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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Preparation of PG Office Management Plan (OMP) 2026 – 2029 Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Programme Group– NYHQ

Duration: July 2025 to December 31, 2025

Home/ Office Based: REMOTE 

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

Support Programme Group’s OMP Submission.

Scope of Work:

PG Senior Management will Guide the OMP development in line with the organizational requirements and shifts emanating from UNICEF Executive Management Fora, SP Governance Mechanisms, the GMT, the Executive Board, donor engagements, etc.

The consultant will work closely with the OMP drafting team under the leadership of the Deputy Director and the Chief of Strategic Operations. 

Profile of the Consultant

The consultancy work will require strong competency in Strategic Planning with Rights based Planning and RBM expertise, global level experience with planning for UN or UNICEF, needing minimum supervision, able to collaborate and work well with people and teams, good writer.

Subject to availability of funds, this consultancy contract may be extended to include implementation of PBR deliverables, through December 31, 2025.

Background Documents

i.          Implementation guidance/TOR for the CoE

ii.         Cross-sectoral principles

iii.        SP 2026-2029 draft

iv.        Presentation from the last coordinating group meeting, highlighting the key shifts

v.         OMP guidelines

vi.        Risk Register

vii.       Programme Group 2022-2025 OMP

viii.      PG – OMP MTR February

ix.        Evaluation report

The objectives of the OMP consultant will be to consolidate PG OMP including the following:

i)          Provide advice to the Senior management on the OMP process

ii)         Draft the Risk Management component of the OMP document

iii)        Light review of PG’s OMP 2026 – 2029 contribution to the new Strategic Plan.

iv)        Review and advise on draft papers from CoE design team and others

v)         Key strategic collaborations with the other UNICEF evidence functions, OOI and design team CoE.

vi)        Review and advise on PG Budget envelopes, Results Framework and Staffing structure submissions

vii)       Light review of draft OMP narrative

viii)      Review of PBR required documents

Methodology

The Review should include a methodology suitable to the scope of work, including, but not limited to, the following:

i)          A Desk Review of existing documents including SP background documents,

ii)         Meeting with internal PG stakeholders such as Global Technical Directors and other  HQ Divisions as required

iii)        Analysis leading to appropriate PG priorities and OMP 2026 – 2029

iv)        Review of the Results Framework 2026 – 2029 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Provide strategic advice and review  

• Advise senior management on the OMP process and review PG Budget envelopes, Results Framework, Staffing structure submissions, and draft OMP narrative.

            31 August 2025

Develop and review risk management documentation         

• Draft the Risk Management component of the OMP document and review PBR required documents.

            31 August 2025

Facilitate strategic collaborations and technical guidance    

• Review and advise on draft papers from the CoE design team and others, and collaborate with UNICEF evidence functions, OOI, and the CoE design team.

            31 August 2025

Qualifications

(1) Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

At least 5 years of experience in Strategic Planning with Rights based Planning and RBM expertise. Global level experience with planning for UN or UNICEF, able to coordinate and work well with people and teams, good writer.

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

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:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.