Digital Impact Manager, P-4, Temporary Position, Digital Impact Division, Strategic Enablers, #00136537, Valencia, Spain, 364 days

Digital Impact Manager, P-4, Temporary Position, Digital Impact Division, Strategic Enablers, #, Valencia, Spain, 364 days | UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund

Digital Impact Manager, P-4, Temporary Position, Digital Impact Division, Strategic Enablers, #, Valencia, Spain, 364 days

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund Madrid, Valencia International P-4, International Professional - Internationally recruited position level Speaks Chinese, Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Application deadline: March 24, 2026

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The Digital Impact Manager will lead the risk management pillar of the Global AI Hub at UNICEF, ensuring that AI initiatives align with internal standards and global regulatory trends. This role involves developing and improving UNICEF's AI governance framework, focusing on ethical, safe, and transparent AI systems. The manager will collaborate with various divisions and offices to integrate organizational values into AI design and deployment. The position is temporary and based in Valencia, Spain.

Candidate Requirements:

Advanced degree in computer science, data science, public policy, ethics, law, or related field

Minimum 8 years of experience in AI governance or digital governance

Experience in developing governance or risk frameworks

Experience in evaluating AI models and systems

Experience in complex, decentralized organizations

Strong stakeholder engagement skills

Expertise in AI ethics and regulatory landscapes

Understanding of machine learning systems and lifecycle risks

Familiarity with data governance and cloud architectures

Fluency in English

We are looking for a leader of the risk management pillar of the Global AI Hub, partnering with DAPM, DID, Programme Divisions, Regional and Country Offices to ensure AI initiatives meet internal standards, comply with global regulatory trends, and integrate organizational values into design and deployment.

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 Digital future

How can you make a difference?

Digital Impact Division (DID) is at the heart of reshaping how UNICEF delivers lasting results for children. We are committed to harnessing the full potential of emerging digital technologies to advance UNICEF’s mission.  

The Strategic Enablers pillar is a core element of UNICEF’s Digital Impact Strategy 2026–2029, acting as the structural backbone of the division. This pillar brings together key enablers—People & Culture, Communications, Operations and Artificial Intelligence — to create an integrated ecosystem for sustainable digital impact. Together, these enablers anticipate trends, foster innovation, and ensure UNICEF can deliver inclusive, future-ready digital solutions that advance child rights globally.  

You would be responsible for developing, operationalizing, and continuously improving UNICEF’s AI governance framework, ensuring that all AI systems deployed across the organization are ethical, safe, transparent, privacy‑preserving, and aligned with child‑rights principles. 

This role leads the risk management pillar of the Global AI Hub, partnering with DAPM, DID, Programme Divisions, Regional and Country Offices to ensure AI initiatives meet internal standards, comply with global regulatory trends, and integrate organizational values into design and deployment. 

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks: 

Lead UNICEF’s AI Governance Framework

Risk Identification, Assessment & Mitigation

Establish Safety, Security & Quality Assurance Standards

Governance Support to Architecture & Platforms

Advisory & Oversight Across UNICEF

Capacity Development & Culture Change

Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement 

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:    2026 Digital Impact Manager P4 AI.pdf

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements

        Education : Advanced university degree in computer science, data science, public policy, ethics, law, information security or related field.

        Work Experience : Minimum 8 years of experience in:

• AI governance, responsible AI, algorithmic risk management or digital governance

• Developing and enforcing governance or risk frameworks

• Evaluating AI models and systems (technical and/or policy level)

• Working in complex, decentralized organizations

• Managing stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical groups

Skills :

Expertise in AI ethics, governance, and regulatory landscapes

Strong understanding of machine learning systems, evaluation methods, and lifecycle risks

Familiarity with data governance, data protection, and cloud architectures

        Language Requirements : Fluency in English is required.

      Desirables

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Machine Learning systems, Knowledge of humanitarian or development contexts.

Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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, , 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 e, , abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, , 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. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

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