Consultancy Support to the Development of the 2023-2027 GRZ-UNICEF Country Programme, (35 days)Lusaka, Zambia

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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, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)

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?

Under the guidance of the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME), the consultant will work closely with the Planning and Monitoring Specialist to draw together themes emanating from prioritisation discussions, facilitate Theory of Change workshops, and support the office develop high quality PSNs that embody the next country programme. The consultant will support the finalization of these milestones and products in line with UNSDCF and UNICEF guidelines, commencing from 1 January 2022.

The consultancy will be both country office-based and home-based depending on the nature of the deliverables, which will include the following:

• Facilitate the Theory of Change workshops for different programme sections, and support documenting the key ideas and discussions that emanate from it.
• Ensure that key cross-sectoral themes and strategies (ECD, disability, C4D, adolescence, gender, etc.) stay embedded in the discussions.
• Consult with and support programme sections in drafting and quality assuring the PSNs to ensure coherence and adherence to UNICEF guidelines.
• Draft an overarching summary programme strategy note that ties together all the sectoral/thematic PSNs.

Please see Detailed TOR for more information on the tasks and deliverables: Terms of Reference for Individual Consultant_CPD Support_Final 10 Jan 2022.pdf

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

The consultant must possess the following:

• Advanced degree in Development, Economics, Social Science or Related Field
• Sound and up to-date knowledge of UNICEF policies and practices in programme development;
• At least eight years in the relevant field (planning, monitoring, evaluation);
• Experience in preparing the Country Programme related documents an asset;
• Strong background on Rights- and Results-Based Management and development of Theory of Change;
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality reports/analysis and results in line with established deadlines;
• Proven ability to exercise analytical and conceptual thinking;
• Proven skills in facilitation and communication;
• Proven capacity for team work;
• Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form;
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English

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 for local consultancies and USD for Non-Zambian applicants for international consultancies.

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.