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.
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For every child, the right to Education
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF is implementing the Data Transformation Enabling Global AI (DT&AI) project as a foundational programme to strengthen how the organization governs, shares and uses data and AI. Within this global initiative, the West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) supports the translation of global frameworks into practical country-level implementation. This consultancy will provide dedicated technical coordination and implementation capacity across Data Governance Council pilots, the Data Governance Toolkit and Maturity Assessment, AI capacity building and Champions activities, Global AI Hub coordination, communications and knowledge management, and development and enhancement of regional use cases. The assignment will anchor delivery in country operational realities, capture field evidence, and establish feedback loops between global design and regional and country implementation.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0006753.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master`s degree in Data/AI governance, Information management, Data science, Public policy, International development, Business administration, Digital transformation, Information systems, Computer science, Organizational development
- Work Experience: A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in data governance, digital transformation, information management, responsible AI adoption, organizational change, capacity development or related fields, preferably in multi-country or international development settings
- Skills :
- Demonstrated experience designing or operationalizing data governance mechanisms, including data-asset governance.
- Experience applying or supporting data maturity assessments, data toolkits or implementation guidance
- Experience translating programmatic and operational needs intopractical recommendations for data use cases.
- Experience developing impactful digital data use cases using corporate tools and platforms (e.g., data visualization tools anddata integration pipelines).
- Experience facilitating data consultations and data capacity-building activities with diverse technical, programme, operationsand leadership stakeholders.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in written and spoken French is an asset.
- Desirables:
- Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, governments or development partners is an asset.
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 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 (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal template TMC0006753.docx
- A detailed technical proposal : proposed approach, methodology and workplan. Portfolio of data products / dashboards / GitHub if available
Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.
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.
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.
