The reform introduced leaner and more efficient structures - with clear responsibilities. Among other things, five directorates were reduced to four, managers empowered and flexible working arrangements implemented:
Deputy to the Director General, Ms. Haidara, managing the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations.
Deputy to the Director General, Mr. Yasunaga, managing the Directorate of Corporate Services and Operations.
Deputy to the Director General, Mr. Zou, managing the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, including research, statistics and capacity building.
Mr. Beger, managing the Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation, with the function to mainstream new special initiatives across the house.
Pic of the leadership team with DG
The Deputies to the Director General also have regional responsibilities (for strategy development) beyond their thematic focus areas.
With the reform, new goals & focus areas have been defined:
- Special activities in areas such as industrial decarbonization and energy transition / green hydrogen / food security & sustainable agribusiness / sustainable supply chains and sustainability standards
- Intensified cooperation with the private sector
- Better response to global challenges through digitalization / Innovation Lab
- Expansion of technical cooperation
- Completion of the reform process (efficiency / cost recovery / corporate services / risk management / field reform)
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Townhall Meeting
The reform process has demanded a lot. Especially from the colleagues. Thanks to everyone for this great achievement.
Pic with young UNIDO energy experts (Manuel)
We want to further strengthen the good team spirit. That's why the townhall meeting offered the opportunity to discuss all questions relating to the reform process and to connect with each other. Teamwork is key!
Retrospect:
In November 2022, Director General Gerd Müller presented the restructuring of UNIDO to the 50th session of the Industrial Development Board. To modernize the organization, UNIDO will:
- to focus on strategic priorities,
- to become more effective and
- to provide better services for Member States.
The aim is to strengthen UNIDO as a platform of knowledge and technologies and to more effectively respond to global challenges, to build new partnerships and thus to make UNIDO fit for the future.
Pic with MS
