Consultant in support to mitigate the impact of communicable diseases (COVID-19, malaria and vaccine preventable diseases) in Benin and Niger

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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, a vaccine

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Senior Immunization Specialist and in consultation with the Regional Health and HIV Advisor. His/her work will be carried out in close collaboration with UNICEF Benin and Niger Country Offices’ Health/Immunization staff, the Supply team of UNICEF WCA Regional Office and the knowledge management team. Home-based with frequent travels. S/He will spend 80% of his/her time in the 2 country offices supporting the teams to coordinate, monitor and document the project realization

How can you make a difference?

Duties and responsibilities:

• Development and/or adaptation of tools for the implementation and the monitoring of activities
• Supporting convening and documentation of regular regional coordination meetings (remote or field presence) with country teams (including UNICEF staffs, and Government and other stakeholders)
• Conducting field support mission to countries
• Monitoring of fund utilization in line with the agreed activities
• Monitoring of timely rollout of activities including procurement of supplies
• Organize joint project review meetings at mid-term and final review of the intervention
• Project performance monitoring and reporting
• Produce at least two case studies, including lessons learned, and evidence generated

The Work Plan (Key deliverables, Tasks, Timeframe and Payment Schedule)

The overall objective of the project is to increase national capacities to mitigate the impact of communicable diseases (COVID-19, malaria, vaccine preventive diseases) in Benin and Niger in a short period of time. The need of a consultant to support countries to achieve results is based on the lessons learned in the region from the implementation of such projects in a short period.

Thus, the consultant will support the country offices and WCARO teams for the following activities:

Monitor timely rollout of planned activities including required supplies Produce tools: Support the 2 countries to produce or adapt tools which will facilitate the follow-up and documentation of the project activities. These tools will draw from the existence tools in the countries and will be harmonized.

Provide technical assistance and advice to COs: Home-based, the consultant will undertake field missions in the 2 countries to participate in meetings organized for the project follow-up. S/He will also organize remote meetings to discuss with countries teams’ progress.

Performance monitoring: Implementation reports from the field including data collection and consultant mission reports will be used to assess the progress. The consultant will share a quarterly progress report as per the Results Matrix and recommend corrective measures and relevant strategies if needed to improve the programme performance.

Document lessons learned: Lessons learned from the implementation will be documented and utilized to enhance national capacity and to replicate the approach to other countries

Reporting:

The consultant will prepare and share the required interim reports. In addition, s/he will submit a consultancy report including summary of lessons learned and recommendations. The below table presents the estimated due dates of deliverables and the proposed payment

schedule: TOR KfW support project Consultant_WCAR_07.11.2022 Clean 6.12.22.docx

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

Academic:

Master’s degree or higher in public health, global/international health, health policy and health programme management, socio-medical, health education, community health epidemiology, or another relevant technical field.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of eight years professional relevant work experience including at least four years in immunization planning, management, monitoring and documentation
• Experience of working on COVID-19 vaccination and malaria prevention and response

Other Skills and Qualifications:

• Working experience in West and Central Africa or in Sub-Saharan countries is an asset
• Experience of working in health emergencies is an asset
• Knowledge of UNICEF tools for Third-Party Monitoring (TPM), field monitoring, etc. is a strong asset

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken French and English is required

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

1. Cover letter/application.

2. Financial quote at a daily rate in US Dollars including all taxes.

3. Examples of previous, relevant work.

4. At least 3 Reference contacts.

Please indicate your availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference

above. Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered.

Travel costs and DSA will be covered in accordance with UN rules and regulations. No other

remunerations apply. UNICEF considers best value for money as a criterion for evaluating potential

candidates. As a general principle, the fees payable to a consultant or individual contractor follow the “best value for money” principle, i.e., achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible fee.

Successful applicants will be invited to a telephone interview and will be evaluated by the criteria on

the following table in the attached TO: TOR KfW support project Consultant_WCAR_07.11.2022 Clean 6.12.22.docx

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 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.