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Consultancy: Project Manager – Global Survey of 21st Century Childhood, 6 months , Remote

New York City

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: New York City
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Statistics
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Project and Programme Management
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

UNICEF Office of Global Insight and Policy is looking for an experienced and dynamic project manager to work within its Editorial Unit. In this role, the Global Survey Project Manager will support team members working on a Global Survey of 21st Century Childhood, helping to plan and coordinate the data analysis, production of a report and an immersive website, launch and dissemination of the survey findings. Stakeholders in the process include two major consultancy firms (a polling firm and a creative agency), colleagues within UNICEF HQ, Country Offices and National Committees and external partners, including potential media outlets. Responsibilities will include supporting prioritization of work and capacity, internal communications, knowledge management and documentation, facilitating meetings and monitoring progress against timeline and budget.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, innovate

Child rights are universal, inalienable and indivisible. Yet the pursuit of these enduring rights takes place within a world that is in constant flux. Economic, social and political dynamics, driven by new technologies, actors and challenges, pose important tests for the current and future well-being of children.

The Office of Global Insight and Policy (Global Insight) was established in 2019 to assist UNICEF in interpreting, and engaging in, a rapidly changing world. Global Insight provides UNICEF with intelligence on a range of issues with implications for children and its work, equipping the organization to more effectively shape the global discourse with greater awareness of children’s issues, and preparing it for the future by scanning the horizon for frontier issues and ways of working.  

With dedicated expertise in seven policy areas – digital technology, human capital, governance, the environment, society, finance, and markets – Global Insight serves as UNICEF’s internal think tank, scoping frontier issues and emerging practices affecting children that may inform UNICEF’s approach.

How can you make a difference?

Global Insight (OGIP) is looking for an experienced project manager to support a major initiative: a global survey on 21st Century Childhood. In this role, the Project Manager will help to plan and coordinate the data analysis, production of a report and an immersive website, launch and dissemination of the survey findings and follow up activities.  Stakeholders in the process include two major consultancy firms (a polling firm and a creative agency), colleagues within UNICEF HQ, Country Offices and National Committees and external partners, including potential media outlets.  Responsibilities will include supporting prioritization of work and capacity, internal communications, knowledge management and documentation, facilitating meetings and monitoring progress against timeline and budget.

We are looking for a creative and motivated consultant who will help us ensure the smooth and timely public release and dissemination of a first-of-its-kind survey for UNICEF.  Following onboarding to the project, the Project Manager will design a project management strategy and architecture for the global poll project under the direction of the Supervisor. The plan will clearly define roles and responsibilities and set project milestones through the public release date and dissemination phase.

Proven experience and knowledge in applying collaborative, iterative and agile principles in project management roles is highly desirable. Experience working with global teams and in international settings and on report and website production is preferable, but not necessary.

Your main responsibilities will be:

 Capacity and timeline management for the global survey:

  • Propose and coordinate necessary exchanges and meetings to set and monitor progress towards timelines for delivery of the report and website
  • Propose and coordinate necessary exchanges and meetings to set and monitor progress towards launch and dissemination of the poll and follow up activities that will promote global discourse
  • Propose and coordinate necessary exchanges to ensure that the project’s Internal Advisory Group is engaged, and that UNICEF country offices are supported with materials and briefings to facilitate national launches and dialogue
  • Monitor and update dashboard and other relevant project management tools in order to support planning across project streams.
  • Monitor and update status of deliverables in order to flag timeline changes, capacity gaps and surge needs to Project Lead.

Project manage global survey delivery and public release:

  • Use OGIP tools and processes that will help drive delivery and public release of the global poll project.
  • Update the global poll dashboard, noting accountabilities and responsibilities, and send reminders where needed to relevant team members.
  • Inform and coordinate with Strategic Engagement Project Manager in order to update Projects Master List and secure capacity requirements are met throughout the project delivery.
  • Organize meetings, propose meeting agendas, take notes, send reminders, and follow up to ensure timelines are set and met.
  • Alert or remind project team of the need for consultation or coordination with internal and/or external stakeholders (e.g., UNICEF’s technology division, department of communications, offices within the Internal Advisory Group, polling firm, creative agency)
  • Source, build and update lists with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support Stream Leads by ensuring visibility and information sharing is adequate across their streams, and by organizing or coordinating stream-specific meetings or processes.

Documentation:

  • Gather and/or write notes for key meetings, support setting of agendas and distribution of briefings and background material.
  • Maintain the global point SharePoint sites for communication and collaboration, ensuring version control and availability of key documents.
  • At the completion of the consultancy, prepare a short document summarizing the process and highlighting good practices and lessons learned.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in public policy, social science or other relevant field.

*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, planning, organizational design and/or corporate strategy development.
  • Significant experience as a project manager and demonstrated ability to deliver on complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills; meticulous attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines with a commitment to quality.
  • Ability to use and/or adopt UNICEF’s corporate tools and software in order to develop strategies and deliver tasks (such as Microsoft suite, SharePoint, Mailchimp,…)
  • Experience in making decks to present information to specific internal audiences is an asset.
  • Experience facilitating, designing and executing participatory meetings and events online is an asset
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

The competencies required for this post are: Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results; Analyzing; and Applying Expertise.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Payment details and further considerations

  • Monthly payment, based on monthly tasks and progress reports, approved upon monthly review with supervisor.
  • Consultant is responsible for his/her own health and travel insurance
  • Consultant is eligible for standard DSA for all work-related travel

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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