Apply for Consultancy: Strategic Design Lead, Office of Innovation – Learning Innovation Hub, Helsinki, Finland (13 months) Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

UNICEF works in some of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 nations and territories, we work for each child, all over the place, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each child, innovate

UNICEF has a 70-12 months historical past of innovating for kids. We imagine that new approaches, partnerships and applied sciences that help realizing kids’s rights are important to enhancing their lives.

The Office of Innovation is a artistic, interactive, and agile staff in UNICEF. We sit at a singular intersection, the place a company that works on enormous international points meets the beginning-up considering, the know-how, and the companions that flip this vitality into scalable options.

The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub, established in Helsinki, has a mission to radically remodel schooling world wide by making it a beautiful journey for each child. Working with corporates and non-revenue companions, the Learning Innovation Hub helps governments in accelerating entry to digital studying; invests from pilot to scale on recreation-altering edtech improvements and explores how new revolutionary pedagogies and applied sciences can create environments the place kids can be taught, unleash their distinctive expertise, and grow to be true entrepreneurs of their life. It is part of Reimagine Education initiative and has the daring ambition to grow to be a worldwide “home for the architects of the future of learning”.

How are you able to make a difference? 

UNICEF’s Global Learning Innovation Hub is wanting for an skilled Strategic Design Lead to deliver demonstrable design management and experience to key initiatives of the Learning Innovation Hub.  A profitable candidate has the flexibility to behave as a decisive design staff lead, product proprietor, mentor, coach, staff participant and associate, crafting considerate ideas pushed by strategic perception and demonstrating how unconventional considering can result in world-class sustainable options. You grasp the human centered design course of and methodologies inside and outside and are additionally capable of switch that information to the staff by way of pointers, templates and coaching. When wanted, you create prototypes, facilitate workshops, and provide design help as vital, whereas retaining your eye on final strategic targets.

Background

The Learning Innovation Hub has just a few key initiatives together with the next:

1. The Learning Pioneers Programme is a partnership between the Hub and UNICEF Country Offices (COs) and their respective governments to deliver revolutionary approaches and harness the facility of know-how to rework studying by piloting and accelerating digital studying instruments in direction of improved kids’s studying and developmental outcomes.
2. EdTech for Good initiative by way of the EdTech for Good Framework and the Learning Cabinet. The Framework supplies a structured strategy to evaluating and choosing EdTech merchandise. Education resolution-makers can use the Framework as reference for deciding which EdTech instruments to make use of in colleges, whereas EdTech suppliers can use it to design ethically sound and impactful options. The Framework can also be getting used to curate EdTech instruments featured within the Learning Cabinet, an internet EdTech discovery platform. 
3. Blue Unicorn Farm is the Hub’s portfolio of EdTech instruments that can take part in an acceleration journey and be piloted for scale within the Learning Pioneer nations (see #1 above).  Solutions on this portfolio obtain entry to UNICEF’s and its companions’ schooling experience, technical help, mentorship and networking alternatives with like-minded innovators, specialists and entrepreneurs.
4. Spacecraft and Playground. This covers the Hub’s work round creating thought-upsetting analysis and suppose items on new studying futures, in addition to studying and proof on the combination of know-how in schooling; and figuring out and testing revolutionary approaches of utilizing EdTech use in schooling that pushes the boundaries in direction of shaping the longer term of studying.
5. Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) initiative at the moment applied in 11 nations goals to beat the inaccessibility of core studying supplies that observe Universal Design for Learning (UDL) ideas and use accessible know-how. ADTs are an tailored model of curriculum-primarily based textbooks and are digital, accessible, and versatile, permitting customers to customise and mix various options like narration, signal language movies, interactivity, the audio description of photographs, textual content-to-speech, and different features, to swimsuit totally different preferences or entry wants. UNICEF with its companions is leveraging the potential of Generative AI to develop and pilot an open-supply resolution that might considerably minimize the time and sources required to create ADTs that might considerably impression the educational of kids with disabilities within the hardest-to-attain locations.

Your predominant obligations will probably be:

The Strategic Design Lead marketing consultant will guarantee integration of human-centered design parts into all key initiatives of the Hub particularly, the next:

1.       Learning Pioneers Programme

1.1    Update the design journey, processes and package deal for onboarding a second cohort of Learning Pioneer Countries primarily based on classes from the primary cohort. 

1.2   Design and help the supply of the Innovation Camp for the second cohort of Learning Pioneer nations. The one-week immersive Innovation Camp will embrace members from UNICEF Country Offices and associate governments. 

1.3   Lead the Landscape of Possible Learning Futures evaluation in every of the two^nd cohort of Learning Pioneer Countries which is able to embrace a desk overview, distant interviews, nation go to, and ship the Architects of Digital Learning Futures Workshops in every of the nations. Using futures design considering methodologies, the workshop will assist think about what options studying journeys could be constructed, and again forged into the current to establish the totally different interventions wanted to realize so. 

1.4   Support the overview and presentation of proof technology from the piloting of EdTech instruments within the first cohort of Learning Pioneer nations, making certain design parts are taken under consideration. Support the Learning Pioneer nations and EdTech firms replace the acceleration design and journey map primarily based on the proof.

2.       Learning Cabinet and EdTech for Good Framework

2.1 Provide strategic steering for new iterations of the Learning Cabinet, together with design of new options and functionalities, primarily based on person suggestions. 

2.2 Guide the additional growth of the EdTech for Good Framework, leveraging person suggestions to refine and enhance design of public-going through paperwork, e.g. PDFs, shows, and many others. 

2.3 Design and help the facilitation of workshops with UNICEF companions and different related stakeholders, geared toward defining the technique, avenues for development and scaling of the Framework and Cabinet.  

 

3. Blue Unicorn Farm

3.1 Provide help to replace the strategic design of the portfolio administration strategy for the Blue Unicorn Farm.

3.2 Design, implement and iterate toolkits, leveraging HCD methodologies, lean begin-up and techniques considering, directed at supporting EdTech instruments within the Blue Unicorn Farm (cohorts 1 and a pair of) to assist them progress of their acceleration journey (pilot and speed up part) and make sure the achievement of outlined milestones and KPI.

3.3 Design and help the supply of workshops, ideation periods and group occasions for particular person or cohort-vast instruments within the Blue Unicorn Farm’s cohorts.  

4. Spacecraft and Playground

4.1 Support the combination of design methodologies and instruments within the analysis and suppose items the Hub will produce, together with on studying futures.

4.2 Help establish specialists and potential audio system on design research and future research and its application in schooling.

4.3 Support the combination of design methodologies and instruments within the Hub’s “Playground” initiatives, together with the design, journey map, templates and instruments for piloting and acceleration in nations.

 5. Accessible Digital Textbooks

5.1 Work with the ADT lead staff and Innocenti to supply classes discovered from the implementation in nations by reviewing draft experiences and bringing in design parts.

5.2 Support the updating of the ADT pointers and methodology by bringing in design parts contemplating the teachings discovered and the brand new GenAI options. This will inform new and present implementing nations on tips on how to proceed with piloting, accelerating, and scaling up.

6. Overall hub functioning and work

Overall Strategic Design help to the Learning Innovation Hub by bringing concepts to life by way of an iterative, human-centric strategy and have interaction undertaking groups by way of your entire undertaking journey, together with facilitating Hub brainstorming periods, prototyping and design sprints, and designing Hub supplies, shows, and many others.

6.1   Design and ship trainings on HCD methodologies, together with HCD workshop facilitation and trainings for the Learning Innovation Hub staff, associate nations and different collaborators to construct key skillsets consistent with the Hub’s mission.

6.2   Work with the Hub’s management staff to help the event of new service choices and enhancements to present choices that align with the Hub’s mission, together with making certain that the Hub’s narrative and outputs align with the broader strategic targets of UNICEF, offering HCD-pushed insights and suggestions into partnership methods and proposals.

6.3   Provide general design help to reinforce the Hub’s visuals and templates when/as wanted.

For extra data on the obligations, please obtain the Terms of Reference hooked up: 

 TOR_Strategic Design Lead_Learning Innovation Hub.docx

The duties above are for a period of 13 months with the chance of extension.

Travel:

• The marketing consultant is predicted to journey throughout the project, this will probably be deliberate and agreed with the supervisor.
• The marketing consultant is accountable for arranging his/her personal journey as part of the project, together with visa and journey insurance coverage.
• Travel prices will probably be lined by UNICEF as per customary UN journey process.

Payment particulars and additional concerns

• Payment of skilled charges will probably be primarily based on the submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the correct to withhold cost in case the deliverables submitted are less than the required customary or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the marketing consultant. 
• Consultant is accountable for their very own well being and journey insurance coverage

How to apply:

• Applicants are required to surround a portfolio of associated design work (strategic design / service design / ux/ui / futures design / visible design) that they’ve labored on / delivered, specifying the applicant’s particular function in every product / undertaking, and together with hyperlinks to the product / undertaking web site / report and many others. the place relevant.
• Interest applicant is required to submit a monetary proposal with all-inclusive charge.  Please see the monetary proposal template.
• Financial proposal should embrace journey prices (economic system class) and each day subsistence allowance, if journey is required as per TOR and some other estimated prices: visa, journey/medical insurance
• Applications with no monetary proposal won’t be thought of.  Consultancy Financial Offer template.docx

General Terms and Conditions:

 Please overview UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions for Consultants here for necessary data concerning contract obligations, together with medical insurance coverage, SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) vaccination, and earnings tax necessities.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have… 

• An superior University Degree in Design (Strategic Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, UX or associated subject). A primary diploma + 2 years of further expertise could be thought of in lieu of a grasp’s diploma.
• Minimum 8 years of expertise in relevant fields, corresponding to strategic consulting, development-centered work, perception, entrepreneurship.
• Proven expertise in planning, designing, facilitating and synthesizing workshops.
• Proven expertise with driving and making use of person-centered design processes. 
• Proven expertise creating expertise maps, person journeys, service blueprints, flows, and wireframes.
• Working information of “Futures Design” methodology.
• Fluency in trade-customary design functions (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch, Mural, Miro, Google Slides, PowerPoint).
• Experience engaged on and main diversely expert groups, and navigating the interpretation wanted throughout disciplines and organizations.
• Knowledge of the surroundings by which UNICEF operates and understanding the constraints of working in a creating-world surroundings.
• Familiarity with UNICEF’s mission and the schooling house is an asset
• The applicant should have authorized authorization to reside and work in Finland because the consultancy relies in Finland. UNICEF won’t be accountable for processing visas or supporting journey to Finland to take up this consultancy.
• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset. 
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset. 

For each Child, you reveal… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to grow to be a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF gives paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, effectively-being, and advantages.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous limitations, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the quantity of staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated help necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the web application, please submit your request by way of the accessibility electronic mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

Individuals engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “staff members” below the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (corresponding to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service will probably be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of totally vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF for the period of their consultancy contracts. 

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