Individual Consultant to Facilitate UNICEF Eastern & Southern Africa Region's Human Resources Network Meeting at UNICEF

The Goals Of This Meeting Include

Under the supervision of the Human Resources Manager, the Facilitator will facilitate an effective 2022 Regional Human Resources Network Meeting.

• Facilitating networking and team building among the 21 country offices and regional office.
• Sharing and discussing global and regional human resources developments, recurring issues, priorities and guidance.
• Activities and Tasks:

The consultant is expected to provide high-quality facilitation of the HRNM. Specifically, he/she will

• Participate in planning meetings to finalize the meeting agenda, activities, and logistics prior to the HRNM.
• Prepare a facilitation plan for the HRNM, as per the prescribed agenda.
• As part of the facilitation plan, develop and introduce and close out the meeting days and individual sessions.
• Ensure the meeting sessions flow and stay within their prescribed time.
• Facilitate plenary discussions, panels, small group discussions, and other interactive activities during the sessions.
• Involve virtual participants as appropriate in the sessions.
• Develop and lead icebreakers, energizers, and other team-building activities.
• Conduct a brief evaluation and prepare a short report documenting the evaluation results.

Work relationships:

• The consultant will report to the ESARO Human Resources Manager and is expected to work closely with the meeting’s session leads in preparing the facilitation plan.

Performance Indicators Include

• Facilitation plan details the specific methods/activities that the facilitator will use for each session, transitions between sessions, and team building/icebreaker/energizer activities.
• >80% of meeting participants rate the facilitation as good or great in evaluation

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline, ideally in organizational development and/or communications.
• At least five (5) years’ work experience in facilitating and coordinating events, including regional meetings /workshops.
• Strong analytical, conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Full working knowledge of online and interactive meeting technology (e.g., Zoom, MS-Teams, Mentimeter, Slido, etc.)
• Previous working experience with UN and/or international organization desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish effective work relationships.
• Flexible and able to respond to and accommodate change easily.
• Administrative skills and self-motivated with the ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks under minimal supervision in effective and efficient manner.
• Experience of working independently and remotely