Consultant - Executive and Team Coaching, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Hosted Fund, Remote, 4 months, REQ #576683

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, EDUCATION 

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises. It was established in 2016 during the World Humanitarian Summit by international humanitarian and development aid organizations, along with public and private donors, to help reposition education as a priority on the humanitarian agenda, usher in a more collaborative approach among actors on the ground and foster additional funding to ensure that every crisis-affected child and young person is in school and learning.

Based on the recognition that continuous access to quality learning is a priority for children and families affected by conflicts, natural disasters, and displacement and that no programme nor organization can do it alone, ECW comes as a ground-breaking initiative bringing together public and private partners eager to work together differently and mobilize the funding required to deploy immediate and sustainable solutions.

How can you make a difference? 

The purpose of this assignment is to support the ECW Secretariat to identify, recognize and continue to encourage its ongoing best practices as well as highlight and support any opportunities for improvement including specific challenges that inhibit the full potential of the team. The key stakeholders of the initiative will be the ECW Director, the Senior Management Team together with targeted individuals across the Secretariat. The Consultant will work in close strategic coordination with the ECW Director and provide specific 1-1 and team support to the Senior Management Team.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Deliverables

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Deadline/timeline

Deliverable 1:
Support ECW's SMT with up to two more meetings in 2024 as co-planner and facilitator. Help plan up to two SMT meetings. a) Participate and facilitate agreed at least two SMT meetings including pre- design, planning and reporting.
b) Prepare report following each of the SMT meetings and an action plan reflecting the discussions, recommendations and agreed points and follow up on the action plan.
c) organize and coordinate ongoing, adhoc monthly communication to the ECW SMT stakeholders in the form of email templates or Zoom calls to monitor
achievement
d) Produce team-based output documents on quarterly basis that reflects work completed and any shifting requirements in the environment as needed 14 Feb 28, 2025 Deliverable 2:
Strategic Leadership Coaching support and advice to ECW Director and leadership team
Up to 60 individual and team coaching hours a) Develop a presentation and conduct briefing to the SMT on the tool, its application and ultimate use as an individual and team assessment.
b) Conduct multiple, individual 1-1debriefs after the assessment is completed with all SMT members.
c) Develop an analytical overview on common trends and strengths reflecting the creative and leadership competencies among SMT leaders
d) Compile similar areas of concern around reactive tendencies and behaviors).
e) Provide bi-weekly strategic advice and support against key leadership competencies: Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic thinking, improved team dynamics. Progress will be report to ECW's Director and leadership team in the form of reports or short Zoom calls. Leadership competencies may be refined in dialogue with ECW Director.
f) Execute individual coaching and development sessions with ECW SMT member on insights, learning and growth targets via 360s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up to 60 Coaching Hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 28, 2025

TOTAL ESTIMATED WORKING DAYS

14 days plus up to 60 coaching hours

 

 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• An advanced university (Master’s) degree in Human Resources Management, Education, Public or Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences or a relevant field.
  *A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s) combined with additional two years of relevant professional experience above the min. required may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Professional coaching certification from internationally recognized credentia