Talent Management Consultant, GPD / Global Education Practice, 6.5 months, CoE Amman, Jordan (Remote) #593495

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

How can you make a difference?

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 fulfil their potential.

Across more than 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works every day to help children survive and thrive, guided by its mandate to uphold the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF brings together global evidence, innovative solutions, and partnerships across governments, civil society, academia, and the private sector to drive results at scale.

Education is central to UNICEF’s mandate and to achieving sustainable development and equitable outcomes for children. UNICEF supports countries to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all, with particular focus on the most marginalized learners.

In support of the UNICEF Strategic Plan and the UNICEF Education Strategy, the Global Education Practice provides strategic leadership, technical expertise, and operational support to country offices. Delivering on this mandate requires a workforce that is agile, diverse, and equipped with the right mix of skills, experience, and deployment modalities.

UNICEF aims to improve how talent within the Global Education Practice is identified, developed, sourced, and deployed to ensure excellence in education programming and technical assistance. This consultancy will support the reinvigoration and operationalisation of the Global Education Practice Talent Management Strategy.

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Adviser (Education) for Global Management and Partnerships, and in close collaboration with HR Business Partners, the wider Global Education Practice, and relevant Global Programme Division counterparts, the consultant will support the areas as described in the detailed TOR.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy scope of work and expected deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0002554 ToR.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s level or equivalent) in Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, Public Administration, Management, Education, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, or human capital strategy, preferably within international organizations, the UN system, or comparable complex institutions.
• Language requirement: Fluency in English is required.
• Skills: Experience in the education sector or education development field is considered an asset. This includes experience supporting education systems, policy, programmes, or technical assistance in international or development contexts.

Desirables:

• Proven ability to work independently in a consultative, matrixed environment, managing multiple stakeholders and delivering high‑quality outputs within agreed timelines.

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

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 reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal TMC0002554 Financial proposal template.docx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.