Consultancy: Rapporteur - Knowledge Management for ASEAN Online Dialogue on Digital Transformation, UNICEF EAPRO, Bangkok, Thailand

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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 fulfilling 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, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The Education section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to act as a rapporteur for Knowledge Management for ASEAN Online Dialogue on Digital Transformation, co-hosted by ASEAN, UNICEF and Ministry of Education, Viet Nam on October 15, 2020.

Background:

The East Asia and Pacific Region is home to more than one quarter of the world’s children and adolescents—around 580 million. Despite significant improvements in expanding access to education, achieving learning outcomes remains a challenge. Approximately 78 million children and adolescents in the region are in school, but not learning adequately (i.e. not reaching minimum proficiency standards)[1].

These challenges also represent an important opportunity to ensure children and adolescents are encouraged to learn, explore, and prepare themselves for the future, which in turn will shape economic, political and social outcomes in the region.

In collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat (Senior Officials Meeting on Education), and the Ministry of Education Viet Nam, UNICEF is co-hosting an online dialogue on the theme of digital transformation for education systems. In the context of education, digital transformation not only refers to improving access to technology and digital learning platforms, but also, and equally important, to strengthening the ability of education systems to nurture digital literacy and transferable skills for all children and young people. The proposed dialogue would promote creative and flexible education responses to the ongoing disruption education systems are facing with a view to strengthening ASEAN education systems to be more resilient through digital transformation and by harnessing private sector partnerships, thereby fostering digital literacy and transferable skill development for all children.

This dialogue will be held online on October 15, 2020 and will include Ministers of Education, as well as related Ministries (Youth, ICT, Labor, others).

[1] UIS. 2017:More Than One-Half of Children and Adolescents Are No Learning Worldwide. Fact Sheet No. 46, Sept 2017.

Objectives of the Meeting:

The focus of this half-day meeting will be to:

• To recognize the growing urgency to promote digital literacy and transferable skills across ASEAN education systems, to share good practices and highlight challenges;
• To establish consensus amongst ASEAN Members States on the promotion of sustainable and innovative solutions in integrating digital literacy and transferable skills across education systems, and for all children and adolescents; and
• To identify areas for further research and action by Member States and partners.

To support UNICEF for this important regional meeting, a consultant is required to effectively document the meeting proceedings, including presentations, keynote speeches, discussions and recommendations. The final deliverable will be a meeting report that does not exceed 10 pages, excluding annexes.

The meeting will take place on 15 October 2020 in an online format. The exact timing will be finalized, but will likely be in the morning, Viet Nam time (i.e. 9AM – 12PM). The consultant should keep this timing in mind when applying, in case they are working remotely.

The consultant is expected to attend and be the lead person to take notes at the meeting. The consultant will then develop a well-written, concise meeting report, which will be disseminated to the ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Education (Viet Nam), and UNICEF colleagues for inputs and approval.

Purpose of Assignment and Expected Result:

• The purpose of the work is to primarily support the Regional Advisor, Education and the organizing team in UNICEF RO to document the proceedings of, and recommendations arising from, the upcoming ASEAN Dialogue on Digital Transformation.
• Expected results are to have a consolidated, ready-to-publish Conference Report once the event has taken place, including information on the participants, speakers, discussion points and recommendations.

Description of the Assignment

• Speaker bios of all guest or keynote speakers to be documented.
• Serve as rapporteur during the half-day meeting.
• Develop a final meeting report that summarizes all sessions, discussions, and key recommendations and take-aways.
• Circulate the draft report for feedback from the key partners (UNICEF, ASEAN Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Viet Nam). Consultant should anticipate up to 2 rounds of feedback.
• Produce a quality report ready for dissemination among high level representatives.

Work Schedule and Expected deliverables:

Task

Deliverable

• Conduct 1 pre-event briefing via phone or in person with UNICEF’s Education Specialist to review the meeting agenda, information to be documented, sensitivities regarding the event, and project timeline

1. Meeting with Education Specialist to agree on note-taking template, draft outline, protocols for the meeting, and information to be documented (by October 10, 2020)

• Serve as meeting rapporteur during the High Level Meeting
• List key meeting decisions and outcomes and share these with the Regional Advisor for validation by October 16, 2020

2. Serve as meeting rapporteur on October 15, 2020
3. Key meeting decisions and outcomes list delivered to Regional Advisor, Education in email format for review by October 16, 2020
4. Full meeting notes to be delivered to UNICEF in a template format by end of contract

• Develop draft report for review
• Final conference report produced, reviewed by UNICEF, ASEAN and World Bank Group, and approved

5. Initial draft delivered by October 22, 2020 for review
6. Inputs collated and shared with the Rapporteur by October 29, 2020
7. Incorporate feedback and share final report by November 5, 2020

Estimated Duration of Contract: 5 working days during 10 October 2020 – 10 November 2020

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

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, business, journalism, editing, public relations, media, communication, or other relevant disciplines.

• Minimum five years of professional work experience in tasks requiring research, knowledge management, and documentation, with recognized technical expertise in the areas of education and/or adolescent programming.

• Previous experience delivering high-level conference reports is an asset.

• Work experience and/or proven familiarity with countries in the East Asia and Pacific region is an asset.

• Fluency in English is necessary.

• Knowledge of any other languages spoken in the region would also be an advantage.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 13 September 2020.

FORM P11.doc

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, 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

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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:

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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