International Consultant – Strategic Workforce Transformation

About the role

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to work with the Regional Office People & Culture team and the SMR Workstream on workforce transformation and organisational change across East and Southern Africa. The role involves translating strategic recommendations into practical actions and developing tools to support sustainable workforce change.

Key responsibilities

• Translate strategic workforce recommendations into actionable implementation roadmaps and tools.
• Conduct workforce capability and skills gap analyses, including data review and stakeholder interviews.
• Strengthen workforce planning, talent initiatives, and organisational design.
• Support organisational change efforts and stakeholder engagement across the region.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in HR, organisational development, change management or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in organisational transformation, strategic workforce planning, talent management or similar.
• Proven ability to develop workforce capability frameworks, conduct gap analyses and produce decision‑ready products.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including data analysis and senior stakeholder interviews.
• Excellent written and spoken English.