Consultancy: Develop a compendium of lessons from the Regional Office (RO) experience programming in the context of COVID-19, ESARO, Nairobi (Remote/Home-Based)

Consultant Programme & Policy Monitoring & Evaluation Information Management

Overview

Develop a compendium of lessons from COVID-19 programming.

You have:

• Masters degree in development field, social sciences, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, or demography required.
• Ph.D. in the relevant field is desirable.
• At least 10 years of professional work experience in developing countries required.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods required.
• Good knowledge of development and programme issues, especially concerning children's issues and UNICEF's work.
• Good analysis and report writing skills required.
• Good facilitation skills required.
• Familiarity with programming in ESAR or similar contexts required.

Contract

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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, Full potential

How can you make a difference?

Please see TORs attached. TOR ESARO Compendium of Lessons.docx

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

• Masters (required) or Advanced Degree (Ph.D. desirable) in the development field, including social sciences, programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, or demography
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in conceptualizing, designing and implementing reviews of large-scale programmes in developing countries, including experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Good knowledge of development and programme issues, especially with children’ issues and UNICEF’s work.
• Good analysis and report writing skills
• Good facilitation skills
• Familiarity of programming in ESAR or similar context.

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.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

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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.

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