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Contract Duration- 1 Year 9 Months

Working arrangement: Remote/Home based

 UNICEF 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 to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

Purpose of assignment:

UNICEF is implementing the Emergency Preparedness Platform 3.0 (EPP) as a core corporate system to strengthen emergency preparedness and response planning across Country Offices (COs). The global launch of EPP 3.0 is planned for early July. 

To support a coherent, structured and scalable global roll-out, UNICEF requires a comprehensive EPP 3.0 roll-out package across the organization with COs.ROs and HQ.

This package will encompass the creation of corporate guidance documents, detailed operational instructions embedded to be within the online platform, the creation of standardized design templates, a training package including a training of Trainers (ToT), the design and delivery of multilingual webinars, support for a global launch event and the establishment of a post-launch helpdesk function. 

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide strategic and technical advice in the development and delivery of the package set out above, ensuring that Regional Offices and Country Offices are equipped with authoritative guidance, practical tools, and high-quality training materials to effectively implement and operationalize the EPP in all country offices over the course of the coming two years. 

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TOR.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education Master’s degree (or Equivalent) in the following: Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, Public Policy, International Relations, Public Health, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of emergency preparedness and response programming, including preparedness planning, Minimum Preparedness Standards, and phased response approaches for UNICEF –
• Demonstrated experience designing and operationalizing preparedness and contingency planning frameworks at global, regional and/or country level –
• Proven experience translating policy and strategic frameworks into practical, field‑level operational guidance –
• Experience supporting or leading global or multi‑regional roll‑outs of platforms, tools or corporate frameworks
• Familiarity with capacity strengthening approaches, including Training of Trainers models and adult learning methodologies
• Experience working with or for UN agencies, international NGOs or humanitarian coordination bodies is strongly preferred
• Proven ability to produce high‑quality technical documentation, including SOPs, guidance notes, training materials and templates
• Experience developing standardized tools and templates for planning, reporting and decision‑making
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including delivery of webinars and in‑person trainings –
• Experience contributing to or supporting helpdesk or user support mechanisms, including development of FAQs and troubleshooting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong coordination and stakeholder‑management skills
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables under tight timelines
• High attention to detail and quality assurance
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required
• Working knowledge of Spanish and/or French is required

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

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, 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. 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 ( Financial proposal.docx

Remarks:   If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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.