Individual Consultant: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Consultancy

UNICEF
Location: KATHMANDU
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2025-12-04 Deadline: 2025-12-15
  • Nos. of Opening : 1
  • Location : KATHMANDU
  • Experience : 5 years +
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : Development Work/Consulting Service
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

Scope of Work:

  • Provide a practical manual flagging the best practices on the previously mentioned 8 topics (later extended into the training package, summarizing main findings of the workshop).
  • Complete Training Package, consisting of:
  1. Slide decks and multimedia resources.
  2. Participant handbook / reference guide.
  3. Group exercises and interactive learning tools.
  • Delivery of two training for senior government officers (2 days × 6 hours in-person training plus 10 hours on-line training).
  • Delivery of a Training of Trainers (ToT) module, with a trainer’s manual and toolkit (the training is only 6 hours, as it is expected that the participants also assisted in the senior government officer training, and then the extra day is dedicated to teaching linked elements to the training).
  • Pre- and post-training assessments with analysis of participant learning.
  • Final Training Report summarizing delivery, outcomes, participant feedback, and recommendations for scaling.
  • Provide 120 hours of potential on-the-job training supporting governments and UNICEF with advisory support on AI products or creating AI Governance strategies.

Description of Tasks: 

  • Inception phase: consultations with supervisor, review of policies, design of detailed work plan and agenda
  • Curriculum and syllabus development workshop (AI fundamentals, public sector applications, ethics, data governance, use cases, data value chain)
  • Development of training materials (slides, multimedia resources, participant handbook, case study compendium, group exercises)
  • Delivery of two 12-hour training programme (4 consecutive days × 6 hours each) and 6 hours ToT module
  • Reporting and recommendations (analysis of feedback, learning outcomes, and scale-up plan)
  • On the job advisory services to governments and UNICEF via the corresponding country office

Deliverables for the Assignment:

  • 1st Deliverable: Inception Report and approved work plan by 31 January 2026
  • 2nd Deliverable: Syllabus of the training and manual derived from the workshop by 28 March 2026
  • 3rd Deliverable: Full training package (curriculum, handbook, multimedia materials, exercises, case studies) by 31 May 2026
  • 4th Deliverable: Completed in-person training for senior government officers, with pre- and post-assessments and ToT by 31May 2026
  • 5th Deliverable: Final Training Report by 30 June 2026
  • Final Deliverable: Summary report by 30 June 2026

Job Specification

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

Education:

PhD university degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economist, or related field; A master can be considered, by increasing the work experience limit to 10 years.

Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

  • At least 8 years of professional experience applying AI, data science, or digital transformation in development or private international organizations.
  • Portfolio of trainings delivered: evidence of having designed and facilitated executive-level or senior government training programmes (include agendas, participant profiles, and outcomes).
  • Proven experience in translating complex AI and data governance concepts into accessible content for non-technical decision-makers.
  • Demonstrated expertise in data governance, ethics, and responsible AI frameworks.
  • Experience in developing multimedia learning materials (slides, videos, interactive exercises).
  • Experience in Training of Trainers (ToT) approaches and adult learning methodologies.
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills, with ability to engage senior-level participants.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of AI applications across the data value chain (collection, processing, analysis, dissemination, citizen-facing services).
  • Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, policy-relevant training outputs within tight deadlines.

Language Proficiency

  • Fluency in English (oral and written) required.
  • Proficiency in Hindi is an advantage.

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. And we never give up.
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