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.

BACKGROUND

UNICEF’s annual Quality Review of Country Programme Documents (CPDs) provides the organisation with an independent, robust assessment of the quality of the documents that best articulate the goals, results, and logic of Country Programmes (CPs). Each year, the exercise assesses all CPDs submitted to the Executive Board, using a standard approach. The review is:

An essential data source for institutional reporting. The results of the Quality Review directly feed several indicators of the Executive Director’s Annual Report, which are in turn used to report on additional host of indicators by offices such as Programme Division (PD), Emergency Operations (EMOPS) and other Divisions and teams.
A critical input informing the update of guidance: Review findings often identify good practices and common areas of challenge across multiple country offices and/or specific quality criteria. It therefore one of the most influential sources of information on what aspects of global and regional guidance (and/or quality assurance practice) should be updated to best reflect the organisation’s perception of quality in programme design. HQ Content Owners, Regional Directors and Regional Planning Chiefs use the findings to adapt capacity development efforts.
An important reference for country offices drafting new programmes: The Quality Review also provides UNICEF staff in country with a rich set of good practices, tips and hints for how to prepare and finalize documents that satisfy institutional requirements.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Scope of Work:

The main objective of the Quality Review is to provide an evidence base on the quality of the CPDs submitted in 2022 and to determine the extent to which they:

Adhere to the relevant guidance or guidelines provided

Are results-based, coherent and convincing: conveying UNICEF’s relevance, strategic positioning, comparative advantage or value-added in country

Convey UNICEF’s commitment to foundational norms and programming principles.

The purpose of this RFP is to recruit a qualified individual consultant to complete the Quality Review for 2022, in close collaboration with UNICEF Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) Programme Guidance Unit (PGU). The scope of work involves remote consultation with DAPM and Subject Matter Experts in HQ to refine the evaluative framework; review of the 41 CPDs presented to the Executive Board in 2022; preparation of preliminary findings; drafting of a Synthesis Report and preparation of ten standard annexes to detail the findings; and presentation of the findings in two global webinars.

Qualifications

(1) Education

University Master’s degree in Social Sciences or a relevant field.
The individual should be highly proficient in a range of PC/web applications, including but not limited to: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, and Lotus Notes.

2) Work experience

At least 10 years of professional experience with specific track record of conducting evaluations, assessments and/or reviews for international organizations or major development actors.
Prior work experience with UNICEF* or the United Nations is an asset but familiarity with UNICEF’s child rights mandate, foundational norms and programming principles is essential.
Expertise in communication, establishing evaluative framework, Risk-management strategy and preferable excellent understanding of country program documents, collecting relevant materials, and report writing.

3) Competencies

It is preferable that the individual has experience with, or in, multilateral institutions. Knowledge of UNICEF context essential. Knowledge of UN common practices is an added advantage.
Familiarity with the organization’s commitment to results-based management and its approach to strategic planning and preparation of new country programmes is mandatory.
Ability to work effectively in a team and ability to produce quality work under minimal guidance and supervision.
Good communication and people skills; ability to express ideas and concepts concisely and clearly in written and oral form.
Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion.
Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.)

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 values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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 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 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.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unicef.org