People and Culture Specialist, P-3, Temporary Position, 6 months, Supply Division, Copenhagen, Denmark, #00136454

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 Chance

UNICEF Supply Division (SD) works to ensure equitable and inclusive access to essential supplies and services for children and their families, in development, humanitarian and fragile contexts. These supplies are critical to saving lives, supporting children’s health and education, and protecting them from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. As the UN’s largest end to end supply chain entity, UNICEF leverages its global reach, market influence, supply chain expertise and partnerships with governments, civil society, private sector, industry, and other stakeholders to meet children’s needs and protect their rights around the world.

SD focuses on three result areas to maximize impact, scale, and effectiveness: strategic procurement; supply preparedness and response in humanitarian and fragile contexts; and supply chain optimization. To facilitate and accelerate progress toward these results, SD employs three change strategies: financing for supply and services, supply chain digitalization and supply chain localization.

The People and Culture Centre leads strategic human resources management by strengthening workforce capabilities, promoting high performance, and fostering an inclusive work environment. It drives the development and delivery of strategic HR solutions across the organization.The Centre oversees workforce planning, talent management, and the development of a future-ready workforce within the supply community. It also provides technical expertise and supports leadership development initiatives.

This position is located in the People & Culture Centre and provides support to a broad range of P&C functions.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief, Human Resources, the People & Culture Specialist supports integrated HR service delivery by strengthening coordination across all units in the People & Culture Centre, contributing to the implementation of the Centre workplan through project management, and enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, and client orientation of HR services. The role also provides support in performance monitoring, change initiatives, and ensures service continuity across key P&C functions.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

HR Workplan Delivery & Project Management

• Lead and/or support the implementation of specific HR projects aligned with the HR strategy and annual workplan.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, and progress tracking.
• Identify risks and bottlenecks, and propose corrective actions.
• Contribute to reporting on HR outputs, outcomes, and overall results.

Change & Transition Support

• Support the planning and implementation of HR-related change and transition initiatives (e.g., organizational changes, new policies, systems).
• Contribute to stakeholder engagement, communication, and change readiness efforts.
• Monitor implementation progress and document lessons learned to inform future initiatives.

HR Delivery Model Improvement, Client Experience & Service Continuity

• Identify and implement improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of HR processes and service delivery.
• Support development and refinement of SOPs, workflows, and service standards.
• Promote a client-centric approach, ensuring responsiveness, consistency, and quality of HR services.
• Support the design