Consultancy on Catch Up Programme in Zambia (2016 – 2020), Two Months, Lusaka Zambia (Re-advertised)

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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, Education ...

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

To find out more about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, please visit https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.

How can you make a difference?

The objective of this assignment is to support MOGE to document the Catch Up programme in Zambia from inception to date to provide background information on the programme to help inform present and future key stakeholders on the startup and implementation of the programme in Zambia. This exercise will provide an in-depth overview of Catch Up from the pilot to scale-up phases, the various stakeholders involved, and their roles and responsibilities. Documentation and Communication materials on the Catch Up programme have been largely absent in the implementation of the programme- it is therefore an opportune time to incorporate easy to use communication materials as part of the documentation of the Catch Up.

Please see Detailed TOR for more information on the tasks and deliverables, here ToRs for the Documentation of Catch Up (Readvertised).pdf

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

The consultant must possess the following:

• At least 5 years of practical experience in developing visual communication materials

• A University Degree with minimum of 10 years’ experience in Education, Communication with proven significant experiences in the relevant areas of work such as development of reader friendly materials and visual communication materials may be accepted in place of a Master’s Degree.

• Skills in creating visual materials.

• Familiarity with Zambia’s broader education sector issues especially low learning outcomes.

• Ability to conduct review and planning workshops.

• Excellent writing and analytical skills and the ability to synthesize large and diverse sources of information

• Have a good working knowledge of computers and proficient in word processing

• High level proficiency in standard computer software Microsoft word and Excel.

• Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

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:

Please remember to express your financial proposals (and/or professional consultancy fees) in Zambian Kwacha for Zambian Nationals and USD for Non Zambian applicants.

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.