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, innovation.

How can you make a difference? 

The objective of the consultancy is to hire a technical consultant for 4 months to support UNICEF CO in Mexico in developing an innovation strategy for the office, following the 5 stages of the COMPASS methodology. The 5 phases can and should be adapted to the context of the UNICEF Mexico CO. The consultant will be responsible for supporting the management of the UNICEF Mexico innovation task force meetings and the follow-up of meeting agreements, compiling and systematizing the necessary information as stipulated in the COMPASS methodology, and writing the innovation strategy for the office.

Deliverables:

• Deliverable 1: Report of the systematization of the Innovation Task Force's Work 
• Deliverable 2: Report with Mapping, Classification, and Portfolios of Innovation Initiatives
• Deliverable 3: Innovation Conceptual Framework for the Country Office (to be delivered at the close of Compass)
• Deliverable 4: Structure for an Innovation Microsite 
• Deliverable 5: Proposed Structure for the Innovation Strategic Note

For more information, please check the:  ToR- Consultancy for the Innovation and digital Transformation Strategy.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: University degree (Bachelor´s Degree) in social sciences, business administration, or other related fields.
• Work Experience:

  • At least 8 years of technical experience in strategy development, knowledge management, or strategic planning, or other related fields.

  • At least 3 years of experience in digital transformation areas leading technology strategies related to the latest trends (e.g., AI, blockchain, cloud computing, etc.)

  • Understanding of cybersecurity and data protection principles, especially in the context of handling sensitive information of children and adolescents.

• Language Requirements:
  • Fluency in Spanish.
  • Proficiency in English with communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

Working Conditions:

This consultancy does not include travel during the duration of the contract. The selected consultant will work remotely. However, attendance at in-person follow-up meetings at the UNICEF Mexico office may be required, subject to prior agreement with the officer responsible for this consultancy and the selected consultant.

For details on the working conditions during the consultancy, please read the corresponding section in the:  ToR- Consultancy for the Innovation and digital Transformation Strategy.pdf

Technical and Economic Proposal Characteristics

All documents submitted must be written by the consultant and presented independently, uploaded to the corresponding links in the application.

Only individual proposals will be accepted.

Technical Proposal:

• Updated CV that explicitly demonstrates the profile requirements for the consultancy.

• A sample of a previously written document on strategy development, knowledge management, or strategic planning, or other related fields. It can be a digital transformation plan or project, an innovation guide, an essay, or an article of your authorship that demonstrates the requested experience in innovation and/or digital transformation topics.

• Technical Proposal (maximum 10 pages with annexes), with a proposed work plan that includes:

  • Conceptual framework

  • Work schedule

  • General vision proposal on how to promote innovation and digital transformation at UNICEF Mexico, considering the latest technological trends (AI, blockchain, cloud computing, etc.) and digital transformation methodologies

  • Mapping of potentially relevant actors for the innovation theme from a development and children's and adolescents' rights perspective.

  • Section on cybersecurity and data protection principles, especially in the context of handling sensitive information of children and adolescents.

Candidates who meet the passing threshold will be called for an interview, which will count as part of the technical evaluation.

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 committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

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.

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. 

For further information, please refer to the Individual Consultants General Terms and Conditions [ General Terms and Conditions Individual Consultants EN.pdf/ General Terms and Conditions Individual Consultants ES.pdf]