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, a future

The Project Coordinator Consultant – Executive Support for Senior Leadership and Steering Committee Meetings, will provide support to the Procurement Services Centre for 3 major meetings which are both internal and external. The activities will include:

1. Content development and preparation of executive level materials, e.g. balance score card – conducting partnership review, compiling year review/progress report on activities undertaken and key updates.
2. Creation of the required admin notes, invitations, preparatory documents, presentations, and written materials. Tasks include creating, collating, drafting, copywriting, proofreading, reviewing, and editing as appropriate.
3. Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external partners for cross-functional project coordination and to facilitate communications for/on behalf of the Chief, PS, acting as a liaison and redirecting/escalating information as needed.
4. Set up meetings off-site with key stakeholders identified for each meeting.

How can you make a difference? 

Work Assignments Overview:

• Project Support with a major biannual senior -level internal governance meeting expected to take place in November 2024.
• Supporting with end of year update for a major external partnership. Includes preparation for inputs in support of high-level meeting expected to take place in January 2025 and other ancillary meetings.
• Project Support with a multi-year submission to an executive-level governance meeting expected to take place in early 2025.

Deliverables/Outputs

• Development of agenda;
• Development and dissemination of presentation decks and other meeting materials, making sure the supervisor and team are fully briefed and prepared ahead of meeting(s);
• Taking of accurate minutes, to be shared for review and further dissemination by supervisor;
• Action tracking (timelines, milestones, deadlines, objectives) and monitoring, following up with relevant colleagues on follow-up tasks and helping drive progress forward / coordinating updates for the supervisor.

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

• A Bachelor's degree in Humanities, Linguistics, Philosophy, History, Languages, Literature, Journalism, Classics.
  A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in project coordination roles.
• Experience coordinating large projects especially supporting senior level.
• Proven work experience working at the international level.
• Fluency in reading and writing English. Fluency in French is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

1. Cover letter/application.
2. Daily rate and all-inclusive lumpsum for this consultancy.
3. At least 3 Reference contacts.
4. A copy of your highest diploma.

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.