Belize National Consultant - Project Assistant for Child Protection response to COVID-19

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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.

For every child, empowerment.

Background

The UNICEF Belize Child Protection area has partnered with the Government, UN Agencies and the Civil Society to scale up prevention and response actions, under the COVID-19 pandemic, to reduce violence against women and children and promotion of child rights including access to justice. The partners are located all over the country and work with the most vulnerable children, youth and families offering positive activities and alternatives to violence. Under general supervision of the Child Protection Officer, assist the Protection Section in providing support and performs a variety of information gathering, monitoring, technical and administrative services of moderate scope and difficulty, in support of programme activities for the Child Protection response to COVID-19.

How can you make a difference?

The Project Assistant will provide direct support to UNICEF Belize Child Protection area of the Programme Section, and work in close collaboration with the other Programme areas, Operations, and Communications sections of the Country Office (CO) for effective achievement of results, anticipating and contributing to resolving complex programme/project-related issues and information delivery. The incumbent is expected to exercise full compliance with UNICEF programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies and strategies, as well as implementation of the effective internal control systems.

Main Responsibilities

Actions/Tasks****Deliverables****DatesVerify authenticity and correctness of documentation submitted by government around expendituresMonthly Financial Reports****Monthly Support the preparation of financial reports linked to funds disbursed to national partners including both Government and Non-Governmental Partners relatively routine sectionsDisbursement Plan Monthly Assists in the administrative process of government requests for assistance, including but not limited to exchanges of letters and taking appropriate follow-up action.Rolling Work Plan with Partners

Official Correspondence with Implementing Partners****Monthly Logistical support to programme staff in relation to meetings/training and workshops being organized for partners, including facilitating virtual participation creating polls, breakout roomsEvent Plan, Sign in Sheets, Invitation letters, Quarter 1-3 Support in monitoring contract expiration dates, as needed developing requisitions for contracts Contract Reports Quarterly Contribute to the preparation and implementation of progress reports; donor reportsDonor Reports Provide support to procurement process for Child Protection, this includes sourcing vendors, preparing comparative matrixes, preparing POsProcurement Plan****Quarterly Performs other duties, as required. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Associate's Degree in Business and/or Management or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Experience working with another UN Agency, NGO or CSO is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Spanish is considered an asset.

Evaluation Process

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

1. Cover letter with an updated CV
2. Diplomas and Certificates
3. An All- Inclusive Financial Proposal – with a breakdown of daily and monthly rates in Belize currency
4. At least 3 References

Travel costs and DSA will be covered in accordance with UN rules and regulations. No other remunerations apply. UNICEF considers best value for money as criteria for evaluating potential candidates. As a general principle, the fees payable to a consultant or individual contractor follow the “best value for money” principle, i.e., achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible fee. Please note that consultants and individual contractors are responsible for assuming costs for obtaining insurance.

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis methodology. The award of the Contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

1. Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
2. Having received the highest score out of a weighted set of technical and financial criteria.

• Technical Criteria weight – 70%;
• Financial Criteria weight – 30%;

Criteria

Weight

Max. Point

Technical Qualification (max. 70 points)

70%

70

Associates Degree in Business and/or Management or other related matters

20

At least 5 years of work experience in a relevant field

20

Experience working with another UN Agency, NGO’s or CSO’s

20

Fluency in English. Fluency in Spanish would be an asset.

10

Financial Proposal (max. 30 points)

30%

30

Daily rate, lump sum, per deliverable, insurance

30

TOTAL Score (max. 100 points)

100%

100

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the Technical Criteria evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation. For more details view the full ToR Project Assistant Consultancy_VA Final.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

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.