Chief, Talent and Organizational Development

Background:
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related concerns, including arms control, confidence
- and security-building measures, human rights, combating human trafficking, national minorities, democratization, policing strategies, counter-terrorism and economic and environmental activities. All 57 participating States enjoy equal status, and decisions are taken by consensus on a politically, but not legally binding basis.

The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna assists the Chairpersonship in its activities, and provides operational and administrative support to the field operations, and, as appropriate, to other institutions.

The Department of Human Resources (DHR) provides organizational structure and support to meet business needs by effectively managing the employee lifecycle, playing an essential role in supporting, developing, and co-creating a positive culture in the workplace. To fulfil this role, DHR is organized as a single main programme currently consisting of four units led by the Director with the support of the Deputy Director.

Talent and Organizational Development Unit, as part of the Department of Human Resources, develops and delivers learning and development activities and products to our people across the OSCE. Talent development activities include facilitation of leadership development and other programmes, campaigns on values-related culture-shaping topics, acquisition and development of e-learning, activities that enable staff to learn from each other, and innovative ways to support internal communication such as podcasts. Talent development is also responsible for the performance management process and supports team effectiveness through tailored support.

Tasks and Responsibilities:
The Chief, Talent and Organizational Development leads the design and execution of forward-looking frameworks, programmes, and initiatives to strengthen talent management, people management, performance management, leadership development, organizational agility, and staff engagement across the OSCE.

Managing a team of five staff members, this role acts as a strategic advisor and thought partner to senior leadership across the Secretariat, institutions, and field operations, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and performance excellence, as well offering support on change management.

The position plays a critical role in preparing the OSCE workforce for the Future of Work, ensuring the Organization remains adaptive, resilient, and future-ready.

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director of DHR, the Chief, Talent and Organizational Development is responsible for managing the Talent and Organizational Development Unit of DHR. In collaboration with the senior management of DHR and Chiefs of other DHR units, he/she will participate in developing, implementing and updating the DHR strategy with a view to keeping it relevant to the Organization’s priority needs on the one hand, while driving transformational change and effectiveness on all levels.

More specifically, the Chief, Talent and Organizational Development, performs the following duties:
1. Strategic Leadership and Planning
- Shaping the OSCE Secretariat’s Talent and Organizational Development strategy, aligned with the HR strategy, organizational mandate, and evolving geopolitical and technological context, and consulting other executive structures upon a request of and in collaboration with their senior management;
- Advising senior leadership on emerging talent trends, leadership pipeline readiness, organizational health, and cultural transformation;
- Driving future-focused workforce capability initiatives that anticipate shifting skill requirements, succession gaps, and new leadership demands in an increasingly digital and hybrid workplace;
- Developing strategic projects and leading resource mobilization efforts to advance organizational development priorities, maximizing external and internal funding opportunities;
- Fostering a positive workplace environment that promotes internal communication, teamwork and client orientation; ensuring that the work of the unit is integrated into coherent and impactful deliverables; providing leadership on all aspects of people management in the unit, including task distribution and performance management and development; ensuring optimal management of allocated resources.

2. Talent Development, Upskilling, and Reskilling
- Designing and implementing an integrated learning and capability-building strategy that addresses current needs while anticipating future skill requirements;
- Leading large-scale upskilling and reskilling initiatives;
- Overseeing the design of technical, managerial, and leadership learning frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and needs;
- Integrating digital learning platforms (e.g., Linked