Capacity Development Consultant, Rome, Italy, (Nationals only) - Home Based, 36 months months in total with initial 6 months
Contract Duration- 36 months
Working arrangement: Home based
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.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Capacity Development Consultant will be responsible for :
• Documentation and design of procedures and governance tools.
• Development of a 'Toolkit' for national, regional and local YAB implementation.
• Organization of webinars with the participation of institutional stakeholders, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other entities involved in project implementation to promote the tools developed and exchange best practices and lessons learned.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0002363 I.pdf
Minimum requirements:
Education:
Master’s degree in public administration, international development/development studies, public policy or governance, institutional development/organizational development, management, social sciences, or related discipline
Work Experience:
Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in:
Capacity development and institutional strengthening and/or public sector reform or government-support programmes and/or systems-strengthening initiatives at national or sub-national level
Demonstrated experience designing and documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), , Governance frameworks and coordination mechanisms, Terms of Reference (ToRs) for committees, working groups, and institutional roles, policy implementation guidelines and operational manuals
Proven experience working with:
Government institutions (ministries, agencies, local authorities), multi-stakeholder governance structures, donor-funded or partnership-based projects or youth engagement mechanisms,
Experience supporting institutionalization and sustainability of systems, including embedding procedures within government or public institutions, supporting ownership and adoption by counterpart institutions
Language Requirements:
English and Italian
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
Developing procedural and governance documentation
Strong ability to document complex processes in clear, structured, and user-friendly formats
Desirables:
Experience with UN agencies
Familiarity with youth participation
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal Financial proposal TMC0002363.docx
Applicants are requested to submit samples of policy implementation guidelines/operational manual/toolkits. They should be authored or co-authored by the applicant or clearly indicate the applicant’s contribution. Applications without samples will not be considered
Remarks:
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.
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Working arrangement: Home based
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.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Capacity Development Consultant will be responsible for :
• Documentation and design of procedures and governance tools.
• Development of a 'Toolkit' for national, regional and local YAB implementation.
• Organization of webinars with the participation of institutional stakeholders, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other entities involved in project implementation to promote the tools developed and exchange best practices and lessons learned.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0002363 I.pdf
Minimum requirements:
Education:
Master’s degree in public administration, international development/development studies, public policy or governance, institutional development/organizational development, management, social sciences, or related discipline
Work Experience:
Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in:
Capacity development and institutional strengthening and/or public sector reform or government-support programmes and/or systems-strengthening initiatives at national or sub-national level
Demonstrated experience designing and documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), , Governance frameworks and coordination mechanisms, Terms of Reference (ToRs) for committees, working groups, and institutional roles, policy implementation guidelines and operational manuals
Proven experience working with:
Government institutions (ministries, agencies, local authorities), multi-stakeholder governance structures, donor-funded or partnership-based projects or youth engagement mechanisms,
Experience supporting institutionalization and sustainability of systems, including embedding procedures within government or public institutions, supporting ownership and adoption by counterpart institutions
Language Requirements:
English and Italian
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
Developing procedural and governance documentation
Strong ability to document complex processes in clear, structured, and user-friendly formats
Desirables:
Experience with UN agencies
Familiarity with youth participation
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal Financial proposal TMC0002363.docx
Applicants are requested to submit samples of policy implementation guidelines/operational manual/toolkits. They should be authored or co-authored by the applicant or clearly indicate the applicant’s contribution. Applications without samples will not be considered
Remarks:
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.
Apply To This Job