Consultant – HIV and Adolescents Health Programme, UNICEF EAPRO, Bangkok

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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 fulfil 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, hope

UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office works to ensure the rights of all children in Thailand. 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 Health Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to develop organizational capacities of UNICEF EAPRO to effectively collaborate with the UN/NGO Interagency Task Team on Young Key Populations (IATT-YKP) for their health and we ongoing activities, especially in the COVID-19 recovery response together with helping the key EAP country offices to support reviewing existing national or provincial strategic plans, policies and/or guidelines on HIV and adolescents in relation to the programme enabling environment (policy legal barriers, access to SRH/HIV including mental health services).

Background Overall, 78% of new HIV infections in the region among young (15-24 years) key populations and their partners, including gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, young drug users, young transgender people, young sex workers and young migrants. Young key populations are less likely to be reached by sexual reproductive health services as well as preventive services of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Parents are least likely to provide support, and peers and friends are highly influential for young key populations but need to empower them and to strengthen peer-supports to address misinformation, promote including and provide appropriate and timely supports.

Work Assignment:

Under overall guidance from Regional Advisor for health and with support from the concerned country offices, the consultant will:

1. Provide technical support to the Interagency Task Team on Young Key Populations (IATT-YKP) with to empower them to protect themselves and to advocate their needs, especially in the COVID-19 recovery response. Planned interagency activities include a rapid response survey to assess vaccination needs and availability among young key populations in the region and additional tasks are currently in development.
2. Desk review of data collection procedures to analyse and better understand the extent and cause of exclusion of young key population groups from routine data collection (with technical support from the regional statistician).
3. Document appropriate and cutting-edge methodologies to ensure young key populations are not left behind in routine data collection.
4. Statistical analysis of HIV knowledge and behavior among young people (15-24 years) in selected countries using nationally representative household survey data (DHS/MICS). Results of statistical analysis will be used to inform a working paper/publication.
5. Review existing national or provincial strategic plans, policies and/or guidelines on HIV and adolescents in relation to the programme enabling environment (policy legal barriers, access to SRH/HIV including mental health services).
6. Any other tasks as requested by the section related to HIV and Adolescent Health.

End Product(s):

A concise final report (approximately 7-10 pages) and summary power point presentation (max 20-25 slides).

Work Schedule: Indicate expected work to be performed/outputs at each month/period covered by the duration of contract.

Date

Output Expected

30th June 2021

A concise working plan to accomplish the assignments.

31st July 2021

An analytical report to follow-up actions for UNICEF after a rapid response survey to assess vaccination needs among young key populations

30th September 2021

A report on data collection procedures to analyse and better understand the extent and cause of exclusion of young key population groups from routine data collection

31st November, 2021

A report on appropriate and cutting-edge methodologies to ensure young key populations are not left behind in routine data collection.

31st January, 2022

An analytical report on statistical analysis of HIV knowledge and behavior among young people (15-24 years) in selected countries using nationally representative household survey data (DHS/MICS).

31st March, 2022

A review report on existing national or provincial strategic plans, policies and/or guidelines on HIV and adolescents in relation to the programme enabling environment

30th April, 2022

A final report and summary presentation

Duration of Contract: 100 working days during the period of 15 June 2021 - 30 April 2022.

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

• Advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, demography, social science, health, economics, health financing or related field with at least 5 years’ experience on social science researches and/or HIV.
• strong understanding of the following standardized surveys that collect PMTCT and adolescent data (MICS, DHS, etc.), second generation surveillance surveys in key populations (IBBS, BBS, etc.); ability to liaise with government programs, researchers in field of HIV and adolescent health, civil society, youth and adolescent networks, international partners.
• Good grounding in participatory advocacy and facilitation skills, and latest techniques in skills and knowledge transfer.
• Sensitivity to cultural diversity, good analytical, negotiating, and communication and advocacy skills, report writing skills.
• Proficiency in standard office applications.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Experience in terms of handling research and evaluation projects and programmes in multi-country settings will be an advantage.
• Previous work experience with UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional office or country offices in focus countries is 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 1 June 2021

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.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.