Consultancy: Support setting of UNISON rollout- ESARO, 6 months
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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.
TERMS OF REFERNCE
Background and Justification
This consultancy is being created as a short- term consultancy to strengthen Unison’s usage in the Region and provide close support to country offices on their respective requests as PFP and PPD move to integrate UNISON and Vision.
Scope of Work
UNISON roll out.
Goal and objective: Under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist this consultancy aims to
- Implementing capacity building initiatives including training of country offices’ focal points on UNISON, to enhance their respective competencies.
- Support Partnerships colleagues across the region on trouble shooting.
- Train all new staff on UNISON
- Supporting research and documentation as part of knowledge management through UNISON.
- Support in regional emergencies’ funds tracking and pipeline management.
Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: # RO & CO staff have the tools and skills necessary to engage both public & private sector actors to secure high-impact financial & non-financial partnerships to further regional priorities.
Output/ Deliverables
Work Assignment overview
Outcome Output/Deliverables Timeline
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
28 February 2024
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
- March 2024
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
30 April 2024
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
30 May 2024
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
30 June 2024
UNISON trainings and funds tracking
Facilitate trainings for the focal points of the 21Country Offices to input new data and update/ clean-up existing data in UNISON to ensure it accurately reflects their portfolio.
Develop team-specific dashboards, reports and briefing notes generated in UNISON, and present them to the focal points.
Support colleagues with orientation on UNISON and licenses: New license requests, accounts and opportunities transfer within the focal points as per the team dynamics.
Collaboration with the PPD UNISON team to improve the usage of the system and increase its efficiency. Specifically, in preparation for the integration of UNISON with vision.
Monitoring and tracking the pipeline update and usage of UNISON with monthly check-ins with country offices.
31 July 2024
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in any social science.
- State the specialized skills and/or training if needed, Experience in managing a Customer Relationship tool.
- Indicate the length of relevant work experience that is required in the technical area for this consultancy (the number of years is linked to the ‘estimated’ level of the assignment – A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in similar areas
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
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:
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.
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.
Administrative issues
The contractor is expected to be remote based. Meetings and collaborative sessions are expected to align with the time zone referred to as East Africa Time (EAT), unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Consultant shall make all reasonable efforts to accommodate the scheduling preferences of UNICEF.
Conditions
Stating the conditions for the contract is very important. This may include information on:
- All travel if any is by most economical fare and reimbursement as per UNICEF policy,
- ‘As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advances purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary’.
- 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 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.
Risks
Risk
Mitigating Action
Country teams are not diligent in entering opportunities in UNISON
Incumbent will support Partnerships Specialist in flagging it to CO’s basis regular checks on the system
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV, P11 form and their technical proposals to the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System) or email provided.
Interested candidates to indicate ability, availability, and rate (daily? Monthly?) expressed in US$ for international or KES for national consultancy or individual contractor contract to undertake the terms of reference.
Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered.
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