Consultancy: Nutrition Information Systems in emergencies and Famine Consultant, Nutrition, PD, NYHQ/Home based

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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, hope

Consultancy Title: Nutrition Information Systems in emergencies and Famine Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Nutrition/ Programme/ New York (home based)

Duration: 7 months

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. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. 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.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is seeking an experienced NISe consultant to provide services in three areas:

  1. Oversee a diagnosis of NISe, to identify:
  • Lessons learnt about what works and what didn’t, during the pandemic and what pre-existing gaps and weaknesses can be identified.
  • Review of evidence of what works and doesn’t work in NISe, both before, and during the Pandemic.
  • Recommendations on how to consolidate gains and build back NISe better.

    1. Development of a paper to reconceptualize nutrition and its relationship with famine and related extreme emergencies.

The paper will use a complex adaptive systems perspective to build on the UNICEF Nutrition Conceptual Framework. The paper will connect a systems-based reconceptualization of nutrition and famine to suggest adaptations to NISe processes and analysis, for famine early warning from a nutrition perspective.

  1. NIS-e helpdesk

In the second year of the pandemic, warnings of risk of famine and significant increases in the severity of food insecurity and undernutrition are getting more and more strident, particularly for the most complex emergencies affected by conflict, climate change and the pandemic. The consultant will be available as a Technical Support Desk on Nutrition Information Systems analysis and Famine analysis and will be available on call to UNICEF for a total level of effort of 26 days over a 7-month period. The support desk will be available for commentary on nutrition analysis e.g. IPC AMN or nutrition cluster, review of famine related documentation and discussions on issues related to famine and nutrition in complex emergencies.

The consultant will work in close coordination with UNICEF HQ Nutrition Section Programme Area 5 and their work on Nutrition Information Systems, and PA3-4 nutrition specialists, senior advisor and NISe consultant.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

NISe Diagnosis (40%)

  • Compose and engage a Reference Group in coordination with the GNC Technical Alliance Global Thematic Working Group on NISe
  • Undertake the diagnostic exercise
  • Develop first draft of diagnostic paper and share for feedback with Reference Group
  • Incorporate feedback, develop second draft and engage Reference Group for final stage of feedback
  • Develop third draft based on feedback
  • Support the organization of a wider consultation workshop with a broader range of stakeholders
  • Co-facilitate workshop where diagnostic paper will be examined in different task groups
  • Synthesis key recommendations emerging from task groups and broader consultations
  • Work with UNICEF focal point and Reference Group to translate recommendations into a actionable workplan for NISe in 2022-2024.

Paper to reconceptualize nutrition and its relationship with famine and related extreme emergencies (40%)

  • Compose and engage a Reference Group specific to this deliverable
  • Develop V0 of the paper
  • Following UNICEFs review, engage in a consultation with the RG and broader stakeholders as appropriate and required.
  • Develop V1 draft
  • Share with UNICEF for review and incorporate feedback into a final paper.
  • Workshop with UNICEF and other relevant stakeholders on how paper findings can influence policy and practice.

NISe and Famine Helpdesk (20%)

  • Provide real time technical assistance to UNICEF technical specialists.

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

  • Advanced University degree (Master or equivalent) in Nutrition, Public Health, or relevant field
  • At least 15 years experience in nutrition in emergencies
  • At least 5 years UN experience, preferably UNICEF
  • Demonstrated expertise working with Nutrition Information Systems in emergency contexts
  • Experience in famine definition, response and communication
  • Experience of the IPC Acute Malnutrition
  • Excellent understanding of the humanitarian architecture at global and country level and the IASC Transformative Agenda and cluster approach
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills and an aptitude for problem solving
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Fluency in English is required.

Requirements****:

  • Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
  • Financial proposal that will include:
  • your daily/monthly rate (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 here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, 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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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