Training and Outreach Consultant
UNICEF
•Remote
About The Position
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. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in public health, social work, political science, human rights and international law or other related degree, or equivalent programming experience
- At least 8 years of professional and relevant experience in raising awareness in ethics and integrity, or education and training, preferably in developing learning materials and conducting virtual and in-person training is required.
- Good command of digital technology and IT skills needed to develop learning materials and deliver virtual training is required.
- Fluency in written and oral English is required.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding and experience working with the UN, UNICEF, international organizations, or with an international audience in different time zones, in the area of raising awareness and capacity building on ethics and integrity or related field, is preferred.
- Substantive understanding and work experience in ethics, integrity, compliance, or related topics is preferred.
- Second UN language would be considered an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with strong interpersonal and presentation skills are required.
- Fluency in other UNICEF languages (French, Arabic, Spanish) is an asset.
- Knowledge and familiarity with developing multi-media materials is an asset.
Responsibilities
- Provide unique external expertise and specialized knowledge to the Office’s strategy, policies and directions on training, outreach and facilitate coordinating the ECCs.
- Provide strategic input and overall quality control on Annual Report and other key documents.
- Facilitate conversations on “Ethical Leadership,” participate in and support relevant working group/s and assist in the design of staff support and helpdesk mechanisms.
- Facilitate overall preparation and delivery of Ethics Month.
- Support up to 4 strategic, complex engagements for the year with Offices or Divisions on ethics and culture.
- Co-deliver or assist in specific training or outreach (virtually and in-person as needed) for offices, locations, teams, divisions, employee groups etc. needing specialized content or with particular training needs, or for specific campaigns (e.g. during Ethics Month) or events.
- Develop communication materials, assets, tools, and guidance, including guidance notes, FAQs, and other communication assets, and reports in relation to training and outreach.
- Review and update the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PSH) training Module including expanding it to cover topics of Harassment and Abuse of Authority.
- Provide support and technical inputs towards the review of the UNICEF Strategy on PSEA and SH.
- Ethics and Culture Champions (ECCs) are volunteers, now numbering more than 490 across 130 UNICEF offices worldwide based on nomination by the head of each headquarters division or regional/country office. The ECCs help to raise understanding and awareness of ethics and integrity issues in relation to staff conduct by holding regular meetings for all personnel in their respective regional or country office and facilitating conversations around ethics-related topics, using case studies and presentations.
