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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, Hope

The UNICEF Talent Development section of the Division of Human Resources supports individuals, teams, and offices to deliver results by providing learning expertise that enhances the delivery of results for children. A central component of the success of each individual is the availability of suitable learning content, and openness to embrace new content, ideas, innovations, and growth.  The Talent Development team is hiring a remote consultant to lead the implementation of dynamic learning paths designed to enhance leadership across the organization.

 Scope of Work:

The Consultant oversees the management and monitoring of comprehensive and dynamic learning paths. This involves managing 27 e-learning modules in multiple languages, integrating innovative educational practices based on feedback, and implementing facilitated conversations for over 3000 staff as part of the programme’s existing design .

The consultant will be responsible for developing, adapting, and continuously updating learning paths, integrating innovative educational practices, and creating additional learning solutions as required this includes but not limited to:

1. Managing the ongoing implementation eLearning modules in multiple languages and regularly update them to reflect changing realities and requirements.
2. Coordinating facilitators of the facilitated conversations and managing overall learning programme's calendar
3. For ensuring effective content improvements, the consultant will liaise with the subject-matter experts and incorporate their feedback.
4. Developing plans for assessing and monitoring the learning impact.
5. Setting up the monthly reporting system
6. Maintaining close communication and cooperation with the programme team to ensure cohesive implementation and continuous improvement of the programme

The consultant will report to the Programme Coordinator, Division of People and Culture, providing regular updates on progress, challenges, and collaborating closely with the programme team for integrated and effective implementation.

Duration: 6 months 

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

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.