National Consultant - Facilitate UNICEF Ghana Staff Retreat, 4.5 days, Accra-Ghana

National Consultant - Facilitate UNICEF Ghana Staff Retreat, 4.5 days, Accra-Ghana

Following the completion of two major organizational processes, the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the 2023–2027 Country Programme and the Future Focus Initiative (FFI), UNICEF Ghana is strengthening its organizational effectiveness to accelerate results for children. The All-Staff Retreat, under the theme “Stronger Together, Delivering Better: A Healthy, Connected and High-Performing Team for Results for Every Child in Ghana”, will provide a strategic platform to strengthen staff wellbeing, collaboration, and collective accountability in support of a high-performing and agile workforce.

The purpose of this consultancy is to design, facilitate, and document a two-and-a-half-day All-Staff Retreat for UNICEF Ghana Country Office under the theme “Stronger Together, Delivering Better: A Healthy, Connected and High-Performing Team for Results for Every Child in Ghana.” The consultancy will support the Country Office in strengthening staff wellbeing, trust, collaboration, and collective accountability while fostering a shared understanding of organizational priorities and identifying practical actions to enhance team effectiveness and programme delivery.

The consultant will be responsible for designing and facilitating a two and a half day -day, in-person all staff retreat for 101 staff members of the Ghana Country Office. The retreat will focus on fostering a healthy, connected, and high-performing workforce by strengthening trust, , staff wellbeing, communication, cross-functional collaboration, and collective accountability. It will provide a structured and participatory platform for personnel across levels, programmes/operations, and duty stations to reconnect around a shared purpose, reflect on current ways of working, identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness and integrated programming, and develop a practical Country Office Commitment and Action Plan with clear priorities, responsibilities, and follow-up actions.

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the People and Culture Manager and the overall guidance of the COSA Chair. UNICEF Ghana will provide strategic direction, relevant background documentation, logistical support, and access to key stakeholders, including the Senior Management Team (SMT), Section Chiefs, staff representatives, and retreat planning committee members. The consultant will be expected to design and prepare the retreat and ensure that the facilitation approach is inclusive, participatory, and aligned with UNICEF's values and organizational priorities.

Objectives

The assignment is expected to:

1.Strengthen respectful, inclusive and effective communication by encouraging reflection on the language staff use and how they communicate with one another, including how gender, authority, hierarchy and age shape workplace interactions. The aim is to build a culture of psychological safety where all personnel, regardless of grade, role or background, feel confident to speak up, share ideas, raise concerns and give constructive feedback.

2.Promote staff wellbeing, , and sustainable performance by creating an inclusive environment for dialogue, reflection, and learning on the factors that enable resilience, engagement, and high performance. Foster trust, collaboration, and a one UNICEF approach by strengthening relationships, communication, and cross-functional partnerships across sections, functions, levels, and duty stations, while promoting more integrated ways of working.

3. Facilitate collective reflection on organizational effectiveness and change management to identify practical ways to

strengthen team cohesion, staff engagement, accountability, adaptability and programme delivery. Support the development of a Country Office Commitment and Action Plan that outlines agreed priorities and actions to strengthen wellbeing, collaboration, organizational effectiveness, and results-focused performance, with clear accountability for implementation and follow-up.

Methodology

1. Pre-retreat consultations and design process: Engage with the SMT, P & C, Retreat Planning Committee, and Staff Association Executives to understand priorities, key organizational themes, and expected retreat outcomes.

2. Participatory facilitation: Design and facilitate interactive sessions using reflection, dialogue, team-building activities, collaborative exercises, and action-oriented discussions.

3. Trust-building approaches: Apply approaches that promote trust, wellbeing, open communication, and meaningful staff engagement.

4. Collaborative problem-solving: Facilitate the identification of barriers and opportunities related to teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, performance, and organizational effectiveness.

5. Action planning and follow-up: Support the development of a Country Office Commitment and Action Plan with clear priorities, responsibilities, timelines, and accountability mechanisms.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: [ Final ToR-2026 Staff Retreat Facilitator Adv.pdf]

Financial Proposal Template ICS- Staff retreat.docx

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Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advance university degree Organizational Development, Psychology, Human Resources, Leadership Development, Change Management, Social Sciences, Adult Learning, or a related field.
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Experience

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience designing and facilitating organizational retreats, leadership workshops, team-building programmes, or culture transformation initiatives

• Skills (optional): Proven track record of facilitating team building and knowledge sharing workshops and consultancy experience.

• Have experience in facilitating similar workshops with UNICEF or other UN agencies

• Must have proven experience of producing analytical write ups

• Strong analytical skills and excellent English language writing skills

• Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

• Strong emotional intelligence and active listening skills.

• Flexibility to adapt facilitation approaches in real time based on participant engagement and