UNICEF’s Organizational Learning and Development team, under the People and Culture Manager, partners with leadership and stakeholders to anticipate skill needs, close gaps, and foster a high-performance, values-driven culture through innovative, accessible learning strategies aligned with the Strategic Plan 2026-2029. They leverage modern technologies, strategic partnerships, and change management to enhance talent development, leadership pipelines, and organizational agility in support of UNICEF’s mission to improve children’s lives worldwide.

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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 a Future

Within UNICEF’s mandate to build an agile, skilled, and values-driven workforce that delivers for children in increasingly complex humanitarian and development contexts, the Organizational Learning and Development function plays a pivotal role in enabling organizational performance and staff engagement. Positioned within the Integrated Talent Management framework, the office drives enterprise-wide learning strategies that align with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, foster leadership excellence, and support continuous professional growth at all levels.
The People and Culture Manager (Organizational Learning and Development) under supervision of Chief People and Culture (Integrated Talent Management) will partner with senior leadership, People and Culture teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to anticipate future capability needs, close skills gaps, and strengthen leadership pipelines. It integrates modern learning technologies, innovative methodologies, and evidence-based practices to deliver impactful, inclusive, and accessible development experiences. Through strategic partnerships—within the UN system, with academic institutions, and external providers—it ensures UNICEF leverages global expertise while embedding learning into the employee experience. In a rapidly evolving operating environment, the office also serves as a catalyst for cultural transformation, supporting change management, enhancing talent mobility, and cultivating a high-performance, learning-oriented culture that advances UNICEF’s mission for every child. 

How can you make a difference?

The People and Culture Manager (Organizational Learning and Development) leads UNICEF’s wide learning agenda to build a skilled, agile, and values-driven workforce. The role partners with leadership and cross-functional teams to anticipate capability needs, close skills gaps, and strengthen leadership pipelines. By leveraging innovative learning technologies, global partnerships, and evidence-based practices, it embeds development into the employee experience, drives cultural transformation, and supports a high-performance, learning-oriented culture that advances UNICEF’s mission for every child

Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks:

1. Team Leadership and Strategy
2. Organizational Learning and Development Programs
3. Leadership Development
4. Career Development Oversight
5. Employee Experience
6. Cross-Functional Collaboration
7. Change Management

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  People and Culture Manager (Integrated Talent Management)_P-4_132723 _JD

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Human Resources Management, Psychology, Education, Business Management, International Relations, Organizational Learning and Development, Organizational Development and any other related fields. Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
• Work Experience: A minimum of eight years of professional experience in Human Resources/People and Culture management or related area in an international organization and/or large corporation is required. Demonstrated leadership and at least 2 years of focused on on learning and leadership development in an international organization and/or large corporation is required. Strong analytical skills and experience using data to drive decisions. Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Familiarity with Human Resources/People and Culture technologies. 
• Skills: 
  1. Leadership and Managerial: The ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals and foresee risks and allow for contingencies when planning. Ability to implement clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, adjust priorities as required. 
  2. Strategic: Experience and ability to help design and implement targeted and innovative People and Culture strategies to address clients’ people-related needs. Ability to design and implement innovative People and Culture programs within a fast paced, evolving, and wide organizational setting.
  3. Technical: Authoritative technical knowledge of the principles and concepts of People and Culture management. Capacity to adapt policies, approaches and models to meet emerging needs. Ability to identify and analyze systemic issues, formulate opinions and make conclusions and recommendations to resolve same. Excellent knowledge of organizational and People and Culture information technology systems and tools. 
  4. Interpersonal and Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organization tailoring language, tone, style and format to match audience. Ability to empathize with client managers, supervisors and staff while advocating for consistent and equitable applications of promulgated People and Culture regulations and rules.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. 

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Knowledge of current trends in workplace learning and leadership development technologies is desirable.
• Proven experience designing and implementing learning, career development and leadership development programmes is desired.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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 competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 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.

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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from targeted underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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