Consultant - Hybrid End-of-Year Celebration, Office of Innovation, 8 weeks (Remote)

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 innovate
UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. We believe that new approaches, partnerships and technologies that support realizing children's rights are critical to improving their lives.

The Office of Innovation is a creative, interactive, and agile team in UNICEF. We sit at a unique intersection, where an organization that works on huge global issues meets the start-up thinking, the technology, and the partners that turn this energy into scalable solutions.

The Office of Innovation (OOI) is undergoing a transition as part of the broader Future Focus Initiative (FFI). Elements of OOI's work are being integrated into other divisions, while a core innovation unit will remain to continue advancing UNICEF's innovation agenda. In this moment of both continuity and change, the Office wishes to hold a virtual end-of-year celebration to recognize the collective achievements of the team, acknowledge colleagues transitioning out, and provide space for reflection and connection across locations. This event will bring together colleagues OOI teams across locations in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Geneva and Barcelona, along with remote colleagues. Each location will host small in-person gatherings that connect virtually for a shared celebration in early December 2025. Given the dispersed setup, ongoing travel restrictions, and the emotional tone of this period, the event will be intentionally designed to be inclusive, meaningful, and balanced, combining celebration and playfulness, reflection, and gratitude while acknowledging the human realities of the change.

Our team
OOI brings together teams working on digital public goods, frontier technology, learning and innovation, and partnerships. With hubs in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Geneva and Barcelona, the Office operates through a distributed model, fostering collaboration across geographies and disciplines. The team embodies UNICEF's values of care, creativity, and agility, constantly exploring how innovation can drive better outcomes for children. This event is intended as a shared space to recognize that spirit, connect colleagues across locations, and celebrate the journey to date while looking ahead to the future of innovation within UNICEF.

How can you make a difference?
As the Hybrid End-of-Year Celebration Consultant, you will design and lead an online event that captures the Office of Innovation's journey, connects colleagues across hubs, and provides space for appreciation and closure. You will manage the full process, from concept development to facilitation and post-event documentation, ensuring the experience is thoughtful, balanced, and inclusive.

The consultant will act as both creative director and facilitator, shaping the narrative and emotional tone of the event while handling coordination, content design, and delivery logistics.

The consultant will also document the process and outcomes, capturing the event narrative, visuals, and staff reflections in a post-event summary to serve as a record of OOI's journey and learnings during this transition.

Key outputs

• Concept and Design Development
• Define the event's theme, structure, and tone (e.g., "Innovation Lives On" )
• Prepare a detailed concept note including objectives, agenda options, visuals, and interactive ideas.
• Ensure alignment with the Director, Chief of Operations, People and Culture Specialist and Staff Association.
• Pre-Event Engagement and Content Preparation
• Design and deploy an online "Reflection Wall" or short staff survey (example HowSpace tool or other appropriate technology) to gather input on achievements, memories, and learning.
• Compile photos, videos, and messages into a short celebration video or slideshow.
• Coordinate presentation materials, speaker notes, and OOI visual identity.
• Event Coordination and Facilitation
• Manage the end-to-end organization of the 2–3 hour online event (platform setup, flow, speakers, breakout rooms and exercises both physical and online, engagement tools).
• Facilitate or co-facilitate the live event, ensuring flow, timing, and participation.
• Post-Event Documentation and Reflection
• Produce a short summary capturing highlights, messages, visuals, and lessons from the event (2–3 pages or short visual report).
• Provide recommendations for future maintaining morale post-transition or follow-up activities.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:
Consultant Office End Year
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum Requirements**

• Education: Advanced university degree in Communications, Event Management, Organizational Development, or related field.

• Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in facilitation, virtual event design, or organizational engagement, preferably in an international or UN environment.

• Proven experience in virtual and hybrid events, ideally in international or UN contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive team transitions and foster positive group dynamics.

• Excellent communication, writing, and storytelling skills.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in English required; knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

Travel
No travel is foreseen for this assignment. The consultancy will be fully remote.

Payment details and further considerations
Payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of deliverables, as detailed above. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment if deliverables do not meet the required standards or are delayed.

How To Apply

• Interest applicant is required to submit a financial proposal with all-inclusive fee. Please see the financial proposal template. Consultancy Financial Offer
• Financial proposal must include travel costs (economy class) and daily subsistence allowance, if travel is required as per TOR and any other estimated costs: visa, travel/health insurance
• Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Duration
: 25 November 2025 – 15 January 2026 (approx. 8 weeks)

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

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UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

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Remarks
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Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

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