Background:

Disasters negatively impact children and women’s rights. They exacerbate already existing vulnerabilities and inequities. As disasters are a function of hazard, vulnerability and capacity, they are both a humanitarian and a development concern. W

The Republic of Serbia has, in the past years, since the adoption of the “Hyogo Framework for Actions onwards” shown its commitment to the disaster risk reduction policy and has made significant steps in terms of development and strengthening the institutional capacities and legal framework for the disaster risk reduction both at the national and the local level. However, the 2014 floods in the Republic of Serbia have made evident a number of vulnerabilities of the Serbian population and economy that in view of climate change, deserve special attention and require the reduction of disaster risks.

Looking into the future, Serbia needs to consider the occurrence of disasters as an opportunity to solve longstanding deficiencies and the recovery and reconstruction programmes should be viewed as an integral part of the socio-economic development plans. In that respect, issues such as identification and reduction of risks should be made part of the development agenda, since they negatively affect the most vulnerable groups (the poor, the lower income, people with disabilities, women, Roma population, etc…).

With a mandate combining humanitarian relief with long-term development objectives, UNICEF recognises its crucial responsibility to integrated DRR across its work. The UNICEF country office in Serbia places a particular emphasis on strengthening the emergency preparedness and response readiness as well as the mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) throughout the programmes in its 2016-2020 country programme document.

Purpose of the assignment:

UNICEF is seeking to develop its child-centered, multi-sectoral and multi-hazard DRR/resilience strategy in the Republic of Serbia to guide its support to the Government of the Republic of Serbia in the areas of health, education, child protection and social welfare.

Estimated start Date:

1 September 2016

Estimated end Date:

Number of days/months

31 September 2016

1 month

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks

Deliverables

Timeframe

Conduct a desk review on DRR in Serbia, consult with key relevant stakeholders working on DRR

Define specific child related interventions of disaster risk reduction/resilience-building approaches into planning efforts and programmes undertaken by government agencies, partner organizations, UNICEF.

UNICEF in Serbia child-centered, multi-sectoral and multi-hazard DRR/resilience strategy, that including costing and specific interventions across sectors.

Policy Brief on child-centered DRR/resilience

Capacity building plan targeting Government staff, UNICEF staff, UN colleagues, and NGO partners in relevant sectors of UNICEF’s programme.

Provide technical inputs to COs on inclusion of climate change adaptation and mitigation entry points in Country Programme development.

Identify gaps in capacity among UNICEF and partners to carry out

Travel Required: Yes

Estimated number of days of travel: 2

Location of travel: international travel to and from Serbia

Workplace of Consultant:

UNICEF office

Will the consultant need IT access, email?

No

Qualifications required, specialised knowledge, specialised skills and work experience required for this assignment

• Advanced university degree in development studies, political sciences, international relations, social sciences, economics, or public health

• A minimum of 5-8 years of experience with either the UN and/or NGO in development, emergency or recovery settings.

• Demonstrated knowledge and thorough understanding of DRR and/or resilience and its implication for children

• Fluency in English (oral and written). Knowledge of Serbian is an asset.

• Experience and knowledge of UNICEF programming on DRR is an asset.

• Proven strong writing, research, analysis, facilitation and editing skills

The closing date for applications is 4 August 2016. Detailed Terms of Reference can be found onhttp://www.unicef.rs/files/VN-19-A%20DRR%20consultancy.pdf under Vacancies. Qualified candidates are requested to send their application to belgrade@unicef.org by 4 August 2016, ref. VN-19 Disaster Risk Reduction consultancy.

The application must include the following:

1. P11 (P11 form can be downloaded from http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc)

2. Lump sum for the assignment (including travel costs – transport costs and DSAs for contracting period 30 days)

Important note: Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. UNICEF is a non-smoking environment. UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities to apply.

Background & Rationale

In February 2015, UNICEF launched a Learning Management System (LMS) to offer an easy, structured and centralized access to learning opportunities and to improve reporting and evaluation of learning activities. The platform, called Agora (https://agora.unicef.org ), is now used by over 25,000 learners (internal and external) and it includes over 1200 off-the-shelf courses and resources from specialized providers, custom UNICEF online courses, and face-to-face and blended programmes from both UNICEF and external providers. As of January 2016, Agora is management by the newly formed Learning and Knowledge Exchange (LKE) Unit in the Division of Data, Research and Policy (DRP). Through this organizational change, the organization aims at reinforcing and strategizing its programme learning offering and at better integrating formal learning (courses) with informal learning (peer-to-peer discussions / CoP).

Purpose

Under the supervision of the Learning and Development Specialist, the LMS project development specialist will support the development of Agora (UNICEF’s LMS – https://agora.unicef.org ) by supporting the design and testing of new features developed by external providers, provide technical support to various users and stakeholders, systematise a decentralized access to quality learning and development reports and contribute to reporting and evaluation exercises for the Agora LMS initiatives.

Expected results: (measurable results)

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for the following areas of duties and key end-results:

LMS development support

1. Contribute to the design of detailed specifications for the new features to be developed. Ensure the clear documentation of processes and detailed specifications of developments.

2. Test of new features and services being developed, and work with collaboration with the developers to ensure the timely delivery of quality products, within budget.

3. Support enhancements and improvements with the new development planning solution on Agora, integrated with the performance management platform (Achieve).

4. Support integration with the new Onboarding system, SharePoint dashboards and other UNICEF systems

5. Contribute to quality assurance and testing. Suggest improvements of the platform

   LMS administration support

6. Support the effective rollout of the custom development planning solution of Agora, with end-users and managers, in collaboration with the Performance Management team in the Division of Human Resources.

7. Support with reporting (e.g. preparation of templates, expertise in creation of reports and automation of assignment of report when possible)

8. Support with management and assignment of roles.

9. Support with the creation and management of audiences.

10. General quality control, testing and troubleshooting. Management of technical assistance requests submitted through the Service Manager portal.

System sustainability and strategic development

1. Contribute to the Totara Community discussions and identify opportunities for contribution or collaboration.

2. Remain alert of Moodle/Totara developments, as well as wider technological advances (e.g. new integration standards or solutions).

3. Develop partnerships with other Totara users, in particular NGOS.

4. Find strategies and manage solutions to ensure the long-term sustainability of the project (e.g. consistency of content published, communication, maintenance of custom features, support of external users)

Duty Station

Open to home based with occasional travel to NYHQ.

Timeframe

Start date: 19 September 2016 (negotiable) End date: 1 September 2017 (11.5 months if different start date)

Deliverables, Duration(Estimated # of Days), Deadline

1. Production of quarterly reports. Support with preparation of annual Agora report. 10 days 15 Oct. 2016/ 15 Jan. 2017 /15 April 2017
2. Provision of technical support to Development plans improvements and/or integration with the new Onboarding system or other UNICEF systems and ensure smooth roll out of plans. 30 days 1 Sept. 2017
3. Provide overall guidance and support to the new Programme creation enhancement: activities in activities 10 days 31 Dec. 2016
4. Identify solutions for improved users’ integration processes and create documentation. 20 days 1 April 2017
5. Support with temporary managers rights enhancements (a define feature development to be implemented in collaboration with external developers) 15 days 1 Feb. 2017
6. Support Improvements to “Personal learning” solution (a define feature development to be implemented in collaboration with external developers) 10 days 1 February 2017
7. Transfer records between user accounts 15 days 1 March 2017
8. Coordinate Agora offline improvements 10 days 1 May 2017
9. Coordinate portal administration features update and catalogue improvements. Improve reporting features. 20 days 1 June 2017
10. Home page(s) redesign: improved usability and audience specific dashboards 10 days 1 July 2017
11. Provide technical support to users and manage requests submitted through the Service Manager platform. 20 days 1 September 2017
12. Assist with other aspects of the LMS administration and custom developments. 50 days 1 September 2017

Total 220 Days

Key competences, technical background, and experience required Deadline

1. Education:• Advanced university degree in instructional design, adult learning, or online and distance education highly desirable. Social science or management degree (human resources, business administration, international relations, psychology, etc.) possible if complemented with relevant on the job experience. Additional professional training an advantage.

2. Work Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in implementing and/or managing Moodle and/or Totara Learning Management Systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading the development of new features for Moodle/Totara platforms.
• Exposure to international professional contexts and/or multicultural environments.
• Proven ability to innovate and implement unique solutions to respond to specific learning requirements.
• Experience providing end-user support and technical assistance.
• Experience working with external developers / vendors, as we as a variety of project stakeholders.

3. Language Proficiency Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of other UN languages a plus.

Competencies and skills:

• Strong project management skills (possibly including various concomitant projects).
• Strong analytical skills. System-minded, capable of identifying solutions or opportunities.
• Strong understanding of UX (User Experience) design principles.
• Attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, ability to work well with others.
• Ability to work with virtual teams (vendors, subject matter experts, testers, etc.)
• Strong networking skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to write project documentation, in particular specifications documents.
• Ability to search information and learn quickly, whether through the intranet, printed documentation, or with relevant experts. Researcher / explorer-minded profile.
• Advanced knowledge of Totara LMS or Moodle LMS environments. Ability to delivery training sessions and/or presentation to different audiences

How to Apply

Applicants are requested to send their submissions to http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498186(23:55 EST)**, 11:55pm EST.

Applications must include:

• Cover letter,
• CV, and

• P-11 form[1]

• A list of LMS implementations you have been involved in (including name of the company, the LMS platform used (e.g. Moodle, Totara or else), contact details / reference at the company, and a description of your role in the project).

Make sure to include your expected DAILY (not monthly) rates in your application, as well as 2-3 references and indication of projects you have worked on. We will NOT consider your application if this information is missing!

[1] P 11 form can be downloaded from our website athttp://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/Personal_History_P11.doc

1. Objective(s) of the consultancy:

The purpose of this assignment is to work with 3NI and its collaborating sectors and agencies to finalize the national nutrition security plan of action, focusing on the revision of targets and schedule of interventions; cost of implementing scheduled activities and monitoring framework towards accomplishing the national targets. The policy contains 8 distinct commitments (1/ Governance, 2 and 7/ Health, 3/ Agriculture, 4/ WASH, 5/ Social Protection, 6/ Education, 8/ Communication) and strategic results; as well as a plan of actions document including 325 activities, indicators and targets already drafted, but it does not include costing or scheduling. A consultant is therefore needed to determine cost estimates for all actions; using latest global knowledge, best practice and tested tolls.

1. Methodology

This work will be carried out through discussions with UNICEF as well as other actively involved UN agencies (WFO, FAO and WHO); and their partners and collaborators, in particular the 3NI. The consultant is expected to undertake these main tasks:

• Review of existing tools and relevant literature on bottleneck analysis, the content and cost of nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive interventions, etc.

• Identify best practices related to developing costing/budgeting for multisectoral national plan of action for nutrition. Use the review to build coconscious with 3NI, its collaborating agencies and the core group/taskforce, to ensure global lessons learned from other countries are considered with regards to costing, target setting and scheduling interventions

• A desk review of the draft plan of action and other existing strategic plans and budgets (e.g. food security, social protection, health- specially malaria, HIV, Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health) and provide a scoping document on conformance of the list of activities and results detailed in the national nutrition security plan of action and the proposed schedule/targets.

• Develop/estimate cost/budget for nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific interventions specified under the nutrition security plan of action.

• Develop analytical framework for typical bottlenecks affecting progress in ensuring nutrition security, strategies for overcoming them, and highlight likely outcomes, including health, gender, economic (this information will also be useful to develop the investment case).

• Harmonize costing between each action plan of NPNS and with sectoral action plan in order to avoid duplication.

• Document in detail the cost estimation analysis report. This report must provide detailed methodology adopted, the estimated cost for each action of the plan of action, including calculations and assumptions made. The report should also discuss methods used, providing citations for appropriateness where possible. It will be an appendix of the final document, to the Niger National Nutrition security plan of action.

Outputs / deliverables

The following outputs are expected:

• Detailed work plan

• Detailed costing, consistent with the objectives set for the first three years of implementation of the activities of the Action Plan of the NPNS.

• Costing of the action plan of the NPNS extended, year by year until 2025, which takes into account the natural growth rate in Niger.

• Summary Report of review of secondary resources and best practices to assess the development of the costing of a multisectoral plan of action for nutrition security.

• Estimation costing report, based on scientific evidence. This report should detail the methodological choices and approach for costing.

• End of mission report of the international firm.

Qualifications and/or specialized knowledge/experience required and desirable for undertaking the assignment:

The international consulting firm will need to demonstrate substantial experience in budgeting programs (Nutrition, Health, Agriculture, WASH, Education and is a plus).

The expert (s) contracted by the international firm must hold a university diploma of the second cycle in nutrition, agronomy, public health, project management, social policy, economics or a related field. He / she or they will have to justify excellent qualities / capabilities in: communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills, knowledge transmission, supervision, analysis and problem solving, decision making and initiative.

The expert (s) appointed by the international firm must demonstrate a good command of French (written / oral).

Duration of the assignment:

The consultation starts August 15, 2016, and will end October 15, 2016 (a total of 60 days).

Supervision:

The work of the expert (s) appointed by the international firm, is under the supervision of the Head of Nutrition Section of UNICEF Niger. He / She / They will work closely with the Secretariat and technical cadres 3NI. He / She / They interact with focal points and key persons of the lead departments of each sectors concerned by the NPNS.

Payment

20% after validation by UNICEF of:

• Detailed work plan

• Proposed Methodology

30% after validation by UNICEF of:

• Summary Report of review of secondary resources and best practices to assess the development of the costing of a multisectoral plan of action for nutrition security.

• Estimation costing report, based on scientific evidence. This report should detail the methodological choices and approach for costing.

30% after validation by UNICEF of:

• Detailed costing, consistent with the objectives set for the first three years of implementation of the activities of the Action Plan of the NPNS.

• Costing of the action plan of the NPNS extended, year by year until 2025, which takes into account the natural growth rate in Niger.

20% after validation by UNICEF of:

End of mission report of the international firm.

To receive the complete RFP (request for proposal) please send an email to nigerbid@unicef.org" before the closing date.International Consultancy for costing the action plan of the National Policy on Nutrition Security"

The Social Policy Section, UNICEF Thailand Country Office (TCO), is seeking an individual consultant to provide support on preparation of technical guidance to localize global sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets and indicators for children in Thailand.

Work Assignment, Deliverables and Work Schedule:
Under the supervision of Chief of Social Policy, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

Main tasks

• Work plan for the completion of the below tasks

Expected outputs

• Work plan for the completion of the assignment

Days required

• 5

Time frame

• 2 weeks of contracting

Main tasks

• Review of the current results of the national mapping exercise under the Sub-committee 1:Drive for the SDGs and identification of key priorities for the Royal Thai Government (RTG)

Expected outputs

• Report with a selection of indicators prioritized by the RTG so far (focus on children)

Days required

• 5

Time Frame

• Within 3 weeks of contracting

Main tasks

Draft guidance note with the following structure through literature review and individual interviews with relevant line ministries and UNICEF:

• Listing of all global indicators, in view of their inclusion in the global database or otherwise

• Providing a justification on the selection of this indicator for the case of Thailand: is the indicator available and is part of the national SDG roadmap

• Recommended operational definition for the indicator at national level

• Listing of potential sources of data for the indicator

• Cost and work implications for addressing the indicator

• Key partners from RTG in charge of the GOAL/indicator and additional potential partners to be in charge of that

• Discussion with national and office partners on possible implications for UNICEF
  Second draft of the

Expected outputs

• Draft report Technical discussions with key national partners on the prioritized indicators
• Technical discussions with the National Statistical Office (NSO) on surveys and administrative sources of data

Days required

• 15

Time Frame

• Within 6 weeks of contracting

Main tasks

• Second draft of the guidance

Expected outputs

• Revised draft with feedback reflected from both UNICEF and national partners

Days required

• 5

Time frame

• Within 8 weeks of contracting

Main tasks

• One-day national consultations with partners for discussion and communication of the guidance note

Expected outputs

• PPTs and reports from the consultations

Days required

• 5

Time frame

• Within 9 weeks of contracting

Main tasks

• Final draft of the guidance and recommendations

Expected outputs

• Revised draft incorporated comments from the consultations and UNICEF

Days required

• 5

Time frame

• Within 11 weeks of contracting

Final Paper submitted to UNICEF

Estimated Duration of Contract: 40 working days over the period of September – November 2016

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required:

• At least University degree in Social Science, Social Development, Statistics, Public Policy or related field
• Experience with development of indicators, including their costing and sourcing
• Knowledge and experience with setting up and assessment of household and administrative data
• Experience of working with officials from national Statistical offices, Department of Children and Youth, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) officials, and research and academia such as Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
• Experience with advocacy for statistics reform
• Thai Nationals
• Proven communication, facilitation, and writing skills
• Excellent knowledge of English (oral and in writing) as well as fluency in written and spoken Thai

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 2 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in THB by 24:00 hrs. Bangkok time, 10 August 2016 to hrbangkok@unicef.org

Only short listed candidates will be notified.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

The 2014/2015 Ebola outbreak was an unprecedented health emergency, which took a dramatic toll in West Africa. More than 11,200 people lost their lives, and many more lost family members, relatives or friends. The crisis affected livelihoods, disrupted public service delivery and undermined economic growth. The emergence of the Zika Virus in Latin America is another complex health emergency of growing magnitude. These crises have triggered a global realization that the world needs to take urgent measures to be collectively and institutionally more resilient and better prepared for future health emergencies. For UNICEF, these crises have highlighted the need for the organization to strengthen its capacity as a reliable partner in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery efforts.

In September 2015, UNICEF endorsed an internal Health Emergency Preparedness Initiative (HEPI). This initiative includes a series of essential preparedness and organizational activities that will enable the organization to respond better to future public health (infectious disease) emergencies in support of governments and in coordination with partners, notably at the community level. The initiative includes four areas of work: (1) Internal organization and prioritization; (2) Disease-specific preparation; (3) Institutional Strengthening; and (4) Cooperation with partners. A set of priority diseases has been highlighted for the development of “packages” of support for UNICEF staff across the sectors for use globally.

The purpose of this position is to provide technical support to the HEPI to identify and monitor diseases or epidemic and pandemic potential to inform the direction and strategic approach of the HEPI. The position will work in close interaction with WHO and partners to gain real time information and to liaise with key focal points regarding priority diseases.

Summary of results-based key functions/accountabilities:

• Provide technical input into the UNICEF’s HEPI through a cross sectoral lens with the health and other relevant sectors such as communication for development (C4D), WASH, etc.
• Participate in and provide technical support to key epidemic/pandemic meetings convened by WHO, International health Regulations (IHR) and GOARN and other partner meetings with/under the supervision of the Senior Advisor Health Emergencies.
• Provide input to the cross-sectoral (Health, WASH, Nutrition, Protection, Social Mobilisation/C4D, Disabilities, Supply) programming technical notes and training materials outlined in the disease packages.
• Participate in the HEPI Cross-Sectoral Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings and collaborate with group members on the development and maintenance of the packages and other HEPI materials.
• Notify UNICEF TWG of any risks or emerging trends in disease patterns for urgent action.
• Update the mapped existing data and analytics capacity sources for integration into UNICEF’s Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) systems.
• Provide technical support to UNICEF on protocols, guidelines and training materials for surveillance, early warning and alert systems, case management, community-based interventions, communications, social mobilization and forecasting, procuring and distribution of supplies, etc.
• Contribute to HEPI resource mobilization efforts including helping the HEPI Coordinator to prepare funding appeals for UNICEF and health sector mechanisms.
• Prepare briefing notes, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials for the HEPI Coordinator.
• Support the HEPI Coordinator and the Senior Advisor Health Emergencies in additional activities as requested.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in public health (e.g. MD, PhD, MPH, MSc) or related field
• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in planning and implementing health emergency programmes with the UN, IO, and/or NGO
• Cross-sectoral experience (behavioural communication, water & sanitation, protection) preferred
• Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation and knowledge of another UN language an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity
• Core competencies
• Communication
• Working with people
• Drive for results

Functional Competencies

• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Analyzing
• Applying technical expertise
• Learning and Researching
• Adapting and Responding to Change

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Qualified candidates are requested to apply from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=496523 by 5 August 2016.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

The Digital Management Specialist, working with the Chief of Digital Strategy, is responsible for the timely development and production of digital communication assets across global social, web and multimedia channels. Primary focus will be on the management of cross cutting, section wide initiatives with broad reach across audiences, programmes and geographies. In addition, the Digital Management Specialist will support the Chief of Section with planning, coordination, monitoring and iterative optimization of the section's management systems. Emphasis will be on the coordination of project participants, from clients to DOC managers to element producers, identifying resources, cultivating professional relationships, and monitoring of UNICEF policies and programmes. This project management oversight will enable the smooth and effective functioning of the Digital Strategy Section within the Division of Communication.

Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks

Project Management

1. Define and implement a program roadmap for digital communication initiatives at UNICEF. Liaise with DOC sections for project implementation: Media, Public Advocacy, Brand and Strategic Planning team. Provide high level oversight and management of priority, cross section digital campaigns and deliverables.

2. Scope and structure cross sectional digital initiatives, to include identification of human and financial resource needs, user requirements, timelines, deliverables and dependencies. Coordinate and assign the work of cross-functional project-based teams including consultants, developers, web producers, multimedia editors and social media staff, managing workload, organizational expectations, and product resources – including budgets.

3. Conceptualize, research and advise on the latest trends in new technology industry standards, best practices and benchmarks based on expertise and available business intelligence, including new emerging digital platforms, to maximize strategic digital engagement.

4. Initiate and develop relationships within UNICEF and with outside partners to produce digital products on priority themes and initiatives, including the contracting of vendors, producers or companies, as needed, and the preparation of appropriate formats and language versions as required.

5. Develop and maintain a roster of qualified consultants and vendors for product assignments, as needed. Prepare contracts related to the timely and cost-effective production of digital products, as needed.

6. Report on priority project progress and resource allocations across the section.

Financial Management

1. Work with the section chief and unit heads to develop, monitor and update the section's budgets and financial resources which enable the functioning of the external, digital communication infrastructure.

2. Reinforce budget discipline to ensure management team is spending and monitoring resources as planned.

3. Invoices: Manage workflows to ensure proper tracking of invoices and assignment of resources.

Vendor and Consultant Contract Management

1. Advise on optimal strategies and modalities to procure services and products as part of the digital communication infrastructure.

2. Guide managers through procurement and contracting processes needed for small- to large- scale, digital communication activities.

3. Work with counterparts in Director's Office, Supply Division, Legal, and/or ITSS to plan and ensure compliance and efficient workflows.

4. Oversee tracking system which records contractual information and is accessed by section managers for their planning and management purposes.

Office Oversight, Procedures and Management

1. Work with section chief to reinforce SOPs and systems for proper functioning of office including adherence to attendance and travel procedures.

2. Oversee the planning and management of office resources including office equipment (e.g. PCs, Macs, laptops, peripherals) and supplies.

3. Oversee the maintenance of floor plan, org chart and staffing lists.

4. Work with Head of Multimedia to develop, maintain and implement plans for ongoing maintenance and/or replacement of multimedia infrastructure.

5. During the on-boarding and exiting periods for personnel, oversee the process of assigning and removing them to/from email accounts, computers, workstations and other office systems.

6. As needed, manage other duties pertaining to digital operations for the section.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, management, project management, information technology, communication, journalism, public relations, or other related discipline or equivalent working experience in progressively responsible professional work in communication/information fields. A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Five years of relevant work experience in communication/information fields. Experience in technology and creation of websites; web-savvy is an absolute requirement. Prior project management experience working on website/software development projects, especially working on projects of similar scale, involving multiple users and groups. Experience working with various project management methodologies. Experience working with content management a plus.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is an asset

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

· Commitment

· Diversity and Inclusion

· Integrity

Core competencies

· Communication - Level II

· Working with People - Level II

· Drive for Results - Level II

Functional Competencies

· Analyzing - Level II

· Applying Technical Expertise - Level II

· Leading and Supervising - Level II

· Formulating Strategies and Concepts - Level II

· Planning and Organizing - Level III

To view our competency framework, please click here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Opening Date 27 Jul 2016 Eastern Standard Time
Closing Date 17 Aug 2016 Eastern Standard Time

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Background and Justification

The Ministry of Health in Malawi adopted the Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) approach (now CMAM^[1]) since 2004 with the aim of increasing coverage and accessibility of treatment for uncomplicated acute malnutrition. The approach entails decentralizing care to health centres and treating the majority of cases as out-patients through the provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) and basic medical care. This is complemented by supplementary feeding for moderately malnourished children. Currently the CMAM programme is reaching about 65 per cent (42,000) of the severely acute malnourished (SAM) children out of the expected case load of 69,533. This indicates the need to urgently enhance active-case finding through nutrition screening at community level for early identification of under-five children who are malnourished to be enrolled in CMAM programmes.

The recent Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit (NRU) assessment conducted in May and September, 2015 in the 101^[2] NRUs revealed poor management of cases, inadequate number of well trained personnel involved in the management of cases, poor supply management (persistent stock outs), lack of M&E materials and poor infrastructure. Following the findings, some recommendations and action points were established and these need to be followed up by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in collaboration with UNICEF and partners.

Alongside the routine work, the nutrition section has been involved in emergency response following the floods and drought spell that hit the country in 2015 and earlier this year. Despite the good progress on the implementation of emergency response activities some of the activities are behind schedule hence the need of more HR in the nutrition team to effectively support Ministry of Health.

Support will be needed from the three consultants beyond the current contract period Supporting MoH in monitoring and supervision of CMAM program activities including implementation of the recommendations/action points from NRU assessment; support Designing, planning and execution of community mobilisation integrated in community care groups in ensuring active nutrition screening; Participate in aligning CMAM guideline with the WHO 2013 updates; conduct on-the-job support and mentoring as well as assessment of quality of services at district and health facility level, conduct CMAM quarterly joint supervision and monitoring and End use monitoring of CMAM supplies. The consultants will be supervised by Ministry of Health and UNICEF to ensure alignment to the 2015-2022 CMAM operation plan.

Scope of work

The main responsibility is timely nutritional and surveillance systems reinforced and strengthened (CMAM database, DHIS2, Rapid SMS and Nutrition Surveys). The following are key areas:

1. Communication

2. Provide timely, complete and accurate reports using country level data

3. Support the Ministry of Health in preparing and releasing the Monthly and Quarterly Nutrition Information Updates/Bulletin

4. Situation Monitoring and Assessments

5. Support in nutrition joint assessments and monitoring

6. Take lead in preparation of data inputs with emphasis on targets and achievements

7. Ensures timely and accurate information on changing conditions of children and women and facilitates information exchange in order to support planning and measurement of program impact

8. Provide technical support on nutrition surveillance to NGOs leading nutrition surveillance at the district level

9. Program Performance Monitoring

10. Support the development of monitoring and evaluation materials for nutritional screening and ensure establishment of a reporting system at all levels

11. Conducting monthly review meetings in selected districts on NRU and OTP data with NGOs and health workers

12. Supporting Ministry of Health in compilation and analysis of CMAM and Mass screening data

13. Regularly update and share CMAM program performances with Nutrition Section for further sharing with Ministry of Health for distribution to partners

14. Conduct trend analysis for NRU and OTP data to inform programming

15. Provide technical support in the design, implementation and analysis of nutrition surveys, including SMART Survey

16. Conduct quality check/review on the different nutrition surveys conducted in the recent (2-3) years in Malawi to identify gap areas

17. Regularly update and provide data to Nutrition Section Chief for real time monitoring of CMAM program and RapidSMS-AnthroWatch

18. Capacity Building

19. Support identification of information gaps at national and subnational levels and provide recommendations on addressing information gaps

20. Support Ministry of Health in capacity building of district level personnel on the nutrition modules e.g. CMAM integrated in the DHIS2 for reporting and use

21. In coordination with sectorial technical lead agencies provide training support on data management at district Level if need arise

22. Provide capacity development/mentoring/coaching to select institution in Malawi on SMART Survey methodology

Expected deliverables

• Timely, complete and accurate monthly reports using country level data

• Monitored reports with data inputs with emphasis on targets and achievements

• Periodic Nutrition surveys

• Assessments conducted and analyzed

• Monitoring general situation of MAM and SAM through CMAM database

• Effective use of nutrition data and information in supporting quality of improvement of programs at district and Facility level

• Regular analysis of Program Data

• Positioning Nutrition Information Systems within DHIS 2 at Ministry of Health for maintenance of Nutrition and Health information and its use for decision making

• Training on data management at District level in coordination with sectorial and technical lead agencies supported

Payment Schedule

Under the guidance of Chief, Nutrition and in consultation with Nutrition Specialist (L3), the incumbent will develop deliverables for each month that is accepted and signed by Chief, Nutrition. This document will be referred to as the Monthly Deliverable Schedule.

Major Task

Deliverable

Timeframe (man-days)

Comments

1.

Monthly Work plan developed

Detailed work plan with key milestones for each month

Monthly

Payment will be made on submission of monthly progress report comprise of all three deliverables. $10,000 / month which is 1/8^th of the total consultancy fee.

2.

Monthly district level data compiled

25 district reports with key nutrition indicators as per DFID proposal

Monthly

3.

Produce monthly outcomes data for CMAM program performance

Monthly CMAM program performance compiled

Monthly

4.

Produce one-pager monthly nutrition update based on the CMAM data and other available information

One pager nutrition situation update developed on monthly basis

Monthly

5.

Conduct CMAM data quality audits

Monthly data quality audit report with key recommendation

Monthly

6.

Conduct 6 years’ (2011 - 2016) time series analysis on the CMAM data to inform programming

Monthly time series progress report

Monthly

7.

Provide capacity development/mentoring/coaching to select institution in Malawi on SMART Survey methodology and CMAM data management

Monthly capacity development progress report

Monthly

The consultant will be paid monthly upon submission of due deliverables mentioned in the Monthly Deliverable Schedule that are of acceptable quality to UNICEF and endorsed by the Chief, Nutrition.

Desired background and experience

• At least a Master’s degree in public health / nutrition, or master degree in statistics/ epidemiology or other related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in the field of data management, nutrition information systems

• High Level Expertise in SMART and SLEAC/SQUEAC Nutrition Survey Methodologies. A Master Trainer of will be given preference

• Knowledge in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition programmes desirable.

• Experience in supporting MoH in implementation of activity desirable.

• Previous experience in assisting governments in data monitoring and management.

• Experience in nutrition in emergencies a plus

Language Required for the Consultancy:

• Proficient in English

Other Skills and Attributes: Guidance:

• A firm command of the Nutrition Information Systems (NIS) in emergencies and development set-ups, and demonstrated experience in setting up and managing NIS in different counties

• Strong working knowledge of data quality assurance mechanisms

• Excellent skills and demonstrated evidence of using the following statistical softwares in Nutrition Information Systems Stata, R, ENA for SMART, CSPro, SPSS and MS Excel

• Proficient in the use of either QGIS or ArcGIS in developing spatial maps for information Nutrition Information System

Conditions (Important)

• The consultant will be paid based on the deliverables.

• All remunerations will be within the contract agreement

• No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant

• No consultant may travel without a signed travel authorisation prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station.

• The consultant will be required to sign the health statement for consultants/individual contractor prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, if applicable.

• The Form 'Designation, change or revocation of beneficiary' has to be completed by the consultant upon arrival, at the HR Section.

• The consultant is not entitled to payment of overtime.

[1] Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition

[2] Two of which are not functional

Qualified candidates (international candidates) are requested to submit a cover letter, performance evaluation report (if applicable), CV and Personal History Form (P-11 form) to be downloaded from the website http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html), a financial proposal (including all eligible fees and other costs deemed necessary to carry out this assignment) on or before 12 August 2016 via e-mail address: hrmalawi@unicef.org

NOTE:

• UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.

• Applications sent through the post office or hand delivered is not accepted.

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Purpose of the Position:

Under the general supervision of the Regional Director, and in close coordination with the Director, Emergency Operations, NYHQ, to initiate and provide high level policy and programme planning support in matters related to humanitarian action resilience and peacebuilding in the ESAR region. The post focuses on support to ESAR Country Offices and ESARO in addressing the underlying causes associated with high vulnerability of populations recurrently or chronically affected by crises and emergencies whilst ensuring close links and a clear continuum between prevention, preparedness and response activities before, during and after emergencies. The post will support the development of risk analyses; guide contingency planning and the development of preparedness strategies; support emergency responses through technical advice in planning, advocacy, resources mobilization, and coordination of surge capacity; . The incumbent will provide support to ESAR Country Offices and ESARO in risk informed planning to promote resilience linking humanitarian action with regular development programming.

Key Expected Results:

1. Initiate and prepare detailed situation and risk analyses of trends and possible emergencies in the Eastern and Southern African Region. Provide policy and programme advice and recommendations for preparedness to the Regional Office, EMOPS and concerned Country Offices, as well as inputs to Regional Situation Analyses and Reports, and presentations to Country Representatives at the RPMT.

2. In conjunction with Country Offices, provide policy and technical guidance in the development of detailed contingency and preparedness plans and plans for operational and programmatic response in the event of emergency in ESAR countries, taking into account available resources, and including specific recommendations on actions to be taken by Country Offices, the Regional Office and HQ.

3. Advise Country Office Representatives, Deputy Representatives, Emergency Specialists/focal points and Operations Officers on the incorporation and strengthening risk informed programming approaches including emergency preparedness, and resilience programmes, and activities and related operational provisions in country programmes. Monitor preparedness and emergency response elements in planning and reporting documents including Country Programme Documents and Country Programme Management Plans, Annual and Mid-Term Reviews.

4. In conjunction with the other Regional Advisers, participate in reviews and evaluations of UNICEF emergency related responses in the region, as well as regional and global policy reviews of such responses. Support and encourage emergency related monitoring and evaluations.

5. Manage the Humanitarian Action Resilience and Peacebuilding Section within the Regional Office. Develop, coordinate, implement and monitor emergency preparedness and response procedures within the Regional Office to enable it to provide timely and priority operational and programmatic support to Country Offices and countries affected by emergencies. Advise the Regional Director on the management and improvement of such procedures. Provide support for staff training programmes to strengthen programming skills and familiarize staff with appropriate programmatic responses to emergency situations, including modes of interagency cooperation.

6. In close collaboration with Regional Chief of Communications, monitor and provide current information on emergency situations in the region and response to children's needs. Support Country Offices, Regional Office and HQ to develop high level advocacy strategies.

7. Undertake other related tasks as may be assigned by the Regional Director.

Qualifications of the Successful Candidate:

Education

Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.

Work Experience

Ten years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in all aspects of programme/project management and administration. Developing country work experience. Specialized training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable.

Languages

Fluency in English and a second UN language; Local working language of the duty station is an asset.

Competencies of the Successful Candidate:

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Core Competencies

• Communication
• Working with People
• Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

• Leading and Supervising
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Creating and Innovating

Please note:

* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

**Please note that this is a re-advertisement. Candidates who have applied to the 1st round, will also be considered, and do not need to re-apply.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

If you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, please apply to the link below no later than 15 August, 2016.

If you have not yet registered with UNICEF Employment, please click on the link below and complete the Registration form. https://careers.unicef.org/registration

Justification

Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet de soutien à l’amélioration du système de la justice pour les enfants en Tunisie mis en place avec l’appui de l’Union Européenne dans le cadre d’un Programme d’Appui à la Réforme de la Justice signé entre la Tunisie et l’Union Européenne (PARJ), le bureau de l’UNICEF en Tunisie lance un appel d’offre international pour le renforcement des capacités des organisations de la société civile dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfance inclus les enfants en conflit avec la loi en Tunisie.**Objectifs :**

L’objectif de la consultation est de professionnaliser la société civile à travers le développement d’un programme inclusif et sensible au genre de renforcement des capacités dans le domaine de l’enfance et tout particulièrement dans la justice pour l’enfant.

Résultats attendus du programme :

Le programme de renforcement des capacités des ONGs dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfance vise à contribuer aux résultats identifiés ci-dessous :

• renforcer les capacités des ONGs à élaborer, mettre en œuvre et faire le suivi de projets dans le domaine de la protection de l’enfance et notamment la justice pour enfant
• Développer le rôle des ONG dans le suivi de la situation des enfants et le plaidoyer
• Développer les réseaux et coalitions et le partenariat d'ONG travaillant en matière de protection de l'enfance d. Renforcer les capacités des ONGs en communication
• Renforcer les capacités des ONGs pour participer dans les processus politiques et de prise de décision aux niveaux locaux régionaux et centraux
• Les partenariats intersectoriels développés, en particulier avec les organismes gouvernementaux et le secteur privé au niveau local, régional et / ou national
• Sensibiliser les ONGs à l’innovation, grâce à des méthodes et des processus qui démontrent différentes façons de fournir des réponses de protection de l'enfance aux enfants à risques et en contact et en conflit avec la loi dans leurs communautés

• Capacités des ONGs renforcées à adresser les problématiques de la protection à plus long terme, et non pas seulement se concentrer sur la résolution des problèmes immédiats et à court terme. La compagnie ou l’ONG doit avoir les qualifications suivantes :

• une équipe multidisciplinaire avec des qualifications en Education, éducation pour adultes, communication, psychologie etc

• Une expérience professionnelle, d’au moins 5 ans, dans le développement et dans le coaching et le renforcement des capacités des ONGs (formation, accompagnement et supervision de projet, jumelage…) utilisant des outils et technique innovantes pour adultes, formation continue etc

• Expérience avérée dans les approches de programmation basée sur les droits humains

• Une capacité et une expérience avérées d'accomplir en même temps des tâches multiples (multitâches), de travailler efficacement sous pression en faisant preuve d'esprit d'initiative et d'un jugement sûr.

• Une bonne connaissance du contexte tunisien, des normes sociales et culturelles du pays et des problèmes auxquels sont exposés les enfants et les adolescents, filles et garçons, et particulièrement les problématiques liées au domaine de l’éducation

• D’excellentes aptitudes rédactionnelles, de relations interpersonnelles et de communication, tant écrite qu'orale, en arabe et en français.

• Maitrise du français, la connaissance de l’arabe est un atout.

Please access below link for the tender documents and for any questions, please feel free to contact Mr.

1. Mehdi Molla, memoalla@unicef.org
2. Aida Ghorbel, aghorbel@unicef.org

http://goo.gl/2ljsaU

Please note the closing deadline for your submission is 19 August 2016, 16:00 pm (Tunis time).

BACKGROUND & RATIONALE Child undernutrition is a major contributing factor to child mortality, disease, and disability. High-impact interventions are available to address child undernutrition. Furthermore, effective treatment modalities have been devised to treat children affected by severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with both in-patient and out-patient approaches.

The basis of SAM treatment programming is the estimated number of cases of SAM that will develop during the period of the programme (SAM burden), as that number of anticipated cases guides planning on human, institutional and financial resources required.

The emergency responses to the 2011 nutrition crisis in the Horn of Africa and the 2012 food security and nutrition emergency in the Sahel highlighted inconsistencies in the way SAM burden was calculated and communicated by different countries. In an effort to improve UNICEF’s accuracy and consistency, the UNICEF Nutrition in Emergencies Unit undertook a standardization of the process. Different formulas were reviewed; external experts, senior nutrition advisers and managers in UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) were consulted; and UNICEF Country offices (COs) participated in webinars to understand the changes and implications for each country. The resulting guidance is the basis for annual SAM supply forecasting. An update in 2014 provided updated guidance on using subnational survey data in SAM burden forecasting with technical input from CDC, and can be found in Annex A of UNICEF’s SAM programming guidance . The current UNICEF SAM programming guidance defines the burden of SAM as the sum of the existing (prevalent) cases and the new (incident) cases. Calculation of these figures relies on prevalence of SAM, population estimates, and an incidence factor for SAM, which are then to be calibrated with programming data if possible.

While the adoption of a global guidance for SAM burden has been helpful to standardize programming, technical limitations the components used for calculation, and therefore overall guidance, remain. The SAM incidence factor of 1.6 was developed based on historical data, however there are indications that there is greater variation between countries and that routine survey, programme and surveillance data may be useful in the generation of country specific SAM incidence factors. The issue is of interest to a wide range of partners, including national governments as well as the range of nutrition actors engaged in this area. For example, Global Nutrition Cluster partners in October 2015 calling for improving SAM burden estimation guidance in a way that takes into account MAM caseload estimate development as well at the Global Nutrition Cluster meeting.

Improving methods for determining SAM incidence factors is the core area of work for the consultancy, recognizing that some of the other limitations to the global guidance- such as the discrepancy between prevalence based on weight-for-height versus MUAC and variation with seasonality- require further work through other processes.

PURPOSE Given UNICEF’s corporate commitment to working with national governments on scaling up SAM management globally, improved tools for country level staff to improve programming is a priority. The overall purpose of the consultancy is to improve methods for generating SAM burden estimates through improved methods

The work to be undertaken through this contract will help inform the update to global guidance for SAM programme planning. Where possible and relevant, the analysis will engage with stakeholders involved in generating global modelled estimates of child malnutrition (eg. WHO, World Bank, UNICEF) and stakeholders engaged in technical discussions on MAM caseload estimates. The work is not however intended to replace these complementary lines of work.

EXPECTED RESULTS: (MEASURABLE RESULTS) The main objective of the research is to understand if, how, and the extent to which SAM incidence factors vary between country contexts in order to improve programme planning tools, specifically caseload estimates. This consultancy will, in particular, address the following questions: • What are the gaps in the distribution and quality of available data for SAM incidence? • Where data exists, to what degree does SAM incidence vary between countries? • Where data exists, to what degree does SAM incidence vary subnationally and seasonally? • What are the minimum capacity and data requirements to generate country-specific SAM incidence? • What are the potential implications of variations in SAM incidence factors on global modelling and joint estimates of SAM burden?

The specific objectives of the assignment are to: • Issue a call for available survey and programme data to conduct analysis of SAM incidence • Provide a stocktake of gaps in available survey and programme data to inform future data collection • Consolidate and clean available country level data relevant to the SAM incidence analysis • Perform country level data analysis of SAM incidence and generate country specific SAM incidence factors, and provide an analysis of the implications of the observed level of variation for SAM programming • Facilitate consultation with technical experts and stakeholders on the application of available methods for calculating country specific SAM incidence • Provide evidence for UNICEF and relevant stakeholders to update SAM caseload estimate guidance

DUTY STATION The consultancy is home-based, with travel to NYHQ for inception and validation.

TIMEFRAME The consultancy will be carried out in 145 working days conducted over the period September 2016-March 2017

Start date: 20 August 2016 End date: 31 March 2017

DELIVERABLES DURATION (ESTIMATED # OF DAYS) Deadline- Outline of the approach and structure of the assignment and report, including preparation and call for data and desk review. 20 days, 21 September 2016
- Data analysis, including data cleaning, 64 days, 21 December 2016 - Draft Detailed Report (with Executive Summary 20 21 January 2017 - Technical consultation and development of updated guidelines 21 days, 21 February 2017
- Detailed Report (with Executive Summary) 20 22 March 2017 TOTAL 145 days

Key considerations

The assignment will be carried out through desk study and data analysis, and is essentially expected to involve (but not limited to) the following: - Build on existing published and grey literature on SAM caseload estimate guidance and evidence - Review existing survey, programme and surveillance data availed through a call for data to relevant stakeholders, identifying gaps in available data to inform further data collection  - Consult with relevant stakeholders working in the area of forecasting or modelling SAM caseloads - Consult with relevant operational partners and users of the guidance *- Facilitate technical discussion of findings and generation of recommendations for guidance for SAM caseload projections

KEY COMPETENCES, TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED DEADLINE

• PhD in Epidemiology and Nutrition or related fields with specific knowledge and expertise in nutrition data analysis 
• At least 10 years professional experience in nutrition programming, policy and/or analysis 
• Experience in writing and/or publishing on policy and programmatic aspects of nutrition thematic areas including conducting and directing research, data collection and publication 
• Familiarity with SAM programming operations at country level, with knowledge of the global nutrition architecture and strategic stakeholders/partners is required; 
• Highly proficient in use of English with the ability to write in a clear and practical manner

Applicants are requested to apply to http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498239

Applications must include: • Cover letter, • CV, and • P-11 form
• Indicate where you heard about this advertisement

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

BACKGROUND & RATIONALE The Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) (the working group) was formed in April 2014 following a workshop to discuss the issues, gaps and challenges with addressing SRGBV globally. The group is co-chaired by UNESCO and UNGEI and is divided into three Task teams on research, advocacy and global guidance. These task teams were established to strengthen the evidence and monitoring and evaluation frameworks, operational guidance for national responses and collective campaigning to put SRGBV on the global agenda. The working group met in December 2015 to share new evidence, tools and resources, identify gaps, discuss ways to harmonize approaches and identify key priorities for advocacy, research and global guidance in 2016-2017. One of the key priorities emerging out of the workshop was to develop a recommended set of indicators on SRGBV which could be integrated with existing global data collection systems as well as regional instruments that collect education and learning data. This is an opportune time to invest in the development of indicators that will enable better monitoring of the Education 2030 commitment around 4.a and provide a more comprehensive picture of SRGBV so that policies and practices at the national and local level can more effectively address the issue. PURPOSE Following a consultation with the working group members around the initial concept note for the development of indicators for SRGBV, there is a need to advance the work on articulating a conceptual framework and identifying indicators for SRGBV. This work will be divided into two phases: phase 1 will involve the defining of a conceptual framework and core indicators; phase 2 will involve the design of framing questions and a user guide that addresses some of the methodological and practical considerations around data collection for the purposes of field testing.
Within the parameters defined in the concept note, the consultant will: • Lead the work on defining a framework to measure SRGBV in a way that is valid across cultures; is inclusive of the different forms of SRGBV; and can be measured at the population level. This work can draw from the literature reviews and measurement framework completed by USAID, UNESCO and others. • Develop a list of preliminary indicators drawing from a scoping of national level EMIS and regional surveys that collect education information and data related to school environments as well as from the VAW and GBV indicators. (Note: A compendium of indicators has been collated by USAID which can be built upon)
• Launch a consultation with experts including members of the working group and stimulate debate to produce a robust and comprehensive conceptual framework and set of core indicators on SRGBV. • Following the completion of this work, Phase 2 will involve framing questions designed to capture data on the proposed indicators including a user guide on ethical and methodological considerations for data collection. These will then be piloted and field tested, with the goal of incorporating SRGBV indicators into global or national data collection systems.

EXPECTED RESULTS: • Prepare a draft conceptual framework on SRGBV, presenting a refined definition of SRGBV and the dimensions/domains for measurement that can be applicable across cultures. (August-September 2016) • Solicit feedback through expert review. To refine the conceptual framework, invite key experts to review and comment. (September 2016) • Conduct scoping exercise to identify existing indicators. Identify, evaluate, and summarize existing indicators and data collection activities on SRGBV to date, per the domains identified in the conceptual framework. (September-October 2016) • Hold technical consultation with experts and key partners. Present summary of work to date, including draft conceptual framework and summary of scoping exercise. The goal of the consultation will be to refine and agree upon conceptual framework, and to formulate indicators. (October 2016) • Draft framing questions and a user guide on ethical and methodological considerations for data collection. (November-December 2016) • Prepare report on outcome of technical consultation, summarizing work to date, including discussion and progress during the consultation and recommendations for pilot and field testing. (December 2016)

DUTY STATION Consultant will work remotely, with one trip to NYHQ likely, to hold technical consultation in October 2016.

TIMEFRAME

Start date: 1 August 2016 End date: 31 December 2016

DELIVERABLES DURATION (ESTIMATED # OF DAYS) Deadline Conceptual framework, incorporating feedback from expert review 10 31 August Summary of scoping exercise on existing indicators; Summary of work to date, including finalized framework and indicators 20 31 October Draft Framing questions and user guide incorporating feedback from review 30 30 November Report on outcome of technical consultation 5 31 December TOTAL 65

KEY COMPETENCES, TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED • Education: University Master’s Degree or higher in social sciences, demography, statistics, or related field with a focus on gender and education and/or gender-based violence (PhD desirable) • Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional work experience in the area of education and gender research and/or measurement of gender equality in education and/or gender-based violence • Expert knowledge of the literature pertaining to gender, education and/or GBV • Experience providing intellectual leadership on projects in uncharted areas, and convening and coordinating inputs from experts across related fields of work • Proven track record of conducting literature reviews, developing conceptual frameworks, and translating knowledge into practical application • Strong command of English required • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing • Ability to work in an international environment and under tight deadlines

Applicants are requested to apply to

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498240

Applications must include:

• Cover letter,

• CV, and

• P-11 form[1]

• Indicate where you heard about this advertisement

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

[1] P 11 form can be downloaded from our website athttp://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/Personal_History_P11.doc

External Evaluation - Terms of Reference

An evaluation of the Rapid Response Mechanism from February 2015 to June 2016

UNICEF Iraq

A. Background

The fighting in Syria and in the west, north and east of Iraq has caused a rapid and ongoing displacement of at least 3.3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) by January 2016[1] to over 3,000 locations across Iraq[2]. Affected populations have experienced one or multiple displacements which has had negative consequences on their ability to cope and recover from shocks. Contributing factors to displacement include lack of access to services, social and-gender based violence and discrimination based on identity and ethnicity, along with more complex needs such as protection and resilience support.

In a still highly centralized system, the disruption of supply chains between Baghdad and the Governorates has reduced the availability of essential commodities. The collapse of government services, the public sector, as well as the public distribution system in large parts of the country, has rendered a growing number of Iraqis vulnerable.

Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM)

The RRM was introduced in June 2014, based on the RRM model in the DRC to meet the immediate life-saving needs of internally displaced persons in essential items (drinking water, emergency nutrition, and hygiene). The approach is tailored to the rapid, wide-scale and multiple displacements occurring within Iraq since late 2013 and serves as a first line response for recently displaced IDPs. The Rapid Response kits are provided to IDPs who are: on the move; stuck between checkpoints or do not have access to the commodities due to unavailability of markets and services within 72 hours of receiving the initial information on the displacement. The RRM is activated to rapidly assess needs and deliver the minimum package through implementing partners with previously prepositioned stocks. As the first line response, it is quickly followed-up by cluster-specific responses that are coordinated through the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group led by OCHA.

The RRM methodology has evolved over time. Initially the RRM kits consisted of 6 litres of water, a water container, an adult hygiene kit and high energy biscuits, which covered a family of 6 for about a week; UNICEF prepositioned only 500 with one partner. As the diversified needs of beneficiaries became known, and displacement rapidly increased, the RRM continued to evolve. UNICEF joined forces with WFP in late 2014 to include WFP’s Immediate Response Ration (IRR) and 12 litres of drinking water, while growing the partnership to 9 implementing NGO partners with contributions from UNFPA and IOM covering 16 governorates and up to 50,000 kits pre-positioned with partners. The RRM became a stand-alone component in the 2015 and 2016 HRPs an actively joined the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG).

As of February 2016, the RRM Consortium has settled with 7 implementing NGO partners shared by WFP and UNICEF as co-leads of the RRM. UNICEF is providing overall RRM coordination together with WFP, including strategic planning and technical leadership, capitalization of lessons learned, and scale up of best practices and innovations. Increased displacement across multiple locations required the RRM Consortium to adapt prepositioning guidelines and expand geographical coverage to ensure access and reach. This required additional resources from donors.

To scale up and maintain the Rapid Response Mechanism as a first line humanitarian response for people displaced at the onset of an emergency, ECHO in February 2015 committed € 4.85 million[3] for a period of 16 months (February 2015 through 15 June 2016). As of December 31^st 2015, the RRM Consortium delivered 195,202 RRM kits, benefitting 1,349,521 individuals with ECHO funds (over 100 percent of the original target).

RRM Results and Minimum Package

Since July 2014, the RRM Consortium has provided rapid humanitarian assistance to more than 4.4 million internally displaced persons fleeing to safety in over 3,000 locations in 16 governorates across Iraq.

The RRM assistance package is comprised of four components:

For UNICEF:

• one 12-pack of 1.5 litre bottled drinking water (equal to 18 litres);

• one hygiene kit, including soap, sanitary napkins, hand sanitizer, a scarf, bleach and baby diapers;

• one water container

For WFP:

• one 12kg immediate response food ration of culturally acceptable, ready-to-eat items including biscuits, canned chicken, canned beans, chickpeas, tea & dates

For UNFPA[4]:

• one female dignity kit, including sanitary pads, underwear, towel, comb, scissors, flipflops, scarf, Abaya, solar-powered flashlight & Clean Delivery/Newborn kit

Presently, one package is provided to each family of seven persons and can last for about a week. Large families may receive two packages.

ECHO Funded Project Objectives and Results

The objectives and results of the RRM with ECHO funds are as follows:

Principal Objective:

Assess humanitarian needs and provide the needed immediate support to displaced vulnerable populations in Iraq.

Specific Objective:

Provide immediate life-saving and dignity-raising supplies to displaced households in Iraq through RRM, WASH, Health, Nutrition and Winterization Services.

Result:

Iraqi displaced households in movement or temporary settlement receive a humanitarian basket of life-saving and dignity-raising supplies

B. Purpose of the Evaluation, Scope and Intended Use

i)Evaluation Purpose

The evaluation seeks to assess how the RRM is delivering on its stated objectives, its performance and outcomes between February 2015 and 15 June 2016 through its RRM Consortium. The evaluation will analyse whether it is offers an appropriate and effective way forward for delivering aid, as well identifying lessons learned that can inform future programming in Iraq.

ii)Scope and focus

The evaluation should concentrate as far as possible on the programme in its entirety. It is not the intention to evaluate the performance of the individual agencies who are partners of RRM, although comparisons of these is expected in order to draw out lessons learned and help improve overall performance. The period of the evaluation is between February 2015 and 15 June 2016.

The evaluation framework will be based on the OECD-DAC criteria for the evaluation of humanitarian action (with the exception of the impact and coherence criterion, which has been replaced by a criterion related to coordination,).[5]

The evaluation has the following objectives:

1. Assess UNICEF’s co-leadership role of the RRM in terms of enabling the humanitarian organizations working in the RRM consortium to respond to the ongoing crisis by providing rapid and flexible funding to partners along with technical guidance and leadership to implement projects to meet humanitarian needs.

2. Assess the level of improved coordination as a result of the rapid assessments carried out during RRM distributions.

3. Assess the appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency and coverage of the RRM in providing first line humanitarian response. Identify the sustainability of this mechanism.

4. Identify strengths and weaknesses in the coordination of the RRM in terms of enabling the humanitarian organizations working in the RRM consortium to respond to the ongoing crisis

5. Identify good practices and lessons learned of the RRM.

Evaluation Questions:

Appropriateness and relevance

· Were the priority needs of targeted populations accurately identified? Did the RRM correspond to priority needs of the targeted population?

· Was the design of the programme appropriate to achieve the objectives?

· Does the RRM succeed in identifying and targeting the most vulnerable people? Are their needs taken into account by the programme?

· Were protection risks considered in the design of the programme?

· Was the monitoring system appropriate and did the agencies take into account monitoring results and feedback during implementation?

· Were there appropriate control mechanisms in place to mitigate against diversion and corruption risks?

· How did the monitoring the quality and rapidity of the response provide feedback to the mechanism?

· To what extent was the RRM’s intervention timeframe appropriate?

· To what extent the programme is gender sensitive or address gender issues? Why and why not?

Effectiveness

· To what extent has the RRM served as part of key preparedness and response measures?

· To what extent has the RRM been able to attain its stated objectives and has produced the expected results?

· Was the assistance timely? Is the response sufficiently rapid, taking into account the objectives stated in the programme documents and the operational context?

· What type of assistance would beneficiaries have preferred and why (e.g. cash, voucher, in-kind, combination, other types of programmes)?

· What were the main benefits of the intervention? What were the main downsides? Were there any missed opportunities?

· To what extent has the RRM contributed to local capacity building of NGOs and made linkages with other actors in ensuring follow up humanitarian response?

Coordination

· Is the donor community responding to the ongoing crisis by providing rapid and flexible funding to the RRM along with technical guidance and leadership to implement projects to meet humanitarian needs?

· What is the quality of the relationship between RRM and other humanitarian structures (particularly clusters)?

· Has the programme contributed to strengthening humanitarian coordination in Iraq? How?

· Hoes does RRM communicate and advocate on humanitarian crises and needs? How can communication and advocacy be strengthened?

· To what extent has the RRM served as part of key preparedness and response measures?

· Did the RRM contribute to strengthening the coordination mechanisms and information sharing through Rapid assessments using Open data Kit (ODK)? Are there any operational or technical bottlenecks in effective utilization of rapid assessments through ODK? What were the factors inhibiting the effective utilization of ODK?

Coverage

· Is the targeting strategy well-adapted to the context?

· How clear and appropriate are the intervention criteria which determine who (RRM or other humanitarian actor) should intervene once an alert is confirmed?

· Given the resources at its disposal, does the programme target and reach an appropriate proportion of the affected population?

· How effective is RRM’s partnership strategy? Is the number of partners sufficient and do they have the necessary resources (human, material, financial) to deliver the programme’s objectives?

Efficiency

· Were the RRM funds appropriately targeted and prioritized?

· Is the RRM an efficient model for humanitarian aid delivery as a first line response

· How cost-efficient is the programme, in terms of the qualitative and quantitative outputs achieved as a result of the inputs?

· In what ways have UNICEF’s and its partners’ financial and logistics arrangements contributed to the efficient use of resources and economies of scale? What improvements can be made?

· Is the programme structure and staffing efficient in terms of fundraising, management, and administrative arrangements?

· Were there any delays? If so, what caused the delays and what were the consequences?

Coherence

· How RRM complements other Emergency Response mechanism in order to ensure that humanitarian needs are addressed?

· Has the design of the RRM served as complementarity to other aid delivery mechanism in Iraq in order to ensure that humanitarian needs are addressed?

Connectedness

· How did the link between the first and second line response ensure that humanitarian needs are met? How could this link be improved?

· How do RRM interventions work alongside complementary interventions in other sectors or programmes? Is there any duplication? How could this be improved?

iii)Intended use

The evaluation results will inform and influence the future programming for various partners to address both immediate and longer-term strategic issues.

The evaluation findings and conclusions will be shared with ECHO (the donor), RRM consortium, OCHA, UNICEF Staff, other interested partners and relevant stakeholders.

C. Methodology

The evaluation will review the current programme of RRM carried out over a period of 14 months (February 2015 to April 2016). The utilization-focused evaluation design should ensure that the evaluation purpose and focus questions are addressed through developing a robust mixed methodology which ensures that both qualitative and quantitative evidence are collated. The evaluation should adopt a contribution analysis approach which assess the delivering on its stated objectives, its performance and outcomes.

A detailed methodology will be elaborated in the inception report. At minimum, the evaluation will use the following:

• Review of Literature and analysis of relevant document: The evaluation team shall examine independent reports, topical/thematic reports produced by the UNICEF implementing partners, UNICEF monitoring reports, donor and internal reports, and any other relevant materials. This will be made relevant in the inception report.
• Key Informant Interviews: The evaluation team will conduct interviews with key stakeholders, namely implementing partners, RRM steering committee lead, donors, WFP, OCHA, UNFPA and other relevant UN agencies, relevant local authorities, institutions and key government partner, interagency networks and other pertinent stakeholders.
• Focus group discussions: The evaluation team will conduct focus groups discussions. Due to the peculiar nature of the RRM, it will be very challenging to connect with the most recent beneficiaries given that they are difficult to identify as the population is on the move and there is no mechanism to keep track of individual beneficiaries; however, the Evaluator(s) should make an effort to meet with beneficiaries of the RRM.
• Field Visits: The evaluation team will make field visits to study the work of implementing partners, including direct observation of programme activities for any on-going activity and informal discussions with beneficiaries (where possible) and non-beneficiaries in the visited areas.
• Use of Surveys: A major country – level household survey is not envisaged but the evaluation team will be expected to conduct household interviews with a clear sample design where possible.

Ethical considerations

The evaluation will be conducted in line with UNEG norms and standards for evaluation, as well as ethical considerations. All those engaged in designing, conducting and managing evaluation activities will aspire to conduct high quality and ethical work guided by professional standards and ethical and moral principles. The contractor must clearly identify any potential ethical issues and approaches, as well as the process for ethical review and oversight of the evaluation process in their proposal. Human rights and gender equality are understood as a cross-cutting aspects of the evaluation.

D. Deliverables and payment

All reports as listed below should comply with the standard reporting requirements and shall be written in good standard English.

i)Inception Report

The inception report shall be submitted to the evaluation Management team. It shall contain the overall plan and evaluation framework to carry out the evaluation. The report should include a detailed methodological approach, work plans, and assessment tools. A full list of evaluation questions and methods relevant to answer these will be developed in the inception phase and incorporated into the inception report. The report could propose adjustment to the ToRs as well as any other relevant issue to successfully complete the assessment. The inception report is expected by September 22^nd 2016 - 30% of payment

ii)Presentation of preliminary findings and initial recommendations

The Evaluator(s) will present the initial findings and recommendations to stakeholders in Iraq. The in country workshop will be organised by UNICEF. The presentation will take place by October 6^th 2016 – 20% of Payment.

iii)Draft Report

The draft report of the evaluation must be submitted to UNICEF Iraq Country Office for their review and comments by October 20^th 2016 – 30% of payment.

iv)Final Report

The Final Evaluation report will be in English and Arabic, structured as per UNICEF-adapted UNEG standards including:

• Executive Summary

• Object of the Evaluation (Background & context)

• Purpose, Objectives and Scope

• Methodology

• Findings

• Conclusions and lessons learnt

• Recommendations

The final report should be between 40-50 pages excluding annexes and should be submitted by October 31^st 2016 – 20% of payment.[6]

F. Steering Committee

A Steering Committee[7] will be established and will be supervised by the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. It will oversee administration and overall coordination of the evaluation, including monitoring progress. The evaluation team will report to the Steering Committee in terms of executing the evaluation.

The main functions of the Steering Committee will be in:

• Selecting the external evaluation team;

• Reviewing and commenting on the inception report and approving the proposed evaluation strategy and budget;

• Reviewing and commenting on the draft report;

• Approve final report

E. Evaluation Team composition

The Evaluation will be conducted by an external consultant through an individual consultancy (a team of consultants) with the following qualifications:

They lead consultant should have:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in conducting and leading humanitarian evaluations;
• Extensive work experience in humanitarian affairs and programs in conflict affected countries
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders;
• The team leader should be skilled in writing quality reports

This individual should have knowledge of/experience in the region. S/he needs to be fluent in spoken and written English and Arabic or Kurdish. If this is not possible, a member of the team should be fluent in one of the languages (Arabic or Kurdish).

The evaluator or team will be responsible for organising and/or conducting all field and research activities, and for writing the inception and final evaluation reports. Support staff should be hired for the duration of the evaluation to assist with document collection, scheduling, research, interpretation, and interviews as necessary.

The composition of the team and all evaluation team members should be gender aware.

Where necessary, a staff member from one of the RRM organisations and/or UNICEF will help facilitate the in-country work of the evaluation team including specific meetings and field visits.

Statements of interest and proposals from both groups of individual consultants, institutions and universities is encouraged. We also encourage joint proposals, e.g. from an Iraqis and an international organisation/university. However, all submitted proposals must cover the whole range of the evaluation.

F. Expression of Interest and budget considerations

Interested parties should submit a proposal including the following:

• A brief proposal (5-10 pages) for how they would carry out the evaluation. This should include:

• a short presentation of the team and its experience in evaluations of humanitarian programmes,

• the proposed evaluation methodology,

• a work plan indicating milestones and time dedicated to field visits, and

• the evaluation team setup.

• CVs for members of the evaluation team.

• Indication of availability

• Proposed budget and fees (to be submitted separately) with an adequate breakdown of the evaluation’s cost structure.

A selection process will be carried out by the Evaluation Management Group based on the following criteria:

• Prior experience of carrying out evaluations of large-scale, and in humanitarian programmes.
• Specialised knowledge of IDP / returnee programmes in contexts of complex crises.
• Knowledge of the Iraqi context.
• Pertinence of the proposed methodology and work plan.
• Proficiency in Arabic and English (mandatory).
• Cost and fees.
• International – local partnerships are an asset.
• An evaluation team with a gender balance and experience of the suggested team members will be an asset.

During the selection process, shortlisted candidates might be asked by the Steering Committee to provide additional information and documentation, such as reports of previous evaluations.

[1] International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Round 36 January 2016

[2] An estimated 10 million people across Iraq are in need of humanitarian assistance, including Internally Displaced People (IDP), Syrian refugees, returnees and host communities, as well as affected populations in Armed Opposition Group (AOG) held areas. As of 22 October 2015, 3,202,638 people (533,773 families) were displaced across Iraq (International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data Sheet 22 October 2015.

[3] Revised funding as per amendment dated Aug 21/08/2016

[4] Where feasible, UNFPA also contributes Dignity Kits to families on the move as part of the RRM. In 2015, 20,000 Dignity Kits were provided. We are collectively seeking to integrate Dignity Kits as a standard RRM Kit component.

[5] The evaluation should also reflect and make reference to the following norms and standards where appropriate: The Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, UNICEF’s Core Commitments to Children in emergencies, the SPHERE standards for humanitarian action, and the Red Cross Code of Conduct for humanitarian organizations.

[6] The outline of the final evaluation report proposed by the evaluation team should be agreed by the Evaluation Management Team beforehand and should reflect UN Evaluation Report Standards (September 2004).

[7] The Steering Committee will be made up of the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Chief of Field Operations, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. Technical support will be provided by the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor.

Expressions of interest should apply online no later than August 12^th 2016. The final decision on the candidate will be taken by the August 24^th 2016.

The evaluation is expected to take a maximum of 60 days.

To apply please go to the below link:

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498195

UNICEF IRAQ COUNTRY OFFICE

National Child Protection Case Management Consultant

Terms of Reference (TOR)

I.General Information:

Post title: National Child Protection Case Management Consultant

Duration: 6 months

Duty Station: Erbil, Iraq. The National Child Protection Case Management Consultant is expected to travel to field sites in Dohuk, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Ninewah, Diyala, and Baghdad (security permitting)

Reporting to: Child Protection Case Management Consultant

Starting Date: as soon as possible

II. Background - General background information on the context of the engagement and background.

With over 3.2 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and 240,000 Syrian refugees, the humanitarian situation in Iraq is one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating crises in the world. Over 47% of those affected by the current crisis are children who are in dire need of protection and assistance. Many remain vulnerable and are often subjected to the worst forms of abuse, violence and exploitation including physical and sexual violence, trafficking, maiming, abduction and recruitment into armed forces.

While much progress has been made since the onset of the crisis, and a number of national, and international organizations are committed and engaged to ensure children have access to safe, timely and specialized child protection services, there are still acute gaps in quality and capacity, particularly child protection case management services. Child Protection Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are in place, and were updated and revised in the early 2016. Information-sharing protocols need to be standardized and shared, the capacity and quality of case management systems, particularly in relation to national systems and institutions, need to be strengthened. Referral pathways for child protection are not always in place and functional and this creates added barriers and further limits access to quality and timely care. Although generalized training on concepts of case management, Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), and Child Protection case management SOPs, have been provided to front line workers, gaps remain in knowledge and skills for providing case management. These gaps include child and family interview techniques and communication skills, case identification, case plan development, case conferencing, practices for routine and emergency follow up and dealing with complex cases. The development of training and mentoring of a cadre of case management supervisors has also been identified as a key priority.

The mixed IDPs and refugees’ response adds to the complexity of the situation. As the humanitarian response continues to expand to new and challenging locations, existing child protection case management systems are unable to be replicated due to a limited presence of partners, capacity and humanitarian access. Strengthening Child Protection case management and ensuring it is able to provide minimum standards is a priority. This requires harmonized case management processes, improved referral pathways, strengthened capacity of government and non- government organisations (NGO) and strong coordination mechanisms.

II. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES – The main goals/results of the assignment.

In line with the 2016 Child Protection Strategy for Iraq, and as part of existing inter-agency efforts, the Child Protection Sub-Cluster will be hiring an International Inter-Agency Child Protection Case Management Consultant. The purpose is to review existing systems and structures, harmonize approaches and contextualize existing case management systems, practices and procedures (including CPIMS) to ensure these are consistent, effective and meet minimum standards. The Inter-agency Child Protection Case Management Consultant will develop and roll out a tailored capacity building plan for case management based on identified needs and provide recommendations to strengthen national and regional systems and institutions.

The National Child Protection Case Management Consultant will provide substantive, administrative, and oral and written language support to the International Inter-Agency Child Protection Case Management Consultant.

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III. SCOPE OF WORK - Scope of work must be concise and cover the description of the services or activities to be performed.

Under the supervision of the Case Management Consultant, the National Child Protection Case Management Consultant will:

1. Substantive, Research and Administrative Assistance

2. Assist international consultant with gathering relevant documents for desk review and initial analysis.

3. Set meetings with and follow up with partners, including relevant government counterparts.

4. Assist consultant to catalogue, summarize, and analyze information.

5. Provided unbiased guidance on cultural, gender, and child protection issues.

6. Organize transportation and logistics planning for all activities.

7. Assist in planning and facilitating workshops and other events, as needed.

   1. Perform written and oral translation including

8. Accurately translate oral interviews and discussions from Kurdish and Arabic to English and vice versa, including during formal meetings and training sessions with Government and other stakeholders.

9. Accurately translate documents from Kurdish and Arabic to English and vice versa.

IV. DELIVERABLES – A clear and unequivocal definition of the final product/s or deliverables (e.g., press releases, news notes, human interest stories produced, finalized and published through appropriate mechanisms).

Deliverable

Due Dates

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Comprehensive catalogue of literature (incl. legislation) compiled in English/Kurdish/Arabic

・Questionnaires translated into Kurdish & Arabic

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements

End Month 1

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Minutes of all meetings compiled in English & Kurdish/Arabic and shared with relevant stakeholders

・Case Management tools/Revisions in English & Kurdish/Arabic

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements (for e.g. travel, workshops, etc.) made

End Month 2

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Minutes of all meetings compiled in English & Kurdish/Arabic and shared with relevant stakeholders

・Workshop reports translated into Kurdish/Arabic

・Case Management training package translated into Kurdish/Arabic

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements (for e.g. travel, meeting, training etc.) made

End Month 3

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Minutes of all meetings compiled in English & Kurdish/Arabic and shared with relevant stakeholders

・Data-entry for pre- and post tests of reporting period complete for analysis

・Reports compiled for all trainings conducted during reporting period

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements (for e.g. travel, meeting, training etc.) made

End Month 4

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Minutes of all meetings compiled in English & Kurdish/Arabic and shared with relevant stakeholders

・Data-entry for pre- and post tests of reporting period complete for analysis

・Reports compiled for all trainings conducted during reporting period

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements (for e.g. travel, meeting, training etc.) made

End Month 5

・Timely submission of bi-weekly activity reports (2)

・Detailed work plan set and action points met (as substantiated by activity reports and manager sign off)

・Any incomplete translation work completed

・Timely logistical and administrative arrangements (for e.g. travel, meeting, training etc.) made

・Final consultancy report completed

End Month 6

V. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS - Expected places of travel, insurances, per diem, R&R payments etc., and responsibilities between UNICEF and consultants.

HUMAN RESOURCES NEEDS TO PUT IN THIS INFORMATION

VI. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT - An unambiguous description of the required degree of expertise and qualifications including specialized knowledge, language needs and experience required, selection criteria, qualifications and performance.

Eligibility Requirements: Iraq citizen

Education: University Degree in social work, anthropology, law, international development, public health, psychology, or a related degree.

Experience: Experience in case management or social work and knowledge of international standards and Child Protection service provision and at least 4 years of work experience. Practical experience in translating (research) material is preferred.

Language(s): Fluency in English (oral and written), Kurdish and Arabic languages.

General: Good understanding of the humanitarian situation in Iraq. At least two years of work experience for an International NGO and/or UN.

VII. PAYMENT SCHEDULE – Indicate the payment schedules with clear link to the deliverables. Please note that this will form the basis for payment. No weekly/monthly payment permitted. All payments must be linked to deliverables.

In consultation with the Sub-cluster coordinator(s), the Inter-agency Child Protection Case Management Consultant will evaluate the performance of the national consultant at the end of each month of the assignment. The Sub-cluster coordinator and the Inter-agency Child Protection Case Management Consultant will certify acceptable submission of contract deliverables during the period reviewed.

Certification of deliverables and satisfactory performance will authorize 6 payments to the Assistant/Translator per the following schedule:

End of each month period, upon submission of invoice, and after approval by supervisor and certification by Sub-Cluster coordinator of satisfactory completion of deliverables outlined in deliverables schedule.

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498096

UNICEF MADAGASCAR RECRUITS**

· Job Title :Emergency Specialist

· Job level : P3 (UN salary scale)

· Job reference : 98664

· Contract type : Temporary Appointment-(*TA*)

· Duty station : Antananarivo, Madagascar

· Opening date : 27th July 2016

· Closing date : 12th August 2016

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Under the guidance and supervision of the supervisor, establishes and implements country office emergency preparedness and response. Responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.

1. KEY END-RESULTS

2. Emergency preparedness is effectively arranged together with establishment of country contingency plans and early warning mechanisms.

3. Emergency preparedness and response plans addresses gender issues that may be expected to intensify during emergencies.

4. Emergency plans of action are developed, and compliance and coordination of all sectors with the plans are implemented.

5. Technical advice on emergencies and programme management related to implementation of emergency preparedness measures are effectively provided.

6. Emergency preparedness and response, and a consistent flow of information of the humanitarian situation are effectively coordinated within the office.

7. Substantive improvements are made in the emergency preparedness and response capability of UNICEF staff and implementing partners through conduct of effective training activities.

8. In the event of an emergency, UNICEF's presence is promptly established and the initial emergency operational tasks are effectively executed, including provision of support for information communication technology, telecommunications facility and all staff security related assistance in the country office.

9. Needs assessment is effectively conducted to determine priorities and an appropriate intervention by UNICEF based on the local emergency situation affecting children, their families and community.

10. Timely delivery of assistance and supplies is provided, urgent staffing requirements are identified, and the appropriate use of UNICEF resources is monitored for effective project delivery.

11. Emergency appeals and project proposals are prepared, and concerted efforts are put forward to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding.

12. Longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions are determined to build a regular operational and staffing structure.

13. Continuous, effective and strategic coordination, communication, consultation and liaison are maintained with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies in support of the special needs of children and women affected by emergency situations within the framework of the cluster approach and based on the Core Commitment for Children.

14. Management is kept informed of humanitarian developments in relevant policies, situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in the country.

15. Emergency preparedness and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office's workplans. Sectoral input is provided for all related documents for the office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response, as well as for the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.

16. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.

Emergency Preparedness

1. Adopts adequate emergency preparedness measures through the development and updating of country contingency plans and establishment of early warning mechanisms, to ensure effective preparedness and response to specific emergencies.

2. Participates in the formulation and development of plans of action in preparation and response to emergencies, monitors compliance of all sectors with emergency plans of action, including financial resources. Ensures coordination of the management of emergency preparedness and response.

3. Provides technical advice related to emergency preparedness and response, including on programme management related issues. Provides advice to the country office in the implementation of emergency preparedness measures in the field to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms in the country faced with impending emergencies.

4. Develops and maintains databases on country/regional information, and ensure the flow of information and communication crucial for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and response management. Identifies availability of resources in emergency prone areas and establish logistics plans to be implemented during an emergency operation, to ensure a timely and effective emergency response.

5. Plans, organizes and conducts training for the office’s staff capacity building in emergencies preparedness and response. Assists in developing and conducting emergency training courses. Provides training and/or briefing, as required. Participates in other emergency training workshops in the region, and builds up the emergency preparedness and response capability of UNICEF staff as well as implementing partners.

6. Emergency Response

7. In the event of an emergency, takes prompt action as a member of the Emergency Response Team which is deployed immediately to establish UNICEF's presence and implement the initial operational tasks relating to emergency assistance. Immediately verifies the nature and extend of the emergency with staff, government officials, other UN agencies or local organizations and media. Ensures that the office is provided with effective telecommunications facility and staff security assistance in an emergency, as necessary. In coordination with the programme and operations groups, establishes contact with all UNICEF staff, their dependants and visitors to ensure their safety and whereabouts, and informs OPSCEN and the Regional Director of their status.

8. Participates and assists with assessment of local emergency and security situation affecting children and mothers in the locality, in conjunction with the Regional Office, the HQ Divisions, and field staff. Visits the location to conduct an initial rough assessment of the magnitude of the crisis and its implications for children and its impact on the community. Assesses the validity of the office preparedness plan and ability of the office vis-à-vis the current crisis as well as immediate and additional needs. Determines corporate priorities and an appropriate intervention (supply procurement, fund-raising and staff development) by UNICEF. Coordinates with other partners to make a rapid assessment covering priority areas as defined by the Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies. Establishes contact with community groups, government, UN agencies, media and other partners to keep abreast of emergency situations.

9. Applies the emergency preparedness and response plan as necessary, and identifies urgent staffing requirements and redeploys country office staff as required. Executes the timely delivery of assistance and procurement of supplies, monitors the appropriate and effective use of UNICEF resources/inputs. Iidentifies problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery. Certifies the disbursement of funds, monitors expenditures and submits financial status reports. Sets up a reporting system and sends daily situation reports to concerned parties

10. Emergency Project

11. Participates in the implementation of plans of action and workplans for emergency projects. Implements and manages project activities. Undertakes field visits to emergency project areas, to assess local conditions and monitor project progress. Makes technical decisions on project administration (e.g., activates, requests or reprogrammes allocation of emergency funds). Prepares inputs for appeals and updates related to emergencies. Works with program sections and senior management to mobilize donor response and recovery/rehabilitation-related funding, including annual or multi-annual humanitarian appeals and documents (e.g., pitch documents). Communicates and advocates on the situation and needs of children through local and international media, as appropriate.

12. Identifies longer-term requirements of the emergency operation/interventions. Proposes a more regular operational and staffing structure to take over from the Emergency Response Team.

13. Maintains continuous, effective and strategic coordination, communication, consultation and liaison with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies to appeal for aid for children and women with special needs resulting from the emergency situation requiring an effective emergency response in all sectors. Identifies implementing/operational partners and establishes implementing arrangements. Ensures that the UNICEF support is effectively provided to the government with respect to sectoral coordination within the framework of the cluster approach and based on the Core Commitment for Children.

14. Participates in all humanitarian and recovery related forum and keeps management informed of all humanitarian developments in the country in terms of policies, strategy, situation developments, potential threats and opportunities/issues in partnership.

15. Promotes that disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response strategies are mainstreamed in the country office's workplans. Prepares sectoral input for the country programme documents, plan of action, annual work plans, and all related documents of the office’s Emergency Preparedness and Response. Contributes towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.

16. QUALIFICATION and COMPETENCIES ([ ] indicates the level of proficiency required for the job.)

17. Education

Advanced University degree from the accredited institution * in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, international law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.

1. Work Experience

Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and administration.

Developing country work experience

Specialized training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable.

1. Language Proficiency

• Fluency in French and a second UN language (English); Local working language of the duty station an asset.

4. Competency Profile (For details on competencies please refer to UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles.)

i) Core Values (Required)

• Commitment

• Diversity and Inclusion

• Integrity

ii) Core Competencies (Required)

• Communication [II]

• Working with People [II]

• Drive for Results [II]

iii) Functional Competencies (Required)

• Leading and Supervising [II]

• Analyzing [II]

• Deciding and Initiating Action [III]

• Persuading and Influencing [III]

• Applying Technical Expertise [III]

• Planning and Organizing [II]

• Adapting and Responding Change [III]

• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks [III]

1. HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are requested to apply only online via the link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498179

and attach a cover letter, detailed CV, a copy of the national identity card or passport, a copy of the highest accredited diploma

Incomplete or late submission after the deadline (12 th August 2016) will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and will receive an official response to their application. Our job applications are also available on the site http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

* See the list of accredited institutions on the link:www.whed.net

UNICEF is a non-smoking environment.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

UNICEF MADAGASCAR RECRUITS**

· Job Title :Research Specialist/Coordinator

· Job level : P4 (UN salary scale)

· Job reference : 99152

· Contract type : Temporary Appointment-(*TA*)

· Duty station : Antananarivo, Madagascar

· Opening date : 28th July 2016

· Closing date : 12th August 2016

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Accountable for effective coordination, management and engagement in research and dialogue for programme development. Conducts studies, data collection and analysis to fill information gaps and to strengthen capacity for advocacy for children’s rights, and to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.

1. KEY END-RESULTS

2. Constructive dialogue and partnerships are established between international and local academia, researchers and other stakeholders, to provide evidence for developing programs and policies for the most vulnerable children, including communication for development strategies.

3. A research strategy is developed and programme plans of action include research recommendations and findings; coordination between sectors are increased and links between different levels of government and academia are strengthened.

4. Quantitative and qualitative research/analysis is provided, with particular focus on communication for development, child protection and social protection areas.

5. Advocacy efforts are effectively made to raise awareness on children’s rights with both the general public, private sector and with policy makers, and to ensure local buy-in and continued relevance of UNICEF programming.

6. Effective partnerships with the Government and other agencies established to enable sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals for continuing worldwide progress of the UNICEF mission.

7. UNICEF research programme effectively planned, implemented and managed in support of the country programme.

8. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.

1. Dialogue and Partnerships

Participates in research dialogue and development with the academia, Government, programme sectors and establishes constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and local academia to support the development of policies and programmes including communication for development strategies so as to contributing to the progressive realization of children’s right.

Establishes effective partnerships with the national and international academia, Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to support development and use of research for the realization of children’s rights, commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.

Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective collaboration within different stakeholders.

2. Research Strategy and Agenda

A research strategy is developed including linkages with environmental and socio-cultural aspects. Coordination with programme sections on research and information gaps is enhanced as well as linkages with national and international academia and other stakeholders taken into account to ensure that they reflect the best interest of children**.**

3. Quantitative and qualitative studies and research

Quantitative and qualitative research/analysis in the areas of communication for development, child protection and social protection areas is enhanced. Provides technical advice and/or conducts studies related to:

• Research on the Violence against Children Study (VACS) is properly monitored and implemented by a consultancy/institution under the supervision of the Research Coordinator. The research then informs and guides Government actions and programs for combating and responding to violence against children in Madagascar.

• Research on the situation of children and women living in and around mining sites in Madagascar which aims to understand and document the situation of children and women in mining areas (artisanal or not) is finalised and provides recommendations on policy and programmes to Government. The research coordinator will validate the study and advice on joint advocacy efforts to raise awareness of the CRBP among private sector (artisanal mining groups), Government, PTFs and NGOs.

• Research on socio-cultural determinants of essential family practices is finalised to understand barriers, motivators, beliefs and cultural practices, as well as influencers and communication networks that can lead to better informed and targeted interventions for UNICEF, government and other stakeholders. The research coordinator will take the lead in the finalisation of the research study and will ensure a final study is ready for dissemination.

4.Evidence-based advocacy and communication

Promotes and raises awareness on children’s rights with both the general public and with policy makers, utilizing effective information dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF programming. Highlight interventions to attain social policy goals which are designed to reduce gender inequalities.

5. Programme Management

Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination and monitoring of research agenda for the implementation of the country programme, with attention to cultural, environmental and gender equality aspects.

1. QUALIFICATION and COMPETENCIES ( [ ] indicates the level of proficiency required for the job.)

2. Education

3. Advanced university degree from the accredited institution * in Anthropology, Cultural or Social Sciences. Preferably at PhD level.

4. Work Experience

5. Eight years of relevant professional/research work experience.

6. Developing country work experience in multicultural environments

7. Strong familiarity and experience with socio-cultural research and barriers/practices is a must

8. Language Proficiency

9. Fluency in English and French

10. Preferably also knowledge of Malagasy language

4. Competency Profile (For details on competencies please refer to UNICEF Professional Competency Profiles.)

i) Core Values (Required)

• Commitment

• Diversity and Inclusion

• Integrity

1. Core Competencies (Required)

2. Communication [ III ]

3. Working with People [ II ]

4. Drive for Results [ II ]

5. Functional Competencies (Required)

6. Leading and Supervising [ II ]

7. Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]

8. Analyzing [ III]

9. Relating and Networking [ III ]

10. Persuading and Influencing [ II ]

11. Planning and Organizing [ III ]

1. HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are requested to apply only online via the link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=498182

and attach a cover letter, detailed CV, a copy of the national identity card or passport, a copy of the highest accredited diploma

Incomplete or late submission after the deadline (12 th August 2016) will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and will receive an official response to their application. Our job applications are also available on the site http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

* See the list of accredited institutions on the link:www.whed.net

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the post

Under the guidance of the Youth & Adolescent Development Specialist, the Education (Sport for Development) Officer, will be responsible for the planning, implementation, strategizing, monitoring and evaluation of Sport for Development programme.

Key Expected Results

• Contribute to the preparation/update of situation analysis for the programme sector/s for development, design and management of education-related programmes/projects

• Contribute to the development/establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of education and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting

• Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss operational and implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/ or decision

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with Government and other counterparts to assess programmes/projects and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management

• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organisational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity

• Draft regular/mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress

• Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys and/or exchange information on sports for development with special focus on youth development, HIV and violence prevention, meaningful youth participation with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support, take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with Government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on education programmes

• Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness for sports, for development programme, quality physical education for all boys and girls, establish partnership/alliances and support fundraising for education programmes

• Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilisation materials and briefs for fundraising and partnership development purposes

• Apply innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• University degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Sports Science; Primary Education; or a Social Sciences fields relevant to international development assistance or any related field

• At least two years of progressively professional work experience at national and international levels in field programmes relevant to Education programmes.

• Experience in national level development assistance is an advantage

• Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset

• Background/familiarity with Emergency.

• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty

Functional Competencies:

• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Analyzing
• Applying technical expertise
• Learning and researching
• Planning and organizing

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all South Africa nationals, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Only South Africa Nationals will be considered

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their application to the links as stated below no later than 21 August 2016.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all South Africa nationals, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Only South Africa Nationals will be considered

Applications to be submitted through the below link

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=497885

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Post

Accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the Government for programme development, advocating for increased public resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential social services and the creation of a protective environment for children. Conducts data collection and analysis to fill information gaps and to strengthen capacity for advocacy for children’s rights, and to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.

Key end results

• Constructive dialogue and partnerships are established between international and local social policy stakeholders, to provide effective protective environment for the most vulnerable children, including progressive compliance of principal policy documents and legislation regarding all aspects of child rights.
• Current information on state budget and spending patterns and decentralization status of social services are monitored and updated on an on-going basis to support advocacy for decentralization and universal coverage of essential services.
• Decentralization of social services is made sustainable through adequate local support , keeping decentralized services both accessible and effective. Programme plans of action are developed for children at provincial and district/municipality levels; coordination between sectors are increased and links between different levels of government structures for policy implementation are strengthened.
• Data-driven analysis is provided for effective prioritization, planning, development, and results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives.
• Advocacy efforts are effectively made to raise awareness on children’s rights with both the general public and with policy makers, and to ensure local buy-in and continued relevance of UNICEF programming.
• Effective partnerships with the Government and other agencies established to enable sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals for continuing worldwide progress of the UNICEF mission.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced University degree (Masters) Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media, communication, or other relevant disciplines.
• Eight years of relevant professional work experience, including international and developing country work experience, in programme design, planning and implementation
• Current knowledge of the latest developments in the field of child rights, poverty and equity.
• Sound knowledge of government structures, policies, strategies and decision-making processes at national, provincial and local government levels
• Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan and manage programmes, as well as to impart knowledge and teach skills.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

• Communication
• Working with people

• Drive for results

  Functional Competencies

  • Leading and Supervising
  • Formulating Strategies and Concepts
  • Analyzing
  • Relating and Networking
  • Persuading and Influencing
  • Planning and Organizing

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their application to the links as stated below no later than 21 August 2016.

Applications to be submitted through the below link

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=497939 UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all South Africa nationals, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

Under the general supervision of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will manage overall planning and coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of the total programme commitment of a medium size country office with a broad range of projects, including programme/project formulation, design, planning and management, and monitoring and evaluation.

Key Expected Results

• Effective knowledge management and system, information exchange and the development of training and orientation materials developed and deployed for strengthening of country programme management and activities.
• Situation Analysis prepared/updated, critical programme intervention point/measures identified, and programme work plans/recommendations prepared and incorporated. Programme reports prepared as required.
• Programme funds optimally used.
• Programme monitoring and evaluations effectively conducted to improve programme performance, and programme status report timely prepared.
• Rights-based and results-based programming approach fully incorporated into all phases of programme and projects processes.
• Commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local partners gained and established.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• University degree in social sciences, international relations, government, public administration, public policy, social policy, social development, community development, or other relevant disciplines, with specialized training in conflict resolution
• Two years of relevant professional work experience, including international and developing country work experience, in programme design, planning and implementation
• Knowledge and experience of real time monitoring and end-user monitoring is an advantage.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

• Communication
• Working with people
• Drive for results

Functional Competencies

• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Learning and Researching
• Planning and Organizing

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their application to the links as stated below no later than 21 August 2016.

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=497940

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all South Africa nationals, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

Only South Africa Nationals will be considered

Rationale and context of the assignment:

The Digital Strategy Section (DSS) within the Division of Communication comprises Web, Social Media and Multimedia teams working together to create compelling public-facing content and to provide digital services within the organization. Through multiple platforms and in multiple languages, DSS draws attention to the many facets of UNICEF’s work, encouraging public support, participation and action, as well as ensuring greater transparency and accountability. Web stories, blog entries, photo essays, Facebook posts, Twitter campaigns, and videos for distribution via UNICEF.org, YouTube, news media and other outlets and platforms – all are a part of our digital storytelling. By measuring and testing our efforts, we also use data to inform content and engagement choices. DSS seeks to hire a Consultant photography writer and copy-editor.

For more information, click here.

Responsibilities:

· Write and copy-edit photo captions including concise descriptive and contextual background for photographs acquired into UNICEF's photography database according to established requirements.

· Write and copy-edit texts for photo-related traditional and digital applications including photography essays and photo features.

· Undertake research as needed to confirm information and accuracy of photo-related text content and background, including via UNICEF internal sources and with the photographer

· Implement consistent editorial standards (to UN-standard UK English style) and practices for photo-related texts as per a pre-defined caption and photo essay style.

· Provide support to the Senior Photography Editor on photo editing and associated tasks as required.

· Meet frequent tight deadlines.

· Flexibility to undertake weekend work, if needed.

Qualifications or specialized knowledge/ experience required:

· University degree equivalent to a Master's Degree or, as minimum, to a Bachelor's Degree;

· Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional work experience in editorial photography writing is required;

· Proven research and text editing skills is required;

· Experience in photography editing is required;

· Experience in international development communication an asset;

· Additional language is an asset;

Applications should be sent to: digitalstrategy@unicef.org by 21 August 2016. When sending to this mailbox, please ensure that the position you are applying for, '**Photography Writer and Copy-editor'**, is quoted on the subject line.

Applicants MUST submit their resume along with a typed, signed (and dated UNICEF P-11. Please send details of the daily fee/rate (in USD) you are willing to accept for the performance of this job. Please state whether negotiable or non-negotiable. To download P11:http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/Personal_History_P11.doc

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted. Non-U.S. citizens must be in possession of a G4 visa or become a US permanent resident/citizen before the contract begins.

In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

If you are a qualified Somali National and looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Social Policy Specialist, with UNICEF Somalia, to be based in Hargeisa.

If successful, you will be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene and basic education of Somali girls and boys, protect them from violence, exploitation and abuse and provide them with poverty relief and access to opportunities through social protection.

Purpose of the Post:

Under the general guidance of the Chief of Field Office, and the technical supervision of the Nairobi-based Chief of Social Policy and Social Welfare Specialist, responsible for the technical oversight, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of assigned programme/project(s) in Somaliland.

Major duties and responsibilities:

1. Together with a government-led Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and the UNICEF Social Welfare Specialist, coordinate and manage all aspects of the design, implementation, and evaluation of a social protection system and pilot child grant programme.
2. Conduct evidence-based policy analysis in support of programme sections in the area of UN joint programming and ensure national plans, policies and budgets prioritize child rights and are effectively implemented.
3. Monitor and update current information on state budget and spending patterns and decentralization status of social services on an on-going basis to support advocacy for effective decentralized service delivery.
4. Analyse national and district budget focusing on the areas of acceleration to achieve the SDG related child outcomes. Actively participate in relevant budget related meetings.
5. In collaboration with other Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery (JPLG) partners, contribute to the sustainability of decentralized social services through technical support to local actors to ensure accessibility, effectiveness and affordability of basic social services relevant to children. Ensure development of programme plans of action for children at regional and district/municipality levels, effective coordination between sectors and linkage between different levels of government structures for effective policy implementation.
6. Ensure UNICEF social policy programme is effectively planned, implemented and managed in support of the country programme.
7. Undertake field visits to monitor programmes, as well as conduct periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners in collaboration with UNICEF programme sections. Provide technical guidance to government officials and other partners in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programme/project(s).

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, or related technical field. A first university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;

• Five years of progressively responsible professional work, experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation in a related field;

• Experience in program coordination and working partnership with government representatives;

• Fluency in oral and written English and Somali languages is required;

• Previous experience working in social protection programming and particularly developing social protection systems or implementing cash transfer programmes, is highly preferred;

• Knowledge of global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current UNICEF position and approaches;

• High sense of integrity and commitment;

• Good communication and analytical skills;

• Computer skills.

Desirable Qualifications.

1. Demonstrated experience in programme management, including experience with coordination, donor relations, planning, monitoring and budget management and oversight;

2. Proven ability to work with partners, manage staff and consultants, write proposals and sound evidence-based reports in clear and simple language;

3. Good understanding of government systems, procedures and processes at all levels ;

4. Strong communication skills, including an ability to build rapport with individuals, groups and maintain an effective network of individuals.

Benefits and Entitlements
Employees’ benefit from family friendly, work-life, and diversity policies, and UNICEF is committed to maintaining a balanced gender and geographical representation. Other Benefits and entitlements include:

• Annual leave
• Dependency allowance
• Medical and dental insurance
• Pension scheme
• Education grant for special children
• Life insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Family leave
• Danger pay
• Maternity / Paternity adoption leave
• Special leave

Please note that some benefits are paid depending on the duty station and type of assignment/contract.

Interested candidates are advised to follow the link below to submit their applications.

http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/#/job/496807