International Consultant: Strategic Workforce Transformation and Organisational Change Assessment and Roadmap
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling. UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
The consultant will collaborate closely with the Regional Office People & Culture (RO P&C) team and the SMR Workstream on Workforce Transformation and Organizational Change. The primary objective is to translate strategic recommendations into actionable plans, conduct workforce capability and skills gap analyses, enhance workforce planning and talent initiatives, support organizational change efforts, and develop practical implementation tools and stakeholder engagement strategies. This role is crucial for driving sustainable workforce transformation across the region, ensuring UNICEF's human resources are aligned with its strategic goals and operational needs to better serve children.
Responsibilities
Translate strategic recommendations into practical actions for workforce transformation and organizational change. Conduct comprehensive workforce capability and skills gap analyses to identify current strengths and areas for development. Strengthen workforce planning processes and talent management initiatives to ensure the right skills are available when and where needed. Support and facilitate organizational change efforts, ensuring smooth transitions and effective adoption of new structures or processes. Develop practical implementation tools, frameworks, and roadmaps to guide the execution of the workforce transformation strategy. Design and implement effective stakeholder engagement approaches to foster buy-in and collaboration across different levels of the organization. Prepare concise, decision-ready products, implementation roadmaps, and executive presentations based on strategic analysis. Integrate workforce skills, organizational structure, culture, change readiness, and talent considerations into cohesive and actionable frameworks. Conduct document reviews, analyze workforce data, and facilitate senior stakeholder interviews and consultations to gather insights and validate findings. Ensure all activities align with UNICEF's core values and strategic objectives for child welfare and development.
Work Experience
A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in organizational transformation, strategic workforce planning, organizational design, talent management, or related fields. Demonstrated experience in workforce capability frameworks, skills mapping, gap analysis, and change management within complex institutions is required.
Skills
Organizational Transformation, Strategic Workforce Planning, Organizational Design, Talent Management, Workforce Capability Frameworks, Skills Mapping, Gap Analysis, Change Management, Complex Institutions, Analytical Skills, Stakeholder Engagement, Roadmap Development