Short Term International Individual Consultancy for Recruitment Support, Ankara Turkiye CO, 3 months (Remote)

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.

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The Türkiye Country Office recently undergone a comprehensive Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP) process in preparation for the 2026–2030 programme cycle. As part of this transition, the office has completed a functional review and skills mapping exercise, resulting in a significant restructuring of its staffing and operational model.

One of the key outcomes of this process is the need to launch a large-scale recruitment campaign to fill at least 37 new positions across various programme and operational areas. These roles are critical to ensure the office is equipped to deliver on its new strategic priorities.

Given the urgency and volume of recruitment required, the office seeks temporary technical support through this consultancy. This approach allows Türkiye Country Office to manage the recruitment surge efficiently without expanding the number of HR staff positions, ensuring cost-effectiveness and operational agility during the transition period.

How can you make a difference? 

The purpose of this assignment is to provide comprehensive support to the Türkiye Country Office’s recruitment function by managing the full cycle of recruitment for a high volume of positions. The consultant will be responsible for ensuring timely, efficient, and compliant execution of all recruitment steps—from planning and advertisement to candidate assessment and selection reporting.

Tasks:

Tasks

Deliverable

Tentative* Period/Deadline

1

Completion of 20 Full-Cycle Recruitment Cases

Successfully manage and complete the recruitment process for 20 positions within a 3-month period, including advertisement, longlisting, candidate screening, interview coordination, selection reporting, and routing to GSSC for offer issuance.

A consolidated document (recruitment monitoring table) showing that 20 positions have been fully recruited within the 3-month timeframe.

31 January 2026

2.

Timely Execution of Recruitment Milestones

• Ensure recruitment steps are completed within defined timelines:
• Vacancy announcements published within 1 day of receiving cleared JDs.
• Longlists shared within 2 days of vacancy closure.
• Interviews scheduled within 1 week of shortlist finalization.
• Selection reports finalized within 3 days of interviews.
• Recruitment Milestone Compliance Report (KPI tracker)
• A consolidated report showing each recruitment step was executed within the noted timeframe:
• Vacancy announcement → published within 1 day of cleared JDs
• Longlist → shared within 2 days of vacancy closure
• Interviews → scheduled within 1 week of shortlist finalization
• Selection report → finalized within 3 days of interviews.

31 January 2026

*Delivery dates are tentative. Detailed time plan is required together with the technical proposal.

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

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in human resources.
• At least 2 years of experience recruiting in large-scale recruitment campaigns.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Advanced knowledge of UNICEF recruitment procedures and talent management systems is highly preferred.

Skills And Personal Traits:

Excellent communication and HR partnership skills

Strong reporting and documentation capabilities

Proven ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team environment (remotely)

Positive attitude with a track record of meeting tight deadlines

The applications will be evaluated from the technical and financial point of view. Technical aspects will be evaluated using the criteria outlined in the below matrix:

Criteria for technical evaluation

Max Points

Recruitment Process Expertise: Experience managing full-cycle recruitment, including advertising, longlisting, testing, interviewing, and selection reporting.

20

HR Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with Talent Management Systems (TMS) and experience with approvals and routing cases.

10

Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to liaise effectively with hiring managers and guide them through recruitment steps.

10

Timeliness and Delivery: Candidate Assessment Skills: Experience in screening, evaluating, and interviewing candidates for competencies and qualifications.

10

Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines as outlined in deliverables (e.g., VA publication, longlisting, interviews).

10

Reporting and Documentation: Strong skills in writing selection reports and maintaining accurate records.

5

High Volume recruitment: experience managing high-volume recruitment (e.g., 20+ cases).

5

Maximum Total Points

Max points: 70

The financial proposals will be opened only for the candidates that reach or exceed forty-nine (49) points out of a maximum seventy (70) points. Thirty (30) points will be awarded to the candidate that presented the lowest fee for the services requested. The remaining financial offers will receive proportional points ([lowest bid/bid] x 30 points)

Application:

Please note that applications should include: 

• Financial proposal 
• Most recent CV 

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

• The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
• (1) Builds and maintains partnerships
• (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• (3) Drive to achieve results for impact
• (4) Innovates and embraces change
• (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
• (6) Thinks and acts strategically
• (7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. 

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.