Jens Wandel
Position: Acting Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Reforms between 2018-2021
Jens Wandel was appointed by the UN Secretary-General's Office as UNOPS Acting Executive Director in May 2022. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Wandel was the UN Secretary-General Designate for the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Reforms. Mr. Wandel has extensive experience working with international organizations with a focus on management, adaptive change and sustainable development. Mr. Wandel has previously served as Director of the UN Development Programme Bureau for Management Services. A Danish national, he holds a Master’s degree in political science and government from Aarhus University in Denmark.