GenU Content Specialist Consultant (Remote/Work from home) - Ref#577138

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, hope.

 

Consultancy Title: GenU Content Specialist Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Programme Group, Generation Unlimited (YPA) secretariat, UNICEF NYHQ

Duration: 15 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / Remote

 

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

As part of its mission to skill and connect the world’s 1.8 billion youth to opportunities for education, employment, and social impact, Generation Unlimited (GenU) delivers skilling programmes supporting young people to transition to employment. To support this work, GenU is recruiting a Content Specialist who will deliver strategic deliverables that will enhance the quality, reach and impact of GenU’s global programmes. This will include a specific focus on enhancing the quality of the global and national content offerings available via the Passport to Earning (P2E) platform.

As a part of the GenU Programmes Team, under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director Programmes, under the direct supervision of the Senior Advisor, Global Programes, in collaboration with the Global P2E Coordinator and UNICEF and GenU partners, the consultant will develop and deliver a global content strategy, including specific focuses on the deployment of AI and Green skilling across programmes. The consultant will play a pivotal role in ensuring that P2E content aligns with the global content taxonomy, meets global standards, and addresses the evolving needs of young people across multiple countries. They will update the Global Library with relevant and up-to-date content for P2E users. Key responsibilities include developing a global accreditation and certification framework for P2E, providing content support for countries, assisting the Global Coordinator, and supporting the localization and contextualization of content.

 

Scope of Work:

• Undertake an analysis of the current performance of the global instance of the P2E platform, including identifying the extent to which it contains relevant content aligned with the P2E taxonomy, with a particular focus on incorporating foundational and practical GenAI and Green content. Based on this analysis, update the global instance accordingly.
• Provide technical expertise to UNICEF country offices in developing localized content strategies, sourcing content, uploading, and testing P2E instances that address contextual needs, while aligning with global priorities and regional labor market demands.
• Identify, curate, and upload content that meets global quality standards. Collaborate with country offices to facilitate the transition of content from the global library to national libraries, ensuring country-specific needs are met.
• Collaborate with partners to source and curate content in various formats (e.g., videos, quizzes, games, assessments) in line with the Digital Content Strategy. Ensure the content is diverse, inclusive, and available in multiple languages and formats suitable for the intended audience.
• Work with the Senior Advisor to establish an AI action plan that integrates AI skilling across GenU programs, particularly in creating AI-focused learning-to-earning pathways for youth.
• Work with GenU program teams (e.g. BeGreen, imaGen Ventures, Yoma, GVI, etc.) to ensure that their online content offerings are successfully integrated into the global P2E platform, contributing to a unified skilling and opportunities hub for youth.

 

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