[Hiring] EMOPS Africa Strategy and African Humanitarian Agency Engagement Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide strategic, analytical and coordination support to the Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) in advancing the humanitarian component of UNICEF’s Africa Strategy and shaping UNICEF’s engagement with the African Union Commission on the operationalisation of the African Humanitarian Agency (AfHA).

• The consultant will help translate the strategic direction into a coherent EMOPS engagement framework.
• UNICEF’s positioning, partnerships, and programmatic approaches will be grounded in African ownership, subsidiarity, co-creation, child-centred humanitarian action and a One UNICEF approach.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in international relations, political science, public policy, humanitarian affairs, development studies, African studies, social sciences or another relevant field.
• A first university degree combined with additional 10 years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree, in accordance with UNICEF procedures.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian policy, strategy development, institutional advisory work, international cooperation or a related field.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Working knowledge of French is a strong asset; knowledge of another African Union or UN language is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working with or advising African Union institutions, Regional Economic Communities, African governments or continental policy processes.
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian coordination, preparedness, early warning, anticipatory action, emergency response, localisation and systems strengthening.
• Proven experience developing strategies, institutional frameworks, roadmaps, governance arrangements and senior-level policy products.
• Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations and managing relationships with senior officials from governments, regional institutions, the UN, civil society and development partners.
• Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, facilitation, diplomatic and drafting skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines.

Benefits

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities is offered throughout the recruitment process.

Company Description

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.