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For every child, a Vision!
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 support the delivery of, promotion of, and reporting of our learning programmes.
Scope of Work
Support for delivery of core and management learning programmes including promotion of a global learning events, programme design support, and support for regular learning reporting. Additionally, the consultant will be asked to use their experience to recommend additional learning engagement interventions.
Duration: 7.5 months (guiding contractual dates and delivery expectations 14 October 2024 – 31 May 2025)
| Work Assignments Overview | Deliverables/Outputs | Delivery Deadline |
| Deliverable 1: | - Draft a revised Language Allowance Guidance document.
- Prepare marketing materials for the launch of a new cohort of the NextGen Mentorship Programme
- Review and update existing mentorship materials for the NextGen mentorship programme
- Recommend a programme of Upskilling sessions for the year
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Content topics and marketing materials for thematic, small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni
| 14 -31 October 2024 |
| Deliverable 2: | - Finalize Language allowance guidelines document
- Launch the impact analysis
- Launch next cohort of the NextGen mentorship programme
- Prepare invites for the speakers to the agreed upon UpSkilling sessions, and placeholders for the members of all of the mentorship programmes.
- Update the mentorship guide, add design elements, and share with the Mentor coordinators group
- Organize and host a fall 2024 mentor coordinators session to update on the progress of mentorship programmes and support available
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Recommend a report format for review of all core and management team course evaluation data
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning use
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
| 1 -30 November 2024 |
| Deliverable 3: | - Organize data for end of year core and management learning reports for the Talent Development team, to be finalized in January
- Coordinate with the GLC to update RD reports in January
- Conduct an initial analysis of Impact analysis results, design a report format for the analysis results
- Review evaluation data from all core and management team courses and prepare an end of year report
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Recommend a report format for review of all core and management team course evaluation data
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
| 1 – 31 December 2024 |
| Deliverable 4: | - Finalize end of year core and management learning reports for the Talent Development team
- Finalize with the GLC the updated RD reports
- Together with the HR Manager finalize the Impact analysis results
- Coordinate with learning partners to prepare a learning calendar for the first half of 2025
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Coordinate with LinkedIn learning to identify needed courses for the management continuum pathway
- Ensure progress for the NextGen mentorship programme and trouble shoot issues
- Finalize UpSkilling sessions, and meet with the first speakers to prepare
- Update the Mentor coordinators group
- Update the Learning SharePoint pages with new course information
- Organize a Winter 2025 mentor coordinators session to update on the progress of mentorship programmes and support available
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
| 2 -31 January 2025 |
| Deliverable 5: | - Together with the HR Manager finalize the Impact analysis results and prepare visually for distribution
- Coordinate with learning partners to prepare a learning calendar for the first half of 2025
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Provide design inputs for the revised management learning continuum
- Update the Learning SharePoint pages with new course information
- Provide design support for the Learning Forum roadmap
- Ensure progress for the NextGen mentorship programme and address emerging needs
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
| 1 -28 February 2025 |
| Deliverable 6: | - Create a series of sessions for the learning network to continue conversations identified at the learning forum
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Develop a method for monitoring progress on the management learning continuum programmes
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Provide design inputs for the revised management learning continuum
- Update the Learning SharePoint pages with new course information
- Ensure progress for the NextGen mentorship programme and address needs as they emerge
- Recommend a way to measure progress on the learning forum roadmap
- Draft learning procedure updates based on notes and outcomes from the learning forum
- Gather end of Q1 data on core and management learning activities for the Talent Development team Q1 update
- Organize and Host upskilling session for mentorship programmes
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
| 1 -31 March 2025 |
| Deliverable 7: | - Finalize team Q1 update
- Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Report on progress on the management learning continuum programmes
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Provide design inputs for the revised management learning continuum
- Update the Learning SharePoint pages with new course information
- Ensure progress for the NextGen mentorship programme and trouble shoot emerging issues
- Recommend a way to measure progress on the learning forum roadmap
- Organize a Spring 2025 mentor coordinators session to update on the progress of mentorship programmes and support available
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
| 1 – 30 April 2025 |
| Deliverable 8: | - Update learning calendar
- Develop for each week a promotional communication for the Learning at UNICEF viva engage group to be shared by the HR Manager
- Report on progress on the management learning continuum programme
- Prepare QR codes for management evaluations and share in advance of upcoming sessions to the facilitators
- Provide weekly updates on registrations of upcoming management programmes
- Provide monthly update on LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone use
- Provide design inputs for the revised management learning continuum
- Update the Learning SharePoint pages with new course information
- Ensure progress for the NextGen mentorship programme and trouble shoot emerging issues
- Measure progress on the learning forum roadmap
- Organize and Host upskilling session for mentorship programmes
- Create, host, and moderate thematic small group discussions for MMC & ASPIRE alumni (2 per month each)
- Meet with mentor coordinators group
- Prepare an end of contract note with updates on all projects including the locations of related files
| 1 -31 May 2025 |
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
| Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required: |
| Education: Advanced University degree in social sciences, such as communication, education, or instructional design. Experience: - At least 2 years’ prior work experience in internal communications, learning engagement, marketing of learning events, and instructional design including work samples to demonstrate the experience. Additional 2 years of experience is preferred.
- Prior experience in mentorship or peer-to-peer learning design, preferably with the UN.
- Demonstration of excellent skills in project management, learning programme management
- and excellent English written communication.
- Developing country experience is an asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. |
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:
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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).
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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.