International Consultant: Strategic Workforce Transformation and Organisational Change Assessment and Roadmap,5 months, Nairobi, Kenya, Remote,#596302

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.

ESARO seeks a consultant to work closely with the Regional Office People & Culture (RO P&C) team and the SMR Workstream on Workforce Transofmation and Organizational Change, to translate strategic recommendations into practical actions, support the workforce capability and skills gap analysis, strengthen workforce planning and talent initiatives, support organizational change efforts, and develop implementation tools and stakeholder engagement approaches that will help drive sustainable workforce transformation across the region.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  External ToR TMC0006976.pdf

• Minimum requirements:
• Education: An advanced university degree in human resources, organisational development, change management, business administration, social sciences or another relevant field. A first university degree in a relevant field combined with two additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Work Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in organisational transformation, strategic workforce planning, organisational design, talent management or related fields, including demonstrated experience in workforce capability frameworks, skills mapping, gap analysis and change management in complex institutions.

• Proven ability to integrate workforce skills, organisational structure, culture/change readiness and talent considerations into practical frameworks and roadmaps.

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capability, including document review, workforce data analysis, senior stakeholder interviews, focused consultations and validation processes.

•Demonstrated experience translating strategic analysis into concise, decision-ready products, implementation roadmaps and executive presentations.

• Language Requirements: Excellent written and spoken English.
• Desirables:
• Experience with UNICEF, the UN system or a large international organisation is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with programme budget review or organisational review processes is an asset

The consultant must demonstrate UNICEF's core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability, as well as strategic thinking, collaboration, communication, judgement, planning and results orientation/

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 (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal template TMC0006976.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: concise technical proposal outlining the proposed approach, methodology, workplan and relevant experience is required.

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: 14 Oct 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 20 Oct 2026 E. Africa Standard Time

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