Consultant for Interagency Humanitarian Planning and Data Governance, Office of Emergency Prog (EMOPS), 12 months, Geneva, GCCS (Remote) #592845

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

The purpose of this assignment is to support UNICEF senior management's engagement in the Humanitarian Restart and UN80 in relation to humanitarian planning, humanitarian coordination, and humanitarian data. This includes IASC principals and deputies, as well as the UN80 Humanitarian Group on issues related to the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC), data, and the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework (JIAF). The consultancy will also facilitate information gathering from UNICEF regional and country offices to collect feedback and lessons learned during implementation. This role is transitional in support to EMOPS sections dealing with humanitarian data, interagency coordination and planning, anticipating increased volume and complexity of work in 2026.

• Provide expert advice and review technical guidance to improve and simplify global processes in relation to current changes (humanitarian reset, UN80)
• Offer strategic recommendations on the use of sectoral and cluster information and analysis (sourced via the IM Pool a GCCS) to strengthen global HPC products
• Gather, analyze and synthesize UNICEF country office experiences in the HPC implementation to generate evidence-based insights. This includes identifying challenges related to boundary settings, prioritization and targets capping.
• Advice on the alignment of JIAF guidance for HNOs/HNRPs and the Humanitarian Reset and simplification/streamlined process with UNICEF child centered systems/approaches- including UNICEF led clusters systems), in relation to needs assessment, fundraising, programme planning, and monitoring.

• Provide technical oversight to ensure IASC data working groups, JIAF1, Severity 5 assessments, and IM task forces adopt common data standards and ethical principles.
• Aligning GCCS IM pool and joint cluster/PG initiatives (e.g., WASH Insecurity Analysis, IPC) with UNICEF’s governance framework.
• Support development and integration of data platforms that connect cluster-level systems with other global coordination mechanisms.
• Use the IM Pool for GCCS to strengthen data literacy and analytical capacity in clusters and sectors.
• Provide surge and transition support to countries phasing out HC or cluster systems, ensuring continuity of data-driven decision-making.
• Convene joint analysis workshops and promote integrated data-sharing agreements across clusters.
• Support the humanitarian data innovation task force with EMOPS (optimizing data from GCCS, RAPS etc) and DPAM for interoperability of UNICEF data.

• Communicating changes in the interagency space need to be accommodated in new and revised UNICEF governance documents to relevant teams.
• Acknowledging the current transition of responsibilities and changes in capacity, this consultancy should plan for the governance of the work above beyond 2026.
• Attendance and participation in Data Quint meetings with DAPM (OSE)

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the detailed Terms of Reference here:   ToR Consultant for Interagency Humanitarian Planning and Data Governance TMS.pdf

• Education: Master’s degree in social sciences, public policy or public administration, international relations, international development, humanitarian affairs, or other related fields or a related field is required. 
• Work Experience:
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience at the national / international level in assessment of humanitarian needs, planning and monitoring; programme management and coordination/clusters in humanitarian contexts.

• Language requirements:
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.
• Technical Expertise:
• Experience in interagency humanitarian needs assessment, data management and planning, including with the Cluster/sector systems
• Experience with UNICEF’s planning and monitoring policies, procedures and systems.
• Familiarity with the Humanitarian Reset, including the JIAF 2.0 methodologies.
• Familiarity with Humanitarian Data systems (e.g. HDX), and clusters data systems, and issues around beneficiary data sharing, data governance and ethics, and the use of A.I.
• Documentation and Reporting:
• Strong writing skills for reports, compendiums, and guidance documents and systematization processes.
• Ability to simplify complex information.
• Ability to produce quality analysis/and briefs using data
• Capacity in knowledge management to ensure proper organization and use of resources collected and developed.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working with diverse teams and partners.
• Project Management:
• Proven ability to manage timelines and deliver high-quality outputs.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter 
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal Consultancy - Consultant Interagency Humanitarian Planning v1.docx

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 11 May 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 May 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Back to search results Apply now Refer a friend