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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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Background:

On 1st July 2024 UNICEF launched its 2024 Global Staff Survey (GSS), the survey provided valuable insights into the perceptions, experiences, and needs of staff across the office. In February 2025, UNICEF Guinea-Bissau released its Action Plan based on the results of the Key findings confirmed a strong desire among staff for improvements in accountability, teambuilding, workplace culture, professional
development and career support. To support this, UNICEF Guinea-Bissau is organizing a Staff Retreat in October 2025, designed to promote reflection, open dialogue, team building, and collective engagement. The retreat is part of the office’s broader effort to respond meaningfully to the results of the 2024 Global Staff Survey (GSS).

How can you make a difference? 

Objectives & Expected Results:

Objectives of the Assignment:

Design and deliver one day UNICEF Staff Retreat aiming to strengthen team cohesion, improved understanding of office priorities, and renewed staff motivation to contribute to a supportive and high performing office culture and UNICEF’s values and shared goals.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will prepare and facilitate a one-day interactive retreat designed to:

• Reinforce teamwork and internal collaboration.
• Strengthen understanding of sustainability and mental health at work.
• Promote learning and staff engagement.
• Provide staff with tools to enhance personal and collective performance.

Under the supervision of the COSA Chair, the consultant will:

1. Design the retreat agenda and training methodology in consultation with management.
2. Prepare facilitation tools and materials for interactive learning and reflection.
3. Facilitate the one-day retreat with sessions focused on:
   - Team collaboration and communication
   - Workplace well-being and resilience
   - Sustainability and environmentally conscious practices
   - Appreciation and recognition culture
4. Prepare a short report summarizing the retreat proceedings, key reflections, and recommendations for follow-up

Payment Terms:
UNICEF will pay the full amount as per the contract upon satisfactory facilitation of the retreat and subject to the
finalization and approval of the retreat report.

Work Assignments Overview 1: Workshop preparation: Preparation of the agenda, tools, and materials. Consultation with UNICEF team
Deliverables/Outputs Delivery 1: Consultation held, agenda set & tools and materials available / 2 Days

Work Assignments Overview 2: Retreat: Facilitation of capacity-building retreat with interactive sessions.
Deliverables/Outputs Delivery 2: Retreat facilitated / 1 Day

Work Assignments Overview 3: Compiling of report: Submission of retreat report summarizing proceedings, outcomes, and recommendations.
Deliverables/Outputs Delivery 3: Final retreat report submitted /1 Day

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in social sciences, Management, or a closely related field.
• Work Experience: 5 -10 years of relevant professional experience, proven track record of facilitating team building and knowledge
  sharing workshops and consultancy experience.
• Skills :Excellent analytical, research, writing and communication skills.
• Language Requirements: Full computer literacy and fluency in Portugues and French or English – both written and spoken – are required.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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 

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 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.

UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only 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.

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