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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.

For every child, the right to Safety.

How can you make a difference?  

This assignment aims to support interagency efforts to strengthen people-centred and locally led humanitarian action by analyzing how humanitarian agencies have advanced localization, accountability to affected populations, participation, inclusion and community engagement following recent humanitarian reform initiatives. The consultant will conduct stocktaking and analysis of agency and country-level approaches, identify gaps and good practices, develop knowledge products and recommendations, and facilitate learning and dialogue across interagency platforms to promote more accountable, inclusive and responsive humanitarian action.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0007448 ToR.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education:
  • Advance University Degree in Humanitarian affairs, international development, social sciences, public policy, communication for development / social and behaviour change, human rights, protection, gender, disability inclusion, monitoring and evaluation, organizational development, programme management, or another relevant field.
• Work Experience:
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian action, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), community engagement, participation, localization, inclusion, protection, safeguarding, or programme quality.
  • Demonstrated experience reviewing and building on prior interagency policy, reform or working-group processes, and documenting, analyzing or synthesizing good practices, lessons learned and evidence from humanitarian programmes or interagency initiatives.
  • Experience working with IASC or comparable interagency coordination mechanisms, humanitarian clusters, collective accountability initiatives, or country-level humanitarian coordination structures is required.
  • Experience developing knowledge products, learning briefs, case studies, synthesis reports or strategic recommendations for humanitarian audiences is required.
• Language requirement:
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Knowledge of another United Nations language is considered an asset.
• Skills:
  • Strong understanding of people-centred, locally led and accountable humanitarian action, including how AAP, community engagement, localization, inclusion and safeguarding intersect in humanitarian coordination and programming, and familiarity with the Humanitarian Reset and evolving interagency architecture.
  • Excellent analytical, writing, facilitation and communication skills are required.

Desirables:

• Experience facilitating consultations, webinars, communities of practice, technical exchanges or multi-stakeholder learning processes is considered an asset.
• Experience working with UNICEF, another United Nations agency, an international NGO, or an interagency humanitarian platform is considered an asset.

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  TMC0007448 Financial Proposal Template.docx
• Technical proposal requirement:
• Candidates must submit an updated CV and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience and suitability for the assignment.

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.