[Hiring] International Consultant: Strategic Workforce Transformation and Organisational Change Assessment and Roadmap @AGORA

Role Description

ESARO seeks a consultant to work closely with the Regional Office People & Culture (RO P&C) team and the SMR Workstream on Workforce Transformation and Organizational Change, to:

• Translate strategic recommendations into practical actions
• Support the workforce capability and skills gap analysis
• Strengthen workforce planning and talent initiatives
• Support organizational change efforts
• Develop implementation tools and stakeholder engagement approaches that will help drive sustainable workforce transformation across the region

Qualifications

• Education: An advanced university degree in human resources, organisational development, change management, business administration, social sciences or another relevant field. A first university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Work Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in organisational transformation, strategic workforce planning, organisational design, talent management or related fields, including demonstrated experience in workforce capability frameworks, skills mapping, gap analysis and change management in complex institutions.
• Proven ability to integrate workforce skills, organisational structure, culture/change readiness and talent considerations into practical frameworks and roadmaps.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capability, including document review, workforce data analysis, senior stakeholder interviews, focused consultations and validation processes.
• Demonstrated experience translating strategic analysis into concise, decision-ready products, implementation roadmaps and executive presentations.
• Language Requirements: Excellent written and spoken English.

Requirements

• Experience with UNICEF, the UN system or a large international organisation is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with programme budget review or organisational review processes is an asset.
• The consultant must demonstrate UNICEF's core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability, as well as strategic thinking, collaboration, communication, judgement, planning and results orientation.

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.