Consultancy - Support the Education in Emergencies & Migration Response Information Management for the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO), Panama City (11.5 months)

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Background

UNICEF promotes the rights and welfare of all children and adolescents in everything we do. Together with our allies, we work in 190 countries and territories to transform this commitment into practical actions that benefit all children, especially focusing our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded, worldwide.

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices.

As COVID-19 and its variants, and other humanitarian crises have affected the Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) region, Ministries of Education (MoEs) have started to close schools progressively at preschool, primary and secondary levels. While the length of school closures is still uncertain, an extended interruption of education can have serious consequences: children risk to fall far behind in their learning and those who were already vulnerable may never return to school. Moreover, closure of schools also entails the interruption of access to other important basic services provided by schools such as school feeding, health, water, sanitation, hygiene, recreational programs, extracurricular activities, as well as pedagogical and psychosocial support.

In addition, the Venezuelan refugee and migration crisis has led to the outflow of more than 6 million Venezuelans as of November 20211, an increase from 3.7 million in March 2019. The exodus of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is already the largest in the modern history of Latin America and the Caribbean. UNICEF LACRO is the grantee of the ECW facilitated Multi Year Resilience Programme (MYRP). The overall purpose of the MYRP is to ensure that Venezuelan refugee and migrant children and adolescents in the region, as well as children from host communities have improved access to inclusive and quality education and achieve learning outcomes. The MYRP seeks to do this through strengthening the capacity of the education system and education stakeholders at the national and regional level with specific actions to ensure inclusion of Venezuelan refugee and migrant children into national education systems through a regional component that supports country MYRPS in Colombia, Ecuador and Perú.

UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children. Furthermore, UNICEF advocates for resources and tools by having updated data, tools, and information management to highlight the impact of COVID and the migration and refugee crisis in LAC.

For more information about UNICEF and its work. (www.unicef.org/lac)..)

1 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan (RMRP) for Venezuela 2022 launched on 9 December 2021.

Purpose of the Assignment

Under the overall guidance of the Education Specialist for Migration, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the LACRO EiE team to have key information management and data products to facilitate programme implementation and strategy development, support advocacy and resource mobilization efforts and further highlight the impact of the Covid pandemic on school closures and the impact of the refugee and migration crisis for children. The consultant will develop key IM products by collecting updated information and data, supporting the development of data collection, analysis, and the dissemination of information through data visualization.

Specific Tasks

• Undertake the development of a school reopening database and monitoring tool.
• Undertake monthly quantitative analysis based on the information provided by COs and other primary and secondary data.
• Design and/or update infographics, data visualizations and fact graphs, related to education Covid-19 response, for print and/or digital platforms, including material to be part of the Education COVID-19 repository.
• Carry out a monthly update of school database and monitoring tool of school reopening for 37 Countries of the region.
• Prepare data analysis, comparative tables, and presentations of EiE and MYRP programmes on time to time basis (support to regional MYRP implementing partners on IM as needed).
• Undertake the development of three (3) investment cases to support MYRP fundraising efforts.
• Undertake the development of visual material to present and promote the DRR & EiE course developed by UNICEF in the MYRP framework.
• Update and admin the REWG capacity building website.

Expected Results [measurable]

• School reopening database and monitoring tool developed and updated monthly.
• Map of school reopening status, situation overview and timeline infographics developed and updated monthly.
• Monthly update of the database and monitoring of school reopening for 36 Countries.
• Information products related to school reopening (dashboards, infographics, and factsheets produced.
• Promotional visual materials to promote the DRR & EiE course developed.
• Three Country (3) investment cases to promote MYRP fundraising produced.
• Data visualization and graphics to produce three Country (3) case studies on good practices on school reopening process developed.
• REWG website updated three times during 2022.

Deliverables

Description Duration [in days]****Expected deadline School reopening database and monitoring tool (English and Spanish). First week of the month.School reopening status for 37 Countries, Timeline graphic and LAC map with status of school reopening and # of children and schools benefited update (English and Spanish). First week of the month.Other visual information products (dashboards, infographics, and factsheets) to support programme planning on EiE on a need a basis (at least 3 products per month). (English and Spanish). End of each month.Three Country (3) investment cases to promote MYRP fundraising produced (Colombia, Ecuador and regional investment case). Investment case #1-End of March. Investment case #2-End of April. Investment case #3-End of May.Promotional material on the DRR & EiE course. End of MarchREWG website updated with at least two new courses. March, July, DecemberTo qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education

• University degree in economics, information management or any related field.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in information management (IM), data analysis and data visualization.
• Familiarity with data sources and use of Adobe, Illustrator or other design or visualization software.
• Experience with data reports and dashboards visualization.
• Experience working in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Experience working remotely, very responsive over email or throughout virtual applications
• Understanding of UNICEF programme work in the region (desirable).

Languages

• Fluency in Spanish and a good knowledge of English.

Technical knowledge (optional)

• Familiarity with data sources and use of Adobe, Illustrator or other design or visualization software.
• Experience with data reports and dashboards visualization.

Other skills and attributes (optional)

• Flexibility and adaptability to shifting conditions and work demands.
• Capacity to communicate effectively and work collaboratively.
• High level of Integrity and commitment to UNICEF's mission and professional values.
• Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.

Administrative details

Supervision

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Education Specialist for Migration and in close collaboration with the Education in Emergencies Specialist.

Workplace

This consultancy is home-based.

Duration

This contract is expected to start in February 2022 with an estimated duration of 11.5 months.

How to Apply

Application should be submitted online and should include: Resume, Cover Letter and Financial proposal. Qualified candidates are requested to submit daily and monthly fees in their financial proposal.

Travel

Travel missions for this consultancy will be determined on a future date. Should travel missions are confirmed, the following will apply:

• Travel will be covered by UNICEF as per policy.
• Travel costs will be estimated and added to the contract once they are determined based on UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations.
• For agreed country visits, the contractor/consultant will be responsible in administering their own travel. UNICEF will reimburse travel related expenses based on actual costs or on the below criteria whichever is lower and upon presentation of receipts.
• Any travel involved should be budgeted according to UN Travel Standards as a ceiling.
• UN Secretariat Administrative Instruction on Official Travel, ST/AI/2013/3: Sect. 4, para. 4.2, numerals (d) and (e)
• For information on Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA), can be found on the International Civil Service Commission website (all countries and destinations can be found by navigating on the map).

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA). To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.