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Governance of #AI and #tech, and the potential for AI to revolutionize education and healthcare are all being talked about as key themes for #2025. But what about the power of AI to improve how the #UN functions? Check out our past stories that highlight the potential of AI and #machinelearning for UN recruitment and organizational learning - and the risks that need to be considered during implementation. AI in UN Recruitment: Potential for Efficiency, but will it be Trusted? https://bit.ly/3ZwNGfy Machine Learning in UN Recruitment https://bit.ly/46HDJw7 Using AI to Power Organizational Learning from Evaluations https://bit.ly/46DHCCP

As we head into the end of year holiday season, ReformWorks would like to thank everyone who joined our knowledge-practitioner community working to strengthen the #management of international organizations this year. In case you missed them, here are our most popular stories of 2024, and we look forward to welcoming more subscribers and community members in 2025! 🔗 Join the Community: https://bit.ly/3PNGdTg 🥸 #Factchecking the Assumptions that Underlie Senior Appointments: https://bit.ly/3VNmIxf 💰 Everyone hates the #UN’s #Financing Dysfunction, but No One has an Incentive to Change It: https://bit.ly/UNFinancing 👨👩👧👦 Why #HR Can’t Manage #Talent in the UN: https://bit.ly/3ZIA7uc Happy Holidays to all!!

AI has huge potential to speed up and improve #UN #recruitment processes. But our survey of young talent earlier this year, shows that even Millennials & GenZ are reluctant to trust #AI driven recruitment processes. Our latest spotlight highlights new research that explains this #trust gap and how it can be addressed by those integrating AI into their HR processes. https://lnkd.in/gcjUfMr3 #humanresources #artificialintelligence #digitaltransformation

This Small Business Saturday, we're proud to highlight our latest offering—a cutting-edge subscription service for online change management support to help your team over the next 12 months. As a small business, we're dedicated to helping teams in international organizations like the #UN weather the transformations needed to navigate the current crises of #multilateralism and declining funding. Join us in celebrating the power of small businesses that can provide more agile and innovative services and make a big impact on your team’s organizational change journey. 🔗 https://bit.ly/40kYKxc #SmallBusinessSaturday #Innovation #ChangeManagement #TransformationSuccess

As I close up the ReformWorks European office in Portugal this weekend, I can’t help but reflect on all the incredible collaborators and experiences I’ve had over the last few weeks. Whether it’s overworked, underfunded but still passionate #HR and #learning experts or students exploring innovative approaches to how the UN tackles #grandchallenges, there are a wealth of creative people working tirelessly to make the #UN function more effectively. If we can actually value this expertise and leverage these perspectives, it is clear that we can demonstrate the true impact and potential of international organizations. Thank you for your unwavering efforts in pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Here's to continuing our work together and driving #positivechange for the future!

🗞 UPDATE for our 600+ readers of our article "Fact Checking the Assumptions that underlie UN Senior Appointments" 📣 https://bit.ly/3VNmIxf British diplomat Thomas Fletcher has been named as the new Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC). He will be the 6th consecutive ERC from the UK. Despite agreement in September's #PactfortheFuture that “there should be no monopoly on senior posts in the United Nations system by nationals of any State or group of States", this is another example of 'ring fencing' a senior UN position for a particular country. Read on to understand how these contradictions arise, and explore whether it is time to challenge the assumptions that underlie such appointment decisions. https://bit.ly/3VNmIxf #OurCommonFuture #UNreform #humanresources

There are some very interesting dialogues on change and reform of the UN and development approaches involving #UN delegates, staff, researchers and reformers, like us. 😀 Inertia is strong, but the desire for more effective and equitable #multilateralism is stronger. 💪

🤔 What is the difference between #governance in the UN and the private sector? 🏦 Corporate board members are obligated to be independent and make decisions in the interest of the company. 🏢 UN board members are #diplomats who represent their country's interests while also making decisions in the interest of the #UN. The latter is a much more complicated task, and rarely acknowledged. Except in the #WFP Governance Review, which is being discussed in Rome today. A similar governance review of the UN Boards in New York does not recognize this dual role of board members, which makes some of the recommendations quite risky. 📖 Learn more about the WFP Review: https://bit.ly/WFPGov And more about the review of NY-based Boards: https://bit.ly/3vZQJR7

🌍 Get Ready for the Fifth Committee Fall Session and ICSC Elections! 🎪 On Monday the annual ritual of the #FifthCommittee’s consideration of the proposed programme and budget begins! If you’re new to this unique rite of passage, we have a reference guide on best practices for engaging with the #5thCommittee constructively. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gK5BjHXY And that's not all- this year, the Committee also elects three new members to the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) - a pivotal event that will have significant implications for HR across the UN system.  Here’s why: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gTwz4-BF #ICSC #humanresources #genderequality #youngtalent

Interesting opportunity for young #changemakers … Deadline 10 November 2024!