Adaptation of Adolescent Girls Consultant (MSSCC), Consultancy agreement, 7 months (90 days), Beirut, Lebanon

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

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The multidimensional crises Lebanon has faced since late 2019 has disproportionately impacted all population groups in Lebanon and exacerbated existing societal gendered inequalities. Girls along with other vulnerable groups were mostly affected by the multiple crisis, in a global and local context where girls already face increased risk of all forms of child protection violation and GBV, isolation, including growing rates of sexual exploitation and abuse, child marriage and intimate partner violence and they are far less likely to participate in social, economic, and educational activities.

To address the current situation of girls, the Lebanon Country Office (LCO) will accelerate targeted multisectoral, gender transformative girl-driven programming for adolescent girls to promote their leadership, decision making and access to learning, skills and prevention to Gender Based Violence (GBV). This is possible by implementing gender transformative targeted girls’ programming in the Multi-Service Community Centers (MSCC).

Building on the MSCC approach, the LCO will pilot tailored adolescent girls’ targeted gender transformative programming in four MSCCs, where girls will have access to tailored girls’ focused packages, leading to the establishment of girl networks promoting girls’ voice, power, and agency.

To pilot adolescent girls’ programming, the LCO will develop a gender transformative tailored girls’ package from existing youth life skills curriculum and other global and Lebanon focused tailored packages for girls.

The consultant’s main role is to assess the pre-existing youth life skills package and suggest how to make it gender transformative and targeted for girls (possibly adapting and adding sessions if needed). Additionally, the consultant will implement a capacity building plan (training, training manual, coaching) for MSCCs partners who will implement the tailored girls’ package.

How can you make a difference?

Tasks/Milestones: Deliverables/Outputs: Timeline Workplan proposing adolescent girls’ package from adapted youth’s life skills’ curriculum outlining main amendments to be made and sessions to be added.Workplan including details of amendments and additions including timeline needed to complete adolescent girls’ package.20 days (by mid November 2023)Amended package for adolescent girls drafted and finalized.Draft adolescent girls’ package Finalized adolescent girls’ package.30 days (by end of January 2024)Capacity building plan for implementing partners of adolescent girls’ package at MSCCs.Capacity building plan outlining training material and coaching plan with timeline.16 days (by mid February 2024)Train and coach MSCC partners to implement adolescent girls’ package.Conduct training for MSCC partners in the 4 chosen centers.

Coach staff (field visits, attendance of sessions and provision of feedback following session) and during first phase of package’s implementation.

24 days (by end of March 2024)To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A university degree in gender, sociology, anthropology, or other related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in adolescent girls’ programming, adolescent girls’ curriculum development, gender/ GBV. Experience on adolescent girls’ curriculum development is a must.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• Proven experience in adolescent girls’ life skills’ curriculum development and adolescent girls’ programming.
• Strong gender expertise and background.
• Knowledge and experience in training and coaching.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Applicants must submit in their applications financial proposal all inclusive based on the vacancy announcement.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.