Role Description

UNICEF is implementing the Emergency Preparedness Platform 3.0 (EPP) as a core corporate system to strengthen emergency preparedness and response planning across Country Offices (COs). The global launch of EPP 3.0 is planned for early July.

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide strategic and technical advice in the development and delivery of a comprehensive EPP 3.0 roll-out package across the organization, ensuring that Regional Offices and Country Offices are equipped with:

• Authoritative guidance
• Practical tools
• High-quality training materials

This will enable effective implementation and operationalization of the EPP in all country offices over the course of the coming two years.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or Equivalent) in Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, Public Policy, International Relations, Public Health, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of emergency preparedness and response programming.
• Demonstrated experience designing and operationalizing preparedness and contingency planning frameworks.
• Proven experience translating policy and strategic frameworks into practical operational guidance.
• Experience supporting or leading global or multi-regional roll-outs of platforms, tools, or corporate frameworks.
• Familiarity with capacity strengthening approaches, including Training of Trainers models and adult learning methodologies.
• Experience working with or for UN agencies, international NGOs, or humanitarian coordination bodies is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation, including SOPs, guidance notes, training materials, and templates.
• Experience developing standardized tools and templates for planning, reporting, and decision-making.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, including delivery of webinars and in-person trainings.
• Experience contributing to or supporting helpdesk or user support mechanisms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables under tight timelines.
• High attention to detail and quality assurance.

Requirements

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Working knowledge of Spanish and/or French is required.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

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.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.

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.