People & Culture Officer, Integrated Talent Management

At the heart of UNICEF's work is the program countries. Each office works in line with UNICEF's mission as part of a specific program of cooperation with local governments. Their work is based on a five-year plan based on a situation analysis and is provided with technical assistance by the regional offices. UNICEF's work is part of other UN activities in the country.

The Integrated Talent Management (People and Culture) Specialist will join the Integrated Talent Management (ITM) team in UNICEF’s Division of People & Culture, based in Budapest. ITM manages approaches for the full talent cycle across UNICEF through six connected areas: workforce strategy and planning, sourcing and recruiting, performance culture, engagement and retention, learning and development, succession planning and mobility. 2027 is the year ITM puts its new frameworks into practice, as well as new approaches development and roll out. ITM is hiring four UN Volunteer Specialists who work as one flexible team. Each has a main specialization and supports colleagues across the six areas as priorities evolving. Candidates are invited to apply specialized skills in supporting integrated talent management. Any additional skills are considered an advantage, such as the following, and in related areas beyond them: coordination, project management, communication, support roll out of talent initiatives, change management, learning and development, data analytics, evaluations and assessments, talent management. The specialists will work as one Team and the individual areas of support to ITM projects will be agreed with supervisor depending on priority projects. You will be collaborating with ITM colleagues, the broader people and culture teams in regional and country offices, and other HQ divisions. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career entry to point into UNICEF’s people and culture talent network.

The Integrated Talent Management (People and Culture) Specialsit will work as part of a flexible ITM support pool of four Specialists, each with a main specialization and availability to support ITM across four main areas. 2027 is the year UNICEF puts its new talent management frameworks and approaches into practice, so your work will directly support in reaching colleagues worldwide. Specific tasks follow ITM’s workplan and may be adjusted during the assignment.
Main specialization support (approx. 60%)
Applies to all specializations:
• Support the design, implementation and rollout of ITM workplan deliverables under your specialization.
• Support the development of communication and outreach products for these initiatives (announcements, intranet/SharePoint content, newsletters, infographics, videos, slide decks and talking points) and support their sharing with target audiences.
• Prepare drafts, guidance materials and meeting documentation.
• Coordinate logistics and follow-up for meetings, consultations, workshops, learning events or exercises, as applicable.
• Collect, clean and analyse data (surveys, HR metrics, learning completion, recruitment pipelines) and support building clear outputs such as dashboards, trend summaries and visualizations to inform decisions
• Keep up-to-date records of activities, strengthen knowledge management and learning.
Typical emphasis by specialization:
• Change & Engagement Support: prepare toolkits and guidance packs (presentations, FAQs, SharePoint pages, webinars, short videos) that explain new frameworks, approaches and policies to P&C colleagues and all personnel worldwide; help organize and co-facilitate consultations and online learning sessions with regions, offices and divisions.
• Talent Initiatives Support: support coordination on young talent, UN Volunteer, internship, fellowship, JPO and mobility programmes; prepare programme communications, orientation sessions and bulletins; follow up with partners and participants.
• Professional Development & Capacity Building Support: coordinate coaching, mentoring and other development programmes (requests, matching, administration, feedback, evaluation); support the design and rollout of learning paths, including those specific to P&C staff, and the evaluation of learning initiatives.
• Talent Management Data, Monitoring & Evidence Support: maintain talent management trackers, dashboards; support monitoring and reporting and data requests on learning, performance management and workforce data; help with presentations to reflect findings clearly to non-specialists and follow up on data gaps and incomplete records.
Cross-team collaboration and support (approx. 40%)
• Support colleagues in the other specializations during peak periods, as agreed quarterly
• Provide project management support across workstreams: maintain project plans and timelines, track milestones, coordinate inputs from contributors, flag risks early.
• Support knowledge management: maintain shared workspaces, and document lessons learned and good practices.
• Perform other related duties as required by the ITM.