Call for Expression of Interest (EoI) - EAPRO Adolescent Development and Participation Consultant Roster 2024-2026, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand

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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 fulfilling 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, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The Gender and Adolescent Development Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking adolescent development and participation (ADAP) consultants to be part of a stand-by Roster for short- and longer-term consultancy assignments. These may be remote/home-based or in-person within EAP region working alongside the EAPRO Regional Adolescent Development Specialist or Country Office technical leads.

This EAPRO ADAP Roster – of qualified and experienced pre-screened consultants – will be established to provide technical assistance to East Asia Pacific Country Offices (COs) or EAPRO to support the implementation of UNICEF evidence generation, programming and advocacy work in the area of adolescent development and participation.

This Expression of Interest (EoI) vacancy announcement is for ADAP consultants to submit their application for consideration to be placed on the EAPRO ADAP Consultant Roster. Short-listed applicants will be placed on the roster to be sourced for upcoming assignments in 2024-2026.

Work Assignment:

Adolescent Development and Participation consultants on the EAPRO Adolescent Consultant Roster will work alongside UNICEF EAPRO Regional Adolescent Development Specialist and/or UNICEF Country Office technical leads to respond to adolescent development and participation support and technical assistance requests, and to advance the knowledge and implementation of the Strategic Plan’s priority around working with and for adolescent and youth as equal partners and to mainstream meaningful participation across programmes, evidence generation and policy advocacy work. Support and technical assistance requests will be formulated into a specific Terms of Reference (ToR) for each work assignment.

The main service areas in future work assignment ToRs are as follows:

Programme Analysis: Technical assistance to conceptualize and ensure mainstreaming of ADAP Components in UNICEF’s sector programming: Health, Nutrition, WASH, Child Protection, HIV/AIDS, Education (specifically in Skills and Transition to Work area), Social Policy, Climate Action, Emergency, SBC, Disability Inclusion, Private Sector Engagement, etc. This can also include the provision of technical inputs to strengthen meaningful participation of adolescents and youth in programming, evidence generation and policy advocacy work, sector specific toolkits, manuals, training, guidance, policy drafts and other documentation. This would include support in planning and developing a situation analysis on adolescents in the country, and may also involve supporting to the UN Common Country Assessment.

Programme design: This involves support to processes of prioritization, development of theory of change, and consultation with partners among other tasks, in line with UNICEF’s Guidance on Programming for the Second Decade. This includes drafting explanatory notes that highlight clear priorities for adolescents and ensure that there is focus on achieving results on adolescents’ participation and empowerment, particularly through use of consultative, collaborative and innovative approaches.

Programme monitoring and review: This involves support on strengthening and/or revamping adolescents’ programme priorities if and when there is a significant review of programming which necessitates focus on adolescents’ rights, and also during mid-term reviews and evaluability assessment. Support would include documentation of good practices and lessons learned for adolescent programming. Support would also involve facilitation of the review process, specific programming analysis, gathering of evidence, as well as facilitation of consultation with key stakeholders. This can also include support to offices towards establishing priorities for the 10-19 age group and/or be linked to redefining existing goals towards strengthening programming for adolescents and aligning with global priorities and partnerships that may require UNICEF to work with young people as well.

Capacity building and training: support capacity building efforts in this portfolio, especially on meaningfully engaging adolescent girls and boys in programming, policy-development, research and advocacy. This would also include on global tools and guidance in this area.

Estimated Duration of Contract: Work assignments and duration of contract will be based on the specific TOR for each assignment.

Official Travel: Official travel will be specified in the TOR for each assignment, as requested by EAPRO and/or COs.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

• Master's degree in Business, Social Sciences, Gender, Communications, Intercultural/multicultural studies or Diversity & Inclusion is required, or related fields related to the assignment
• Minimum 5-8 years of progressively responsible professional work in the field of adolescents’ programming, with specific experience related
• Strong experience and knowledge of adolescents’ rights across key UNICEF programming areas, particularly related to adolescents and youth participation and empowerment.
• Strong and up-to-date knowledge of results-based management principles and practice in relation to cross-sectoral programmes.
• Fluency and excellent analytical writing skills in English.
• Able to translate theoretic concepts into easy to digest/brief notes and concepts.
• Be able to work independently as well as with a team in an international, multicultural and interdisciplinary environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
• Experience in work environment of an international agency, UN, or international institutions is desirable; prior experience in UNICEF is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in development programming in the East Asia and Pacific region is a strong asset.
• Required computer skills (MS Windows, MS Office applications, Infographics).
• Sound and up to date knowledge of UN and UNICEF policies and practices in programme design, implementation and monitoring and reporting in support of second-decade programmes is an asset.
• Familiar with Do No Harm principle and ethics
• Ability to work within tight deadlines

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 10 January 2024****.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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.

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.