ICT Consultant (Operations Analysis and Tech Center)

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. For every child, the right to care How can you make a difference? To support delivery of the Supply Division digitalization strategy through coordination and execution of a portfolio of digital initiatives aligned to SD priorities and the Enterprise Business Applications (EBA) roadmap. The Consultant will report to the Project Officer and work under the general supervision of the Chief OATC, in close collaboration with the Projects Support resource and matrix management with Supply Division various internal and external stakeholders. The consultancy will operate deliverables-based engagement model whereby delivery priorities, implementation activities, and responsibilities may evolve during the consultancy period based on SD digital strategy needs. The Consultant will provide ongoing digital portfolio support, projects delivery support, stakeholder management as well as alignment with the global digital strategy within the approved level of effort and contract ceiling, including: • Coordinate the digital portfolio of SD initiatives through DAG and PBRC: Support the end-to-end portfolio intake,prioritization, and governance process, ensuring all initiatives are formally reviewed, sequenced, and aligned with available capacity, funding constraints, and strategic priorities across Supply Division. • Ensure alignment with Digital Strategy and EBA roadmap: Assess and validate each initiative against the Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy and EBA target architecture, ensuring consistency with platform choices, data standards, and long-term transformation goals while avoiding duplication and fragmentation. • Maintain a consolidated portfolio view (ownership, dependencies, lifecycle): Support an existing centralized portfolio repository and reporting framework, capturing project status, ownership, interdependencies, risks, and lifecycle stage to provide a single source of truth for leadership decision-making. • Manage end-to-end project lifecycle (portfolio oversight level): Oversee the progression of initiatives across the portfolio lifecycle—from ideation and business case development to implementation and closure—ensuring compliance with governance gates, quality standards, and required deliverables. (See TOR for details) If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR ICT Consultant.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have: Minimum requirements: • Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer Science, Information Systems and Technology. • Work Experience: 5+ years managing Portfolio, Program, Project management • Proven experience of digital projects, solutions and activities delivery • Hands-on experience on Governance frameworks and support • Proven experience of Stakeholder management • Proven experience of Agile/Waterfall delivery methodologies. • Additional Requirements • Portfolio Management • Project Management • Information Systems and Technology • Agile delivery • Change management • Language Requirements: English: Proficient • Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: • Program, Portfolio, Project management • Digital solutions delivery • Digital transformation • Governance and management • Experience with UNICEF digital delivery • Knowledge on DxB,PPM, DAG, PBRC ways of working • Desirables: • Exposure to large multi-country delivery of systems • UNICEF digital strategy knowledge 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 (only acceptable in the format of the linked template): Financial proposal xxx3954.docx Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible 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.