Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for Engagement of Individual Consultants as Facilitators and Coaches for Talent Management

UNICEF is seeking qualified individual consultants to provide executive coaching, individual and team coaching, design and development of learning interventions, facilitation of workshops and webinars, and delivery of country and regional briefings. The consultants will support talent management under the Division of People and Culture and will be home-based with possible travel for assignments.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive coaching for senior staff including leadership development, managing complex challenges, and supporting values-based culture.
• Deliver individual and/or team coaching focusing on goal setting, performance culture, development planning, accountability, growth mindset and behaviour change.
• Design and develop learning interventions (face-to-face and virtual) on topics such as leadership development, performance culture, career development, team effectiveness, and country and regional briefings.
• Facilitate workshops and webinars tailored to the specific needs and culture of UNICEF offices globally, including Country and Regional briefings.
• Provide a brief bi-annual summary of key themes, lessons learned, and recommendations based on services delivered.
• Design and deliver individualized briefings to equip UNICEF Representatives, Regional Directors and their Deputies with enhanced knowledge on the political, historical, social and economic context of their new duty station.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences or relevant field.
• Certification from an internationally recognised professional coaching body (for coaching categories).
• Minimum 8 years of post-qualifying experience providing executive coaching to senior leaders (Category 1).
• Demonstrated track record working with C-suite or equivalent senior leadership (Category 1).
• Evidence of continuous professional development in coaching (Category 1).
• Experience in UNICEF, the UN Common System, or other international organisations is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of post-qualifying coaching experience (Category 2).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in curriculum development and instructional design (Category 3).
• Demonstrated knowledge of established learning theories and design methodologies (Category 3).
• Experience designing interventions across topics such as leadership, performance management, and career development (Category 3).
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems, e-learning tools, and virtual classroom platforms (Category 3).
• Expertise in Organisational Design and Development is an asset (Category 3).
• Minimum 8 years of experience facilitating workshops and webinars (Category 4).
• Proficiency with online collaboration tools and virtual classroom platforms (Category 4).
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills (Category 4).
• Minimum 8 years of experience researching and synthesising complex political, historical, social, and economic information into high-quality written or presentational outputs for senior audiences (Category 5).
• Demonstrated experience delivering briefings, presentations, or advisory services to senior leaders at Representative, Director, or equivalent level (Category 5).
• Strong command of at least one UNICEF programme region, with evidence of contextual expertise across multiple country or regional contexts (Category 5).
• Proficiency with virtual delivery platforms and ability to facilitate engaging, content-rich sessions within time-constrained formats (Category 5).
• Prior experience in senior leadership within the UN Common System, including in a Representative, Director, or equivalent field-based capacity, is a strong asset (Category 5).
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Fluency in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic is an asset.

Skills

• Executive Coaching
• Professional Coaching Certification
• Coaching Senior Leaders
• Curriculum Design
• Instructional Design
• Learning Theories
• Implementation Methodologies
• Leadership Development
• Performance Management
• Career Development
• Learning Management System
• e-learning Tools
• Virtual Classroom Platforms
• Organizational Design
• Workshop Facilitation
• Virtual Meeting Facilitation
• Collaboration Tools
• Research and Synthesis
• Briefing Delivery
• Presentation Skills
• Advisory Services
• Virtual Delivery Platforms

Languages

English