Consultancy – GenU - GESP Programme Consultant Req

Consultant Teaching & Training Programme & Policy

Overview

Support GESP implementation for prospective countries involved.

You have:

• Master’s degree from a recognized university in social sciences, education, economics, international relations, or another relevant technical field.
• Fluency in English is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary.
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience working across regions developing programme strategies, joint programmes, and other multi-sectoral collaborations.
• Experience working with UNICEF COs or other UN agency at country level.
• Demonstrated experience managing programmes on adolescents/girls and education, youth skilling, youth employment, youth entrepreneurship, young people's civic engagement and gender is an asset.
• Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and uploaded copy of academic credentials.
• Financial proposal that will include the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.

Contract

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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Consultancy – GESP Programme Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Generation Unlimited - Programme Group - NYHQ

Duration: 2 January 2024 – 31 December 2024

Home/ office Based: REMOTE

About UNICEF

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. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Advisor, Country Support, and in close collaboration with the Deputy Director, Programmes and the wider Generation Unlimited (GenU) Programme team (particularly those working on Passport to Earning (P2E)), the GenU Partnerships team and UNICEF PPD, the consultant will deliver on key tasks to enable the successful implementation of the Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership (GESP) across the three countries engaged in this GenU Global Flagship Programme. The consultant will work on various elements across both programmatic and partnership coordination elements for GESP, which includes developing/refining plans, supporting selected countries to receive funds to develop, implement, and monitor their programmes, as well as liaising with technical level counterparts within GESP partners. The consultant will provide technical support, support mobilizing financial resources, and contributing to strategic, partnership and technical discussions with internal and external partners.

Scope of Work:

• Deliver on key elements related to programmes and partners at technical level by providing technical advice, engage with technical experts when required, developing, monitoring and adjusting planning documents. This also include ensuring that all required reporting obligations to all stakeholders are met.
• Provide support, engagement and troubleshooting to three country teams in UNICEF Country Offices, developing, monitoring and/or implementing GESP programmes. In doing so ensuring adequate planning and monitoring to enable effective development and coordination across the various activities including programme implementation/delivery, partner coordination, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL). The main focus will be on Bangladesh, Nigeria related to the Challenge Fund and Passport to Earning, and potentially in other countries as the programme advances.
• Support GenU leadership in GESP high-level governance activities by providing support and advocacy for GenU and other senior GESP partner leadership in advocacy, senior stakeholder engagement, governance etc.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

• Reviewed and finetuned TOC, results framework, dashboard, and MERL strategy and plans are circulated, updated and endorsed.

  By 1 April 2024

• 2 briefing sessions with COs conducted.

  By 30 June 2024

• 1 research and evaluation plan supported for roll out

  By 30 June 2024

• Girl-centered gender equality and social inclusion toolkit developed and shared

• Girl-centered guidance on collecting human interest stories (most significant change toolkit) developed and shared
• 2 girl-centered learning briefs developed

• 4 briefing sessions and 2 programme reviews with COs conducted.

  By 1 October 2024

• Co-develop / review 2 joint blog post to be shared on UNICEF’s website and social media

• Co-develop and conduct at least 2 Adolescent Girls Advisory Group meetings

• Girl-centered participatory approaches to MERL training conducted with 2 COs and rolled out

  By 31 September 2024

• 1 annual report developed and submitted

  By 30 May 2024

• 2 progress reports

• developed and submitted

  By 30 November 2024

• 12 coordination meetings conducted on time with detailed agenda and minutes with action points developed.

  By 15 December 2024

• 2 board meetings conducted on time with detailed agenda and minutes with action points developed.

• 2 donor meetings conducted with detailed agenda and minutes with action points developed.

  By 1 November 2024

• 4 quarterly budget forecasts and expenditures submitted

• 2 fund disbursements to COs conducted

  By 15 December 2024

• 1 country technical mission completed with mission reports finalized and endorsed

  By 1 July 2024

• 1 country donor mission completed with mission reports finalized and endorsed

  By 15 November 2024

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree from a recognized university in social sciences, education, economics, international relations, or another relevant technical field.

Language Proficiency:

• Fluency in English is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary
• Working knowledge of another UN language an asset

Work experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience working across regions developing programme strategies, joint programmes and other multi-sectoral collaborations.
• Experience working with UNICEF COs or other UN agency at country level.

Competencies/Knowledge:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, international relations, social sciences or another relevant technical field.
• Demonstrated experience managing programmes on adolescents/girls and education, second decade education, youth skilling, youth employment, youth entrepreneurship, young peoples’ civic engagement and gender an asset.

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect:
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4

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

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at Here

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: Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.

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