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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.

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For every child, a Hero !

Scope of Work:

In accordance with the Results-Based Management principles, a Country Office Annual Report (COAR) is elaborated at the end of the year to assess progress achieved, identify, and analyze major bottlenecks in programme implementation, document lessons learned and innovations and define on that basis the ways forward for enhanced programme performance.

The Country Office Annual Report includes a narrative report, the Core Standard Indicators, and an assessment of progress achieved for each of the 8 outcomes and 27 outputs of the country programme. It also includes the operational effectiveness component with 1 outcome and 3 related outputs. This assessment of results achieved is based on the expected results, the indicators and the associated baselines and targets. All the annual reporting process is based on guidelines defined by the Headquarter and the regional office.

Côte d’Ivoire is a French speaking country and French is the major working language used by the Country Office.However, English, which is used by most of the staff as a second language, is the reference language for the Country Office Annual Report. This highlights the need to ensure the editing of the Country Office Annual Report documents which is widely shared by UNICEF through its website accessible to various audience such as donors, members of the Executive Board. Thus, it is important to ensure the consistency and the quality of the content, and the language used.

The COAR (Country Office Annual Report) process is led by the Deputy Representative in collaboration with the programme and operations teams. It is submitted to the Representative for his final review and approval. It will be drafted in English and shared by the Deputy Representative with the consultant for the review of the consistency of the content in accordance with the HQ guidelines and the quality of the language (editing).

The consultant will provide remote technical assistance under the supervision of the Deputy Representative and in close collaboration with the chief PME. The review will be based on the guidelines and quality assurance checklists provided by the Headquarter and the Regional Office.

The review and the editing of the draft COAR (narrative, RAM and comments about the CSI) will be made by the consultant following a participatory and iterative approach in close collaboration with the Deputy Representative between the month of December 2025 and February 2026 (according to the 2025 guidelines and timeframe).

How can you make a difference? 

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A master's degree in Social Sciences, Development, Planning, Communication, International relations or languages
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

- Have an excellent command of oral and written English (level C2)

- Have a good command of French both orally and in writing (level B2/C1)

- Have at least 5 years of progressive experience in report writing, editing, and revision.

- Have experience in international organizations, UN agencies or NGOs.

- Having experience in editing and revising UNICEF reporting texts in English, including annual reports, will be considered an asset.

Evaluation Criteria

A) Technical Evaluation (e.g. maximum 75 Points)

B) Financial Proposal (e.g. maximum of 25 Points)

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.