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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, a Vision! 

The MSP Programme aims to measurably improve UNICEF's ability to deliver results for children as elaborated in the Strategic Plan, strengthen values-based organizational culture, strengthen leadership capability and ensure a people-focused approach. UNICEF has embarked on an ambitious capacity building effort, the Manager Support Programme (MSP), to strengthen the people management skills of its 6,000+ supervisors globally. The MSP launched in January 2024 and is identified to become the keystone of all UNICEF management and leadership development initiatives globally. The Programme Manager is required to lead the ongoing coordination and delivery effort through 2026.

Scope of Work

Under the supervision of the Chief, Talent Development/DPC, the Programme Manager will:
• Ensure successful ongoing programme implementation, of all its components, including e-learning curriculum, facilitated conversation series, coaching and mentoring.
• Monitoring of the programme to make necessary adjustments to various components based on good practices, lessons learnt, and continuous feedback.
• Determine, with expertise from different UNICEF business units such as Evaluation Office and the Division of Analytics, Planning and Monitoring, innovative ways to measure impact of the programme on participants and their teams.
• Oversee other staff working on the project, ensuring consistent division of labor, performance management and support.
• Manage programme timelines/schedules, track and create reports on outcomes of all components and maintain records.
• Manage a communications strategy to continue to raise interest and engagement internally about the programme, with all staff, managers, etc. using multiple channels, including SharePoint, Viva Engage, and email communications campaigns.
• Manage upwards to senior and executive leadership on the project, developing updates, written communications and presenting at meetings as needed.
• Leverage partnerships with key units/teams to advance all components of the programme.
• Contribute to appropriate coordination with all partners/stakeholders to prevent gaps, overlaps and duplication of efforts, and troubleshoot any issues which may arise.
• Build and leverage new and existing partnerships with institutions (academic and otherwise), external experts, and other organizations; liaises with inter-agency counterparts, and managers to share good / best practices. 
• Monitoring the financial plans and expenditures of the programme, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, budget preparation and implementation status.
• Represent the Manager Support Programme as the key focal point for the independent evaluation being conducted by the Evaluation Office from Q4 2025 into 2026.

Duration: 3 months  (guiding contractual dates and delivery expectations)

*Delivery dates are tentative. Detailed time plan is required together with the technical proposal.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Application:

Please note that applications should include: 

• Financial proposal 
• Most recent CV 

Financial Proposal:

A financial proposal indicating the professional fee as per the below template should be uploaded in the candidate profile under documents section. Please do not forget to specify your name in the file while saving. If there is a need for business travel, the travel costs will be covered by UNICEF separately. The office selects the individual based on the best value for money.

Template for Financial Proposal:

Important Note

• Please do not indicate financials anywhere else in the online application form, please mark “n/a or 00” under the fee-related questions in the online application form.
• Financial proposals must adhere to the provided template to allow for comparison with other applicants' proposals. Alternative formats will not be accepted.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.