Consultancy – People and Culture Consultant (Data Strategy), Data and Analytics Team (DAT), DAPM NYHQ (remote-based)

Consultancy Title: Folks and Tradition Guide (Knowledge Technique)

Part/Division/Responsibility Station: Knowledge and Analytics Staff (DAT), DAPM NYHQ (remote-based)

Length: 20 November 2023 – 10 Might 2024 (6 months)

About UNICEF

If you’re a dedicated, artistic skilled and are captivated with making an enduring distinction for kids, the world’s main youngsters’s rights group want to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been engaged on the bottom in 190 international locations and territories to advertise youngsters’s survival, safety and improvement. The world’s largest supplier of vaccines for creating international locations, UNICEF helps youngster well being and diet, good water and sanitation, high quality primary training for all girls and boys, and the safety of youngsters from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded completely by the voluntary contributions of people, companies, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 employees in additional than 145 international locations.

BACKGROUND

Knowledge when used properly can remodel supply of outcomes for kids. The unprecedented availability and capabilities globally to gather, analyse and use information about youngsters’s lives stemming from the digital and information revolutions, can inform focused and simpler decision-making to assist the supply of outcomes in direction of the achievement of kid rights. On the identical time, this speedy transformation additionally requires UNICEF to strengthen its effort in safeguarding youngsters from dangers and potential hurt that these modifications would possibly current via harnessing accountable information practices and constructing information capabilities throughout the group to make use of information properly. This on the core of information as a “change technique” in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025), to speed up the achievement of the SDGs for kids. Folks and their capability are on the coronary heart of delivering each on the potential of information to drive outcomes for kids and the necessity to decrease any dangers and harms because of the manufacturing and evaluation of information and use of insights. They’ll drive the success of the UNICEF information technique aligned with the UN Secretary Normal (SG) information technique. Subsequently, the Folks and Tradition Roadmap, as a key enabler of UNICEF’s new information technique, focuses on selling a tradition of information use throughout UNICEF, strengthening information capabilities and equipping employees with the abilities and instruments they should work with companions to make sure information is used properly to realize youngsters’s rights. This roadmap ambitiously seeks change in each group, change by those that lead groups and/or handle programmes that acquire, analyse and talk information and for information customers to know what inquiries to ask about information, and the way to apply the conclusions of their work.

Sturdy synergies with inside and exterior companions will likely be key to the success of this roadmap. The roadmap for Folks and Tradition will align with the capability improvement efforts below the Digital Transformation technique and UNICEF’s Innovation technique, and UNICEF’s total efforts to deliver extra coherence to its proof perform. An integrative method is proposed – studying as we go from UNICEF’s companions in the private and non-private sectors who’ve or are present process comparable transformations. As a lot as doable, the roadmap builds and hooks into present channels of engagement and capability improvement and try in direction of a coherent international method to capability improvement. Foundational to this work is the latest improvement of a Knowledge Functionality mapping and working mannequin for the info perform in a rustic/regional workplace. The versatile mannequin permits places of work to conduct an evaluation of present and related information capabilities based mostly on program context and presents choices for strengthening information capacities throughout completely different roles in an workplace.

With the intention to take a look at and rollout UNICEF’s information functionality mannequin, the workplace of the Chief Knowledge Officer at UNICEF is searching for the assist of a advisor to supply important assist for the implementation of the roadmap on Folks and Tradition, as a part of UNICEF’s international Knowledge Technique. To assist the achievements of those initiatives, UNICEF requires the companies of an exterior advisor to assist the next three areas:

• Refine and broaden UNICEF’s information functionality mannequin for nation and regional places of work, via and iterative method of testing the mannequin in 2-3 nation workplace contexts, whereas searching for suggestions from key stakeholders, and alignment with capability improvement efforts by Workplace of Innovation (OoI) and ICT Division, and the broader Planning, Monitoring and Knowledge Analytics mannequin from DAPM.
• Help the event of sensible steerage on the way to apply the mannequin in several nation contexts and for various kinds of use instances, together with by writing a succinct abstract and step plan, in collaboration with supervisor and different members of the group, and documenting sensible use instances with related capabilities required for supply.
• Design participating studying pathways and a toolkit for foundational information studying, together with by figuring out and mapping out related present assets obtainable throughout the DAPM Knowledge Staff that assist the completely different information capabilities within the mannequin. The educational pathway is anticipated to suggest completely different strategies of engagement to construct employees capability over a 18-24 month time period. These strategies can embody communities, Agora studying modules, steerage on SharePoint, webinar sequence, Human Centered Design approaches, and needs to be grounded greatest practices associated to organizational design and transformation.

Objective of Exercise/Project:

To assist the achievements of those initiatives, UNICEF requires the companies of an exterior advisor to check and roll out UNICEF’s information functionality mannequin.

Scope of Work:

UNICEF requires the companies of an exterior advisor with an in-depth data of capability improvement who will work remotely to assist the Chief Knowledge Officer in strengthening information capacities. Whereas the deliverables embody an estimated variety of days, these numbers are a tough estimate, the funds will likely be made based mostly on the passable completion of every deliverable of their entirety, and receipt of bill and won’t based mostly on the variety of days labored.

Phrases of Reference / Deliverables

In shut collaboration and dealing with the UNICEF Chief Knowledge Officer, the incumbent is liable for the next eight deliverables:

• Growth of a rolling detailed workplan for the consultancy, together with an in depth methodology for every deliverable developed of greatest practices and in session with the supervisor – Detailed workplan agreed in session with Supervisor (estimated effort: 5 days)
• Help the event of sensible steerage on the way to apply the mannequin in several contexts and for various kinds of use instances – PPPX Useful resource web page on the Knowledge Functionality mannequin (estimated effort: 10 days)
• Design a studying pathway for foundational information studying – Toolkit with inside and exterior assets to assist capability improvement (estimated effort: 10 days)
• Help the event of sensible steerage on the way to apply the mannequin in several contexts and for various kinds of use instances – Documentation of pattern use instances (no less than 5) for example the sensible software and worth of the mannequin (estimated effort: 10 days)
• Refine, take a look at (distant and thru nation missions) and broaden UNICEF’s information functionality mannequin for nation and regional places of work – Detailed (expanded) description of the info functionality mannequin, together with materials for communication across the mannequin (visuals, and many others.) (estimated effort: 20 days)
• Design a studying pathway for foundational information studying – Proposal for an in depth costed capability improvement plan (studying pathway) to strengthen foundational information expertise (estimated effort: 6 days)
• Refine, take a look at (distant and thru nation missions) and broaden UNICEF’s information functionality mannequin for nation and regional places of work – Last report of consultations and testing, together with options for revisions to the mannequin (estimated effort: 25 days
• Journey – Spherical journey economic system ticket plus DSA and terminal advantages to 2 programme nation places (one mixed journey of two weeks). Vacation spot is The Philippines and Indonesia. From March third, 2024 to March tenth 2024 in The Philippines (7 days) and from March eleventh 2024 to March 18th 2024 in Indonesia (7 days). That is topic to alter based mostly on the necessities of the consultancy.

{Qualifications}

(1) Training

• A complicated college diploma (Grasp’s) in information associated discipline, worldwide improvement public coverage or one other space related to the work outlined above is required.

2) Work expertise

• A complicated college diploma (Masters) in one of many following fields/disciplines is required in an information associated discipline – worldwide improvement, public coverage or one other space related to the work outlined above is required.
• A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in organizational change administration within the space of information/digital transformation, operational consulting or associated space.
• Expertise designing, main and deploying organizational frameworks and working fashions
• Expertise working with stakeholders to construct capability and expertise.
• Prior expertise working with a multilateral or UN group is fascinating.
• Publicity to UNICEF, UN or different INGO programmatic areas, together with (however not restricted to) well being, diet, youngster safety and/or training and expertise in making use of technical options to deal with programmatic points is very fascinating
• Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language or native language of the responsibility station is taken into account as an asset
• Challenge administration expertise together with process prioritization, workflow coordination, and results-driven methods is fascinating

3) Competencies

• Demonstrated robust writing and presentation expertise. Sturdy analytical and interpersonal communication expertise, consideration to element.
• Potential to translate enterprise wants into technical necessities and translate advanced ideas in a easy method for a non-technical viewers is very fascinating
• Potential to foster wonderful work relationships and construct alliances with multi‐cultural and multi‐disciplinary stakeholders concurrently is fascinating
• Potential to handle and execute a number of duties with little supervision whereas assembly generally rigid deadlines is fascinating.
• Demonstrated creativity, capability to suppose systematically, willingness, and talent to include revolutionary options is fascinating.

Necessities: 

• Accomplished profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system
• Add copy of educational credentials
• Monetary proposal that may embody:
• the prices per every deliverable and the entire all-inclusive (lump-sum) charges for the entire project (in US$) to undertake the phrases of reference.
  • journey prices and each day subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or journey is required as per TOR.
  • Another estimated prices: visa, medical health insurance, as relevant.
  • Point out your availability
• Any emergent / unexpected responsibility journey and associated bills will likely be lined by UNICEF.
• On the time the contract is awarded, the chosen candidate should have in place present medical health insurance protection.
• Cost {of professional} charges will likely be based mostly on submission of agreed passable deliverables. UNICEF reserves the proper to withhold cost in case the deliverables submitted are less than the required commonplace or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the a part of the advisor.

For each Little one, you reveal… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

UNICEF presents reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This may increasingly embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want cheap lodging throughout the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “employees members” below the Employees Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (akin to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will likely be ruled by their contract and the Normal Circumstances of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF throughout their consultancy contracts.