der har udpeget den 56-årige dansker til jobbet.
Det oplyser FN i en pressemeddelelse.
Ledelsesavisen NY
- Nr. 14: Om værdibaseret ledelse og tiden efter NPM
- Nr. 13: Om lederuddannelser og sammenhæng
- Nr. 12: Om afbureaukratisering og sammenhæng
- Nr. 11: Ledelseskommissionens anbefalinger
- Nr. 10: Om styrings-paradokser, faglig ledelse og fejlslagne strategier
- Nr. 9: Fra konference med 200 ledere og forskere
- Nr. 8: Om tillid, kærlighed og nye paradigmer
- Nr. 7: Om Sammenhængsreform og Ledelseskommission
- Nr. 6: Om partiernes ønsker til ny styring
- Nr. 5: Fra 2016
- Nr. 4: Om strategier og styring
- Nr. 3: Om Sverige, kloge ledere og eksperimenter
Vores online-udgave af Ledelsesavisen finder du lige her - den opdateres løbende.
Artikel om baggrunden for DenOffentliges Ledelsesavis.
Generalsekretæren har besluttet at oprette en afdeling, der skal ledes af vicegeneralsekretæren og chefen for kabinettet.
Jens Christian Wandel skal sikre koordineringen af bæredygtig udvikling, fred og sikkerhed samt ledelse, der er FN's tre reformstrømme.
Jens Christian Wandel har tidligere bestridt en toppost i FN.
Han blev i 2012 udpeget som chef for FN's udviklingsprogram, UNDP, dermed var han den højst placerede dansker.
FN skriver følgende om udnævnelsen:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Jens Wandel of Denmark as Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reforms.
The Secretary-General has decided to establish a reform coordination structure under the joint leadership of the Deputy Secretary-General and the Chef de Cabinet to ensure a unified and cohesive change management programme across all three reforms, with dedicated teams to service each individual stream.
The transition team will be headed by the Special Adviser on Reforms to ensure the overall coordination of the three reform streams (sustainable development, peace and security, and management).
Mr. Wandel has had many years of distinguished service within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He served as Assistant Administrator (Assistant Secretary-General), Director of the Bureau of Management from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Wandel has also served in several management functions focusing on change initiatives, including as Director of the Centre for Business Solutions, as Management Adviser and Project Director for the Work Improvement Tools Project and as a country-level coordinator of UNDP’s New Horizon 2001 change management exercise.
Mr. Wandel has also held various leadership positions at the country level, including as United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Turkmenistan; UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Kyrgyzstan; and UNDP Assistant Resident Representative, Viet Nam. Mr. Wandel brings a combination of substantive programming knowledge and operational expertise covering both UNDP and United Nations agencies. He has been the architect of a major business re‑engineering project for UNDP and will provide strategic leadership to support the organization’s change agenda.
Mr. Wandel holds a Master of Arts equivalent in political science (development and public management) from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
Born in 1962, he is married and has three children.
