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PEDRO WERNECK AMADO

Regional Chief Of Human Resources / People & Culture
Panama City

Summary

Senior international Human Resources leader with over 15 years of experience in the UN system (UNICEF, UN DPKO) and 9 years in the private sector. Specialize in leadership and managerial development, developing HR strategies aligned with organizational objectives in diverse global environments. Expertise in full-cycle talent management, change management, workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, and building high-performing HR teams. Known for strategic foresight, ethical leadership, trust-building, and guiding people-centered change processes. Fluent in English, proficient in Spanish and French.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages

Work History

Regional Chief of Human Resources

UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office
05.2024 - Current
  • Lead HR strategy for 24 Country Offices across the LAC region, overseeing the delivery of the full talent management cycle including workforce planning, recruitment, performance, learning, and career development.
  • Serve as principal advisor to the Regional Director and Deputies on all HR and People & Culture matters, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s global People Management Strategy.
  • Spearhead change management initiatives across the region, supporting the evolution of the People & Culture function in line with organizational transformation goals.
  • Oversee strategic recruitments of Country Representatives and Deputy Representatives across the region, ensuring diversity, transparency, and alignment with workforce planning needs.
  • Lead efforts to embed psychological safety, staff well-being, and a values-based workplace culture; supervise Regional Staff Counselor’s workplan and related initiatives.
  • Coordinate performance management practices and learning strategies; support underperformance cases and supervise compliance.
  • Establish and empower a regional peer HR community; facilitate regular engagement platforms, sense of belonging, knowledge-sharing, and regional capacity development.
  • Represent UNICEF in inter-agency HR fora, including contributions to the UN Common System on HR reform and talent strategies.
  • Drive the implementation of the Global Staff Survey workplan in partnership with the Staff Association, promoting accountability and staff voice.

Human Resources Manager

UNICEF ICT Division
09.2021 - 04.2024
  • Provided HR leadership for ICT Division's transition from New York HQ to the Digital Core in Valencia.
  • Participated in the Core Management Team; led talent sourcing, onboarding, and professional development strategy.
  • Oversaw HR operations and policy implementation, performance and learning programmes, and staff engagement efforts.
  • Facilitated culture change initiatives and launched strategies to elevate digital dexterity as a core UNICEF competence.

Human Resources Manager / Supply Community and Learning Manager

UNICEF Supply Division
Copenhagen, Denmark
06.2014 - 08.2021
  • Directed the Supply Community strategy, talent acquisition, and succession planning across UNICEF’s supply workforce globally.
  • Supervised mobility and emergency surge deployments, managing over 6,000 deployment days.
  • Led learning and leadership development initiatives for 1,250+ staff across all regions.

Consultant and Training Manager

Integrating Knowledge
01.2013 - 12.2014
  • Delivered corporate training in leadership, team building, project management, and organizational effectiveness for national and multinational clients.

Training Officer

UN DPKO
01.2006 - 12.2013
  • Designed and implemented the largest-ever National Staff Capacity Building Programme in DPKO history.
  • Led Career Development Center
  • Coordinated substantive training programmes
  • Facilitated leadership, language and induction programmes, managed training budgets, and provided strategic learning support.

Consultant and Training Manager

Integrating Knowledge
01.1998 - 12.2006
  • Delivered corporate training in leadership, team building, project management, and organizational effectiveness for national and multinational clients.

Education

MBA - Marketing & Business Administration

IBMEC Business School
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
09.2003

Postgraduate - Business Management

FGV – Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
08.1994

BA - Economics

Faculdade Candido Mendes
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
02.1993

Skills

Talent Management & Acquisition

Leadership in Change Management

Professional Development

  • Performance Management

  • Organizational Culture & Staff Wellbeing

  • HR Analytics

  • Staff Relations

  • Advisory Leadership

Gallup Strengths Profile

  • Responsibility
  • Futuristic
  • Significance
  • Focus
  • Achiever
  • Learner
  • Command
  • Deliberative
  • Harmony
  • Belief

Relevant Learning

  • UNICEF Management Masterclass
  • Gallup Strengths Coaching
  • Gartner HR Conference
  • Managing Staff with Purpose
  • Harvard Kennedy School: Mastering Negotiation
  • Columbia University: Leadership & Influence
  • ASTD Master Trainer
  • Tracom Behavioral EQ
  • UNSSC RBM Certification
  • Prince2 Practitioner
  • UNOPS Sustainable Procurement

Timeline

Regional Chief of Human Resources

UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office
05.2024 - Current

Human Resources Manager

UNICEF ICT Division
09.2021 - 04.2024

Human Resources Manager / Supply Community and Learning Manager

UNICEF Supply Division
06.2014 - 08.2021

Consultant and Training Manager

Integrating Knowledge
01.2013 - 12.2014

Training Officer

UN DPKO
01.2006 - 12.2013

Consultant and Training Manager

Integrating Knowledge
01.1998 - 12.2006

MBA - Marketing & Business Administration

IBMEC Business School

Postgraduate - Business Management

FGV – Fundacao Getulio Vargas

BA - Economics

Faculdade Candido Mendes

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