UNICEF is recruiting a People and Culture Officer (Talent Development) at P-2 level for its Supply Division in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is an 11-month Temporary Appointment (job no. 596689, vacancy #00138952) in the Human Resources category, and applications close on 08 November 2026 at 23:55 (Romance Standard Time). At Youth Works Hub, we went through the full vacancy notice to put every requirement, duty and condition of this post in one place.
The Post at a Glance
The vacancy is published on the official UNICEF Careers website, and the key details of the post are these.
🔢 Job number: 596689
📄 Vacancy: #00138952
🖋️ Contract type: Temporary Appointment
⌛ Duration: 11 months
🏅 Level: P-2
📍 Duty station: Copenhagen, Denmark
🗂️ Category: Human Resources
🏢 Office: Supply Division, Supply Community Talent Management Unit
About UNICEF and the Right to Learning
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. The notice describes the organisation as a place where careers are built, offering staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, in a diverse and passionate culture with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
This vacancy is published under the heading "For every child, the right to Learning".
What the UNICEF Supply Division Does
The 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 uses its global reach, market influence, supply chain expertise and partnerships with governments, civil society, the private sector and industry to meet children's needs.
SD focuses on three areas to maximize impact, scale and effectiveness.
🛒 Strategic procurement
🚑 Supply preparedness and response in humanitarian and fragile contexts
⚙️ Supply chain optimization
To accelerate progress, SD employs three change strategies.
🏦 Financing for supply and services
🖥️ Supply chain digitalization
🏘️ Supply chain localization
The People and Culture Centre
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.
🗓️ Workforce planning
🌟 Talent management, including succession planning and staff mobility
🚨 The deployment of supply staff to respond to emergencies
🔮 The development of a future-ready workforce within the supply community
This position sits within the Supply Community Talent Management Unit, a core part of the Supply Division's People & Culture Centre. The incumbent understands the different areas of integrated Talent Management and shows proficiency in implementing learning and development solutions, which require ongoing and proactive engagement with various stakeholders across the Supply Community.
How You Can Make a Difference
Under the overall guidance of the Chief, People and Culture, and the direct supervision of the People & Culture Specialist (Supply Community Talent Management), the People & Culture Officer (Talent Development) contributes toward and helps coordinate the Supply talent and learning strategies. The aim is to enable staff members to grow the skillset and competencies needed to lead and work in the Supply Function globally.
The role also provides support in performance management, talent reviews, staff mobility and talent partnerships, so that current and future talent gaps are addressed in alignment with People & Culture and business objectives.
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Key Functions and Accountabilities
The notice groups the duties of the post into four areas.
🎯 Talent Development and Programme Delivery
🧩 Talent Development and Learning Solutions
🧱 Supply Skills Taxonomy and Architecture
📈 Integration, analytics and knowledge products
A complete Job Description (JD - People & Culture Officer_P2.pdf) is linked from the official vacancy page for anyone who wants the full task list.
Education Requirement
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (First Level University Degree) is required in one of these fields.
👥 Human resources management
💼 Business administration
🌏 International relations
🧠 Psychology
🧬 Another related field
Work Experience Requirements
The notice sets out five requirements.
⏱️ At least 2 years of experience in human resources, learning and development, or talent management, in international or complex operational contexts
🌐 Relevant experience at the international level in planning, monitoring and project management in initiatives related to learning and/or talent management
📑 Experience in liaising with external learning and/or talent management vendors to establish contracts and coordinate deliverables
📊 The ability to analyze and present findings from learning and development initiatives to business leaders, and to act on the inputs received
🗣️ Fluency in English
The skills listed for the post are Talent Management, L&D Project and Vendor Management.
Desirable Qualifications
These are described as an asset, not a requirement.
🇺🇳 Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
📦 Experience in the supply and logistics function in the private sector or in the United Nations
🧭 Experience in rolling out a competency framework and/or skills mapping
🤖 Artificial Intelligence fluency and responsible use
🛠️ Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts
UNICEF Values and the Seven Competencies
UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything the organisation does and how it does it. The notice asks applicants to get acquainted with the UNICEF Values Charter.
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are these.
🤲 Builds and maintains partnerships
🪞 Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
🏆 Drive to achieve results for impact
💡 Innovates and embraces change
🌫️ Manages ambiguity and complexity
♟️ Thinks and acts strategically
🙌 Works collaboratively with others
Applicants are also pointed to the UNICEF competency framework and its different levels.
Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, and its global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The organisation is committed to include everyone, irrespective of race or 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. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates are encouraged to apply.
🍼 Benefits include paid parental leave and breastfeeding breaks
♿ Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities
📬 Accommodation requests go through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage
📞 If shortlisted, candidates can contact the recruiter directly to share details in advance
Safeguarding, Background Checks and Medical Clearance
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. It 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of serious misconduct. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18).
All selected candidates undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks.
🎓 Verification of academic credentials and employment history
🔍 Screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases
📋 Requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations and other relevant organizations
🛡️ Participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable
Appointment, selection and continued engagement depend on the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent, and selected candidates with disabilities may be asked to submit supporting documentation about their disability confidentially.
Conditions of Appointment
The notice lists these conditions for the selected candidate.
🩺 UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance
🛂 A visa from the host country of the duty station is required for international professional positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF
📌 Appointments are conditional on willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate them for personnel; failure to comply without an approved medical exemption leads to cancellation of the selection or other administrative measures
🏛️ Government employees are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF
⚠️ UNICEF can withdraw an offer without compensation if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period
🧳 Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF
🆘 Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority, so all staff at all levels can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response
Selection Process and Fees
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates are 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 or external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Under Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection and hiring processes, whether at the application, interview, validation, appointment or training stage. It will not ask applicants for bank account information.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the UNICEF People and Culture Officer (Talent Development) job?
It is a P-2 Temporary Appointment of 11 months in the Supply Division of UNICEF in Copenhagen, Denmark. The officer helps coordinate the Supply talent and learning strategies and supports performance management, talent reviews, staff mobility and talent partnerships.
Who can apply for this UNICEF job?
The notice sets no nationality restriction. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
What qualifications and experience do I need?
You need a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in human resources management, business administration, international relations, psychology or a related field. You also need at least 2 years of experience in human resources, learning and development, or talent management in international or complex operational contexts, plus fluency in English.
Which skills does the post list?
The skills listed are Talent Management, L&D Project and Vendor Management. Experience in liaising with external learning and talent management vendors to establish contracts and coordinate deliverables is a requirement.
Do I need to speak another language?
No. Fluency in English is the only required language. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
How long is the contract and where is it based?
The contract is a Temporary Appointment of 11 months at P-2 level, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the Supply Division.
Is the salary stated in the notice?
No. The vacancy notice does not state a salary for this post.
Does UNICEF charge a fee to apply?
No. UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection and hiring processes, and it will not ask applicants for bank account information.
What checks does UNICEF run on selected candidates?
Selected candidates undergo reference, safeguarding and background verification checks, including verification of academic credentials and employment history and screening against United Nations misconduct databases. Appointments are also subject to medical clearance.
Deadline
⏳ 08 November 2026 (23:55, Romance Standard Time)
Links
🔗 Vacancy on UNICEF Careers: https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/596689/people-and-culture-officer-p2-temporary-position-11-months-supply-division-copenhagen-denmark-00138952
📝 Application: https://secure.dc7.pageuppeople.com/apply/671/gateway/default.aspx?c=apply&lJobID=596689&lJobSourceTypeID=796&sLanguage=en-us
