The operations function in UNICEF ensures the effective and efficient achievement of organizational results for children by enabling programmes through management excellence approaches and the optimization of Organizational resources.
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Learning objectives
Overall Course Learning Objectives
- Explain the strategic role that operations plays in achieving Organizational results.
- Articulate how the operations function collaborates with partners at Country, Regional, and Headquarters levels.
- Describe innovative ways that the operations function promotes management excellence.
- List the steps being taken to make the strategic operations function a reality.
Prerequisite learning
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Target audience
This course is required for Operations staff and recommended for all UNICEF staff who want to achieve a better understanding of the more strategic Operations function and how it can support their own work.
Methodology
The course is composed of five modules:
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Operations as promoters of management excellence
Module 3: Operations as business partners
Module 4: The Head of Operations as senior managers
Module 5: Making Operations more strategic in UNICEF
Each module starts with learning objectives, includes questions to check your knowledge of the content, and ends with a module summary.
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Length
It should take you approximately one hour to complete the course.
Contact
If you have questions about this course, please contact:
Lauren Montgomery-Rinehart,
Capacity development specialist
lmontgomery-rinehart@unicef.org
Melissa Fernandez
Business Analyst
mefernandez@unicef.org