UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child...a future
Child rights are universal, inalienable and indivisible. Yet the pursuit of these enduring rights takes place within a world that is in constant flux. Economic, social and political dynamics, driven by new technologies, actors and challenges, pose important tests for the current and future well-being of children.
The Office of Global Insight and Policy (Global Insight) was established in 2019 to assist UNICEF in interpreting, and engaging in, a rapidly changing world. Global Insight provides UNICEF with intelligence on a range of issues with implications for children and its work, equipping the organization to more effectively shape the global discourse with greater awareness of children's issues, and preparing it for the future by scanning the horizon for frontier issues and ways of working.
With dedicated expertise in seven policy areas - digital technology, human capital, governance, the environment, society, finance, and markets - Global Insight serves as UNICEF's internal think tank, scoping frontier issues and emerging practices affecting children that may inform UNICEF's approach.
Among Global Insight's flagship projects is the two-year Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Child Rights project, funded by the Government of Finland. Despite growing interest in AI, little attention is paid to how it will impact on children and their rights. To help fill this gap in understanding and policy guidance, Global Insight is leading development of policy guidance in partnership with a range of external stakeholders. Through regional workshops, consultations, expert inputs and convening of the first AI and Child Rights Forum, the project will outline usable principles for implementing AI that support child rights. Please see our project page for more details: www.unicef.org/globalinsight/featured-projects/ai-children
How can you make a difference?
The AI and Child Rights project is looking for a Design Consultant to support the production of analytical papers, data visuals and workshop reports; event materials; webinars and recordings; web pages; and a range of digital communications products.
The Design Consultant will work closely with the Digital Policy Specialist and under the direct supervision of the Design Specialist. The Designer will also work closely with the AI and Child Rights Project Manager. The Design Consultant will work remotely, with potential to work in UNICEF's New York office as determined by project needs. The work may include incidental travel to participate in field work, workshops or conferences; such travel will be governed by UNICEF travel policies for consultants.
Towards the deliverables outlined below, the Design Consultant will be expected to work on a number of tasks that could include:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The functional competencies required for this post are...
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Payment details and further considerations
Remarks:
Duty station: New York or Remote
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.