[Hiring] Talent Management Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Experience in the education sector or education development field is considered an asset.

Requirements

• Proven ability to work independently in a consultative, matrixed environment, managing multiple stakeholders and delivering high-quality outputs within agreed 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.
• UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.