Sustainability Data Management Consultant

QAPC, Supply Division & Remote, without travel

7 months

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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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to a future

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Supply Division seeks to initiate Phase 1 (Scoping and Design) of a Sustainability Data Management (SDM) system to address a critical gap in its ability to systematically collect, verify, analyze, and report sustainability data across its supply chain.

Sustainability—including environmental, social, and safeguarding dimensions—is a core UNICEF priority embedded in UNICEF core values and mainstreamed in the 2026–2029 UNICEF Supply Division strategic plan. However, UNICEF currently lacks a centralized system to manage sustainability data and associated reporting requirements, resulting in fragmented, inconsistent, and resource-intensive processes.

The purpose of this consultancy is to develop the foundational elements of an SDM system, including data requirements, verification methodologies, governance structures, and an implementation roadmap. This will enable UNICEF to strengthen ESG risk management, meet increasing donor expectations, and support data-driven procurement decisions and effective monitoring and reporting.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR.TMC0006573.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: Masters in Sustainability Analytics, ESG, Environmental Management and Sustainability, Sustainable Development, or related field is required
Work Experience: Minimum 5 years experience in sustainability projects and/or management

Demonstrable experience in sustainability reporting, desirable if such experience is in supply chain management.
Experience with gathering, validating, and managing large datasets, particularly sustainability-related data (e.g., energy usage, emissions, waste).
Experience in building systems that monitor compliance with environmental standards and certifications.
Experience in using data to benchmark sustainability performance against industry standards or peers, helping to set realistic and impactful targets.
Experience in ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and completeness through effective quality control measures, including data validation techniques.
Experience with tools and software for sustainability modeling is desirable, but not required.

Knowledge / expertise / Skills:

Solid understanding of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, ESG and sustainability frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and ISO 14001.
Knowledge of LCA methodology for assessing environmental impacts of products/services across their entire lifecycle.
Knowledge of global and environmental and social regulations and how they affect data collection and reporting, such as Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Strong project management abilities, including experience with project planning and execution.
Strong communication skills, including the proven ability to translate sustainability data into actionable insights and communicate them clearly to stakeholders, including non-technical audiences.
Technical report writing skills
Ability to work with various teams (e.g., IT, technical and commercial profiles of procurement centers that manage various supplies at UNICEF) to ensure data is collected and managed efficiently across the organization.

Language Requirements: English
Desirables: Experience with UNICEF and Supply Division is desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal.TMC0006573.docx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Sustainability Data Management Consultant, QAPC, Supply Division & Remote, without travel 7 months, # 596102