TUNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives,
defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood
through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as
we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a
calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse
opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them
reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the
world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and
passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits
package.
Visit our website [https://www.unicef.org/] to learn more about what we do at
UNICEF.
For every child, the right to development
How can you make a difference?
Purpose of Assignment: Formalizing a technical leadership track requires
creating a structured, parallel career path that also allows our technical
experts to be recognized as leaders without necessarily transitioning into
management. It legitimizes senior technical leadership roles as peers to senior
staff in management roles. This shift will mean establishing dynamic "career
lattices" that offer multiple pathways to leadership and success. It calls for
the establishment of a specialized technical leadership track, cross-functional
leadership roles, and skills-based progression rather than waiting for
hierarchical transitions/promotions.
Global Leads and Senior Advisors in the Global Programme Division represent a
deep reservoir of institutional knowledge, sectoral expertise, and professional
influence. This initiative serves as a pilot with this demographic as the
beneficiaries, to motivate and develop them as valued leaders in their areas of
expertise, and to inform how technical leadership can be recognized, developed,
and supported across UNICEF.
What will success look like: Reshaping our talent pipelines toward prioritizing
and recognizing expertise, influence, and impact with active internal mobility
programmes that create fluid dual paths between managerial leadership and
technical leadership, will undoubtedly lead to higher employee retention in high
growth and future focused environments.
The technical leadership career path looks to create opportunities for those
willing to think beyond conventional trajectories and actively shape their
professional development. By understanding these emerging paths, our
professionals can build fulfilling, impactful careers that align with the
ambitious and transformative agenda of UNICEF.
Scope of Work:
Working in close partnership with DPC, GPD and OED, the consultant will design
and build the architecture of a structured technical leadership track with a
proposal for how to organize, establish, implement, maintain and govern it.
The consultant will be responsible for the following:
3.1 Strategic Design & Workplan including Governance, Sustainability and
Continuity and Ownership
3.2 Data Gathering & Participant Identification
3.3 Exposure Opportunities Model
3.4 Assessment Preparation & Competitive Readiness
If you would like to know more about this consultancy's detailed scope of work,
expected deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...
Minimum requirements:
Education: Master's in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business
Administration, Public Administration, International Relations, International
Development
Work Experience: Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in
talent management, leadership development, organizational development,
workforce transformation, or related fields.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing leadership, specialist,
expert or technical career pathways in large organizations.
Experience supporting workforce transformation, talent strategies,
organizational capability development, or skills-based workforce initiatives.
Experience working with international organizations, multilateral
institutions, public sector organizations or large complex organizations.
Experience designing and facilitating leadership assessments, development
programmes, coaching and talent reviews.
Skills: Knowledge of talent management, leadership development and
organizational development methodologies.
Knowledge of specialist, technical or expert career frameworks and leadership
pathways.
Strong understanding of competency frameworks, skills-based organizations and
workforce planning approaches.
Ability to design leadership models, role profiles and talent development
strategies.
Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement and consultation skills.
Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior leaders and diverse stakeholder
groups.
Language Requirements: English
Desirables: Experience working with UN organizations or other international
development organizations.
Experience designing or implementing technical leadership, specialist or
expert career tracks.
Familiarity with Communities of Practice, knowledge networks and technical
talent development approaches.
Executive coaching or leadership assessment certification.
Experience supporting organizational capability or skills-based workforce
transformations.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and
Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get
acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
[https://www.unicef.org/careers/get-prepared#Values]
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child,
everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of
the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global
workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is
committed to include everyone
[https://www.unicef.org/careers/equity-inclusion-and-diversity-unicef],
irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual
orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any
other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of
gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with
disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for
persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require
any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email
button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF
[https://www.unicef.org/accessibility#contact]. Should you be shortlisted,
please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details,
enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims
and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation
and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on
gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic
background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and
safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo
rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to
these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification
of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be
required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and
selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting
documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the
online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked
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Technical Proposal: The applicant should submit a technical proposal not
exceeding 5 pages describing:
understanding of the assignment and its objectives;
proposed methodology and workplan;
approach to stakeholder engagement and co-design;
relevant experience and examples of similar assignments;
key risks and mitigation measures.
Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on
certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF
Careers
[https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/filter/?search-keyword=&work-type=consultant].
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment,
selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage,
validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for
applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here
[https://www.unicef.org/careers/unicef-job-categories].