The consultant will be required to: Conduct a comprehensive review of key EMOPS functions in collaboration with DHR to identify strengths, gaps and duplications and to inform proposed functional and structural options for the new OMP. The review will be conducted to cover EMOPS core Functions in Director’s Office and across Sections, and all EMOPS contracting modalities; The Review will include the following tasks:
Task (1): Map functions and capacities within EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul)
Task (2): Review of specific functional areas within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) including the following:
Task (3): Review contracting modalities for EMOPS consultants and others within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) as specified in the following:
Deliverables: The consultant will deliver the following:
a. Inception Report: Outline of the methodology, work plan, and timeline.
b. Functional Analysis Report that includes:
1) Detailed report mapping functions and capacities across all sections in the EMOPS Division available.
2) Specific functional areas within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) reviewed and recommendations provided, including, expertise and skills inventory.
c. Gap Analysis Report: Identification of gaps and overlaps in the current structure and recommendations for improvement.
d. Role Descriptions: Clear and concise role descriptions for each post.
e. Contracting modality in EMOPS reviewed, including cost analysis of EMOPS use of the different contracting modalities with recommendations for greater synergy and cost effectiveness in the future.
f. Final Report: Comprehensive report with findings, recommendations, and an implementation plan.
Unicef Central African Republic is looking for its WASH programme a high caliber staff to fill the fixed-term position of Chief WASH at P4 Level based in Bangui.
The Regional Office for East Asia & Pacific (EAPRO) is seeking a passionate and dedicated Senior People and Culture Associate (GS7) to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Regional Chief of People and Culture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing our people and culture strategy. Your responsibilities will include supporting the creation and execution of initiatives aligned with our strategic goals, developing and rolling out strategies to foster a culture of continuous learning in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and providing expert guidance to colleagues across country offices while acting as a business partner for various sections within the regional office. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to UNICEF’s mission by helping staff realize their full potential, work in a supportive and diverse team committed to excellence and engage in meaningful projects that promote personal and professional development. If you are committed to making a difference and have a passion for people and culture, we would love to hear from you!
The Child Rights in Business Consultant’s critical role is to support the Country Office in establishment of the CSR (CRB) Academy in Belarus with the launching event in November 2024 – Child Rights in Business Conference. The Consultancy role will also focus and assist the Partnerships section to tailor proposals to corporate partners with integration of child rights approach. The Child Rights in Business Consultant will work closely and under the guidance of the Partnerships and Advocacy section.
The Consultancy will focus on fundraising and donor engagement activities, becoming a key focal point between the CO and the established ECARO PSFR Hub in terms of preparation and localization of visuals and fundraising assets for IG campaigns, as well and preparing accurate reporting of results and donor-related data.
UNICEF is looking for a qualified international consultant to undertake the diagnostic of existing national school curricula towards responsive education, including the below strategic interventions on Climate change
The Child Protection Section of the UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking an individual consultant to provide specialized knowledge, guidance, and strategies to enhance the effectiveness of TICAC’s operations and responses to online child sexual exploitation and abuse cases in Thailand. This includes improving information sharing, strengthening expertise in handling online crimes, enhancing collaboration with global platforms, increasing law enforcement capacity, and improving data analysis.
Due to the nature of this assignment, it is considered an ‘elevated risk role’ from UNICEF’s child safeguarding perspective. The consultant will undergo a comprehensive assessment, which includes rigorous background checks.
The purpose of this assignment to review and gather lessons learned from countries who have experience in operationalizing these interventions and to document those operational learnings in the form of practical recommendations in order to support future implementation and roll out of recent programmatic shifts related to the new WHO Guideline recommendations.
This review should explore boosters and challenges in the implementation of these interventions and will draw similarities, strengths across contexts in order to provide practical solutions and recommendations on how these interventions can be taken to scale once adapted to the latest WHO Evidence-based recommendations. These recommendations/solutions should focus on the short, medium and long term and should span across different programmatic aspects and levels of the national health system.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Director, the HR Manager is accountable for the implementation and execution of the talent management strategies for all the Global PPD offices. The incumbent will provide authoritative technical guidance; and ensure operational support to clients on all matters about human resource planning, outreach, recruitment and selection, performance management, career development, and succession planning ensuring compliance with UNICEF Human Resources regulations and policies, whilst promoting a strong client-based culture. The incumbent will have a matrix line to Chief HRBP who will provide technical guidance and support.
As accountable for staff administration and wellbeing, the post holder leads on efficient business processes and innovative approaches to timely and accurate staff administration and support. The HR Manager within their area of responsibility, is accountable for implementing HR services that enhance the capacity of their clients to deliver on their business goals and objectives. In doing so, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to anticipate HR -related needs and develop subsequent plans and solutions that align HR management with business objectives.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Health Officer (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) for their Health team. The Health Officer (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) reports to the Chief of Health (Level 5) for guidance and general supervision. The Health Officer supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for immunization activities and public health emergencies, as well as the linkages between the two areas
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Health Specialist (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) for their Health team. The Health Specialist (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition (Level 5) for guidance and general supervision. The Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for immunization activities and public health emergencies, as well as the linkages between the two areas
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for committed professional and expert to develop implementation guideline of Skill Health Personnel (SHP) and Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) modular training package in Nepal. The consultant will be engaged for 30 working days within 5 months.
The Health Officer will report to the Health Specialist Team Lead. The Health Officer-HSS will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Programme goals on objectives within the Country Programme on all the pillars of Health System Strengthening.
The review of UNICEF's Operations Centre (OPSCEN) is part of the EMOPS initiative to improve support to field offices and enhance crisis response. Since its 1996 establishment, OPSCEN has provided 24/7 global information and communication services, starting with the Kosovo crisis in 1999. The upcoming “OPSCEN of the Future/OPSCEN 2.0” review will evaluate OPSCEN’s capabilities, services, and future needs to boost efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and support UNICEF’s senior leaders in decision-making for global Level 3 emergencies. This review will align with the “EMOPS 2.0” strategy and build on previous assessments to improve business continuity, knowledge management, and visibility.
The mission of the UNICEF evaluation function is to help drive results for children by fostering evidence-informed decision making. Evaluation in UNICEF supports both learning and decision-making, which in turn support better results for children. Evaluation also helps to hold UNICEF accountable for contributing to results for children, or for failing to do so. UNICEF’S evaluation function, along with the evaluation units of many other UN agencies, are a part of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), an interagency professional network that aims to promote, strengthen and advocate for a robust, influential, independent and credible evaluation function throughout the UN system. In the past few years, as a part of these efforts to understand and promote the use of evaluative methods, the UNEG Methods Working Group has developed a compendium of methods (Issue I and II) with illustrative examples and organized dedicated learning seminars. These endeavors received very positive informal feedback, but they were not necessarily based on systematic assessment of methods currently used or misused by the UN evaluation community. We know relatively little of the extent to which standard social science methods and specific evaluative approaches were applied in UN evaluation practice- what are the common patterns in approaches used? what are some of the systematic issues related to the methodological approaches of UN evaluations?
Across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENAR), the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and women is increasing, including in the Gulf area. In MENAR an estimated 9 per cent of children under 5 years of age are living with overweight, within the Gulf sub-region this ranges between 7 -12 per cent, all of which are higher than the global estimate of 6 per cent. The rates increase in children aged 5-19 years, with 33 per cent living with overweight in MENAR, with the range in Gulf countries between 39 and 47 per cent, compared to 20 per cent globally. MENAR is the region with the highest prevalence of women aged over 18 years living with overweight, at 68 per cent, compared to the global average of 40%, the Gulf sub-region estimates range between 69 and 82 per cent. These figures highlight the need to take immediate action to address overweight prevention in the Gulf sub-region, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO) invites qualified subject matter experts and individual consultants to express their interest in being included in the Regional Roster. There are four key areas that UNICEF is looking for experts in:
1. Social Protection.
2. Cash-based Transfers.
3. Public Finance for Children.
4. Child Poverty.
5. Local governance including child friendly cities, and urbanization.
UNICEF’S evaluation function, along with the evaluation units of many other UN agencies, are a part of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), an interagency professional network that aims to promote, strengthen and advocate for a robust, influential, independent and credible evaluation function throughout the UN system. In the past few years, as a part of these efforts to understand and promote the use of evaluative methods, the UNEG Methods Working Group has developed a compendium of methods (Issue I and II) with illustrative examples and organized dedicated learning seminars. These
endeavors received very positive informal feedback, but they were not necessarily based on systematic assessment of methods currently used or misused by the UN evaluation community. We know relatively little of the extent to which standard social science methods and specific evaluative approaches were applied in UN evaluation practice- what are the common patterns in approaches used? what are some of the systematic issues related to the methodological approaches of UN evaluations?
In an effort to answer these questions, the UNEG Methods group seeks to hire consultant(s) who will carry out a diagnostic review of the different evaluation methods and approaches used across UN evaluation exercises. The overarching objective of the review will be to assess the prevalence, common patterns and trends in the use of standard social science methods (e.g., quantitative and qualitative) and specific evaluation approaches. This will provide ground for stimulating a dialogue on system-level changes required to improve quality, credibility, and utilization within individual UN agencies, funds and programmes.
The Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) aims to achieve results for children by maximizing UNICEF's private fundraising and advocacy around the world. To carry out this mission, PFP coordinates fundraising activities and private sector partnerships with offices in over 50 countries.
The global team operates to support and enable countries in their fundraising, and this role works within that approach to support and develop the capabilities of teams, as well as supporting or leading the development of relevant global strategies. Individual Giving is one of UNICEF’s most critical sources of revenue and the PFP Individual Giving team, which this role would be part of, focuses on supporting countries to grow their individual giving revenue.
The PFP Individual Giving team based in Geneva is a lead participant in the Supporter Engagement Strategy, which aims to increase the global acquisition and engagement of UNICEF's diverse supporter base, including donors, advocates, and volunteers. A key part of the strategy is to replace the incumbent CRM systems currently in place in 21 country offices with Salesforce-based technology, including in the LAC region.
Are you an experienced and reliable Programme Assistant, looking for a new opportunity in Peshawar? Look no further! Join our dynamic team and become an essential part of our UNICEF Peshawar Office.If you are dedicated, punctual, and committed, we want to hear from you! Take the wheel of your future – apply
The consultant will be required to: Conduct a comprehensive review of key EMOPS functions in collaboration with DHR to identify strengths, gaps and duplications and to inform proposed functional and structural options for the new OMP. The review will be conducted to cover EMOPS core Functions in Director’s Office and across Sections, and all EMOPS contracting modalities; The Review will include the following tasks:
Task (1): Map functions and capacities within EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul)
Task (2): Review of specific functional areas within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) including the following:
Task (3): Review contracting modalities for EMOPS consultants and others within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) as specified in the following:
Deliverables: The consultant will deliver the following:
a. Inception Report: Outline of the methodology, work plan, and timeline.
b. Functional Analysis Report that includes:
1) Detailed report mapping functions and capacities across all sections in the EMOPS Division available.
2) Specific functional areas within the EMOPS Division across the three geographical locations (NY, Geneva and Istanbul) reviewed and recommendations provided, including, expertise and skills inventory.
c. Gap Analysis Report: Identification of gaps and overlaps in the current structure and recommendations for improvement.
d. Role Descriptions: Clear and concise role descriptions for each post.
e. Contracting modality in EMOPS reviewed, including cost analysis of EMOPS use of the different contracting modalities with recommendations for greater synergy and cost effectiveness in the future.
f. Final Report: Comprehensive report with findings, recommendations, and an implementation plan.
Unicef Central African Republic is looking for its WASH programme a high caliber staff to fill the fixed-term position of Chief WASH at P4 Level based in Bangui.
The Regional Office for East Asia & Pacific (EAPRO) is seeking a passionate and dedicated Senior People and Culture Associate (GS7) to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Regional Chief of People and Culture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing our people and culture strategy. Your responsibilities will include supporting the creation and execution of initiatives aligned with our strategic goals, developing and rolling out strategies to foster a culture of continuous learning in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and providing expert guidance to colleagues across country offices while acting as a business partner for various sections within the regional office. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to UNICEF’s mission by helping staff realize their full potential, work in a supportive and diverse team committed to excellence and engage in meaningful projects that promote personal and professional development. If you are committed to making a difference and have a passion for people and culture, we would love to hear from you!
The Child Rights in Business Consultant’s critical role is to support the Country Office in establishment of the CSR (CRB) Academy in Belarus with the launching event in November 2024 – Child Rights in Business Conference. The Consultancy role will also focus and assist the Partnerships section to tailor proposals to corporate partners with integration of child rights approach. The Child Rights in Business Consultant will work closely and under the guidance of the Partnerships and Advocacy section.
The Consultancy will focus on fundraising and donor engagement activities, becoming a key focal point between the CO and the established ECARO PSFR Hub in terms of preparation and localization of visuals and fundraising assets for IG campaigns, as well and preparing accurate reporting of results and donor-related data.
UNICEF is looking for a qualified international consultant to undertake the diagnostic of existing national school curricula towards responsive education, including the below strategic interventions on Climate change
The Child Protection Section of the UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking an individual consultant to provide specialized knowledge, guidance, and strategies to enhance the effectiveness of TICAC’s operations and responses to online child sexual exploitation and abuse cases in Thailand. This includes improving information sharing, strengthening expertise in handling online crimes, enhancing collaboration with global platforms, increasing law enforcement capacity, and improving data analysis.
Due to the nature of this assignment, it is considered an ‘elevated risk role’ from UNICEF’s child safeguarding perspective. The consultant will undergo a comprehensive assessment, which includes rigorous background checks.
The purpose of this assignment to review and gather lessons learned from countries who have experience in operationalizing these interventions and to document those operational learnings in the form of practical recommendations in order to support future implementation and roll out of recent programmatic shifts related to the new WHO Guideline recommendations.
This review should explore boosters and challenges in the implementation of these interventions and will draw similarities, strengths across contexts in order to provide practical solutions and recommendations on how these interventions can be taken to scale once adapted to the latest WHO Evidence-based recommendations. These recommendations/solutions should focus on the short, medium and long term and should span across different programmatic aspects and levels of the national health system.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Director, the HR Manager is accountable for the implementation and execution of the talent management strategies for all the Global PPD offices. The incumbent will provide authoritative technical guidance; and ensure operational support to clients on all matters about human resource planning, outreach, recruitment and selection, performance management, career development, and succession planning ensuring compliance with UNICEF Human Resources regulations and policies, whilst promoting a strong client-based culture. The incumbent will have a matrix line to Chief HRBP who will provide technical guidance and support.
As accountable for staff administration and wellbeing, the post holder leads on efficient business processes and innovative approaches to timely and accurate staff administration and support. The HR Manager within their area of responsibility, is accountable for implementing HR services that enhance the capacity of their clients to deliver on their business goals and objectives. In doing so, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to anticipate HR -related needs and develop subsequent plans and solutions that align HR management with business objectives.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Health Officer (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) for their Health team. The Health Officer (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) reports to the Chief of Health (Level 5) for guidance and general supervision. The Health Officer supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for immunization activities and public health emergencies, as well as the linkages between the two areas
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Health Specialist (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) for their Health team. The Health Specialist (Immunizations and Public Health Emergencies) reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition (Level 5) for guidance and general supervision. The Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for immunization activities and public health emergencies, as well as the linkages between the two areas
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for committed professional and expert to develop implementation guideline of Skill Health Personnel (SHP) and Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) modular training package in Nepal. The consultant will be engaged for 30 working days within 5 months.
The Health Officer will report to the Health Specialist Team Lead. The Health Officer-HSS will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health Programme goals on objectives within the Country Programme on all the pillars of Health System Strengthening.
The review of UNICEF's Operations Centre (OPSCEN) is part of the EMOPS initiative to improve support to field offices and enhance crisis response. Since its 1996 establishment, OPSCEN has provided 24/7 global information and communication services, starting with the Kosovo crisis in 1999. The upcoming “OPSCEN of the Future/OPSCEN 2.0” review will evaluate OPSCEN’s capabilities, services, and future needs to boost efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and support UNICEF’s senior leaders in decision-making for global Level 3 emergencies. This review will align with the “EMOPS 2.0” strategy and build on previous assessments to improve business continuity, knowledge management, and visibility.
The mission of the UNICEF evaluation function is to help drive results for children by fostering evidence-informed decision making. Evaluation in UNICEF supports both learning and decision-making, which in turn support better results for children. Evaluation also helps to hold UNICEF accountable for contributing to results for children, or for failing to do so. UNICEF’S evaluation function, along with the evaluation units of many other UN agencies, are a part of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), an interagency professional network that aims to promote, strengthen and advocate for a robust, influential, independent and credible evaluation function throughout the UN system. In the past few years, as a part of these efforts to understand and promote the use of evaluative methods, the UNEG Methods Working Group has developed a compendium of methods (Issue I and II) with illustrative examples and organized dedicated learning seminars. These endeavors received very positive informal feedback, but they were not necessarily based on systematic assessment of methods currently used or misused by the UN evaluation community. We know relatively little of the extent to which standard social science methods and specific evaluative approaches were applied in UN evaluation practice- what are the common patterns in approaches used? what are some of the systematic issues related to the methodological approaches of UN evaluations?
Across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENAR), the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and women is increasing, including in the Gulf area. In MENAR an estimated 9 per cent of children under 5 years of age are living with overweight, within the Gulf sub-region this ranges between 7 -12 per cent, all of which are higher than the global estimate of 6 per cent. The rates increase in children aged 5-19 years, with 33 per cent living with overweight in MENAR, with the range in Gulf countries between 39 and 47 per cent, compared to 20 per cent globally. MENAR is the region with the highest prevalence of women aged over 18 years living with overweight, at 68 per cent, compared to the global average of 40%, the Gulf sub-region estimates range between 69 and 82 per cent. These figures highlight the need to take immediate action to address overweight prevention in the Gulf sub-region, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (MENARO) invites qualified subject matter experts and individual consultants to express their interest in being included in the Regional Roster. There are four key areas that UNICEF is looking for experts in:
1. Social Protection.
2. Cash-based Transfers.
3. Public Finance for Children.
4. Child Poverty.
5. Local governance including child friendly cities, and urbanization.
UNICEF’S evaluation function, along with the evaluation units of many other UN agencies, are a part of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), an interagency professional network that aims to promote, strengthen and advocate for a robust, influential, independent and credible evaluation function throughout the UN system. In the past few years, as a part of these efforts to understand and promote the use of evaluative methods, the UNEG Methods Working Group has developed a compendium of methods (Issue I and II) with illustrative examples and organized dedicated learning seminars. These
endeavors received very positive informal feedback, but they were not necessarily based on systematic assessment of methods currently used or misused by the UN evaluation community. We know relatively little of the extent to which standard social science methods and specific evaluative approaches were applied in UN evaluation practice- what are the common patterns in approaches used? what are some of the systematic issues related to the methodological approaches of UN evaluations?
In an effort to answer these questions, the UNEG Methods group seeks to hire consultant(s) who will carry out a diagnostic review of the different evaluation methods and approaches used across UN evaluation exercises. The overarching objective of the review will be to assess the prevalence, common patterns and trends in the use of standard social science methods (e.g., quantitative and qualitative) and specific evaluation approaches. This will provide ground for stimulating a dialogue on system-level changes required to improve quality, credibility, and utilization within individual UN agencies, funds and programmes.
The Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) aims to achieve results for children by maximizing UNICEF's private fundraising and advocacy around the world. To carry out this mission, PFP coordinates fundraising activities and private sector partnerships with offices in over 50 countries.
The global team operates to support and enable countries in their fundraising, and this role works within that approach to support and develop the capabilities of teams, as well as supporting or leading the development of relevant global strategies. Individual Giving is one of UNICEF’s most critical sources of revenue and the PFP Individual Giving team, which this role would be part of, focuses on supporting countries to grow their individual giving revenue.
The PFP Individual Giving team based in Geneva is a lead participant in the Supporter Engagement Strategy, which aims to increase the global acquisition and engagement of UNICEF's diverse supporter base, including donors, advocates, and volunteers. A key part of the strategy is to replace the incumbent CRM systems currently in place in 21 country offices with Salesforce-based technology, including in the LAC region.
Are you an experienced and reliable Programme Assistant, looking for a new opportunity in Peshawar? Look no further! Join our dynamic team and become an essential part of our UNICEF Peshawar Office.If you are dedicated, punctual, and committed, we want to hear from you! Take the wheel of your future – apply