Consultant Management Support, London, Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), Hosted Funds, 180 days in 12 months, Req: 563130

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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, EDUCATION

There are few greater challenges faced by the global community than the twin crises of learning poverty and youth unemployment. In response, the Education Commission (chaired by Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Global Education) and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen) came together to create Education Outcomes Fund. We aim to improve the education and employment outcomes of 10 million children and youth by supporting governments to utilize a range of innovative finance instruments at scale, including outcomes funds and other results-based financing (RBF) instruments.

EOF supports improvements in the quality of education and skills programs, with a special focus on underserved populations, including the hardest to reach, rural populations, girls, children with disabilities, and refugees. It measures (and pays for) what matters – both core skills like literacy and numeracy, but also critical 21st Century skills such as socio-emotional skills, ICT skills, and other broader fundamentals of a quality education. It helps close the persistent gap between the skills needed by employers and those attained by today’s youth by paying for employment and retention outcomes.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the Consultancy Through supporting the development of the CEO’s Office, and providing technical guidance and assistance, the Management Consultant will play a coordinating role across the breadth of EOF's work. The Management Consultant will report directly to the Operations Senior Associate and collaborate with all members of EOF’s team.

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Deliverable 1: A briefing document and travel itinerary prepared before each international trip undertaken by EOF’s leadership team.

Prepare a 2-page briefing document ahead of each international trip by EOF’s leadership team. This should include details of flights, accommodation, schedule, visa, vaccinations, and a high-level overview of the stakeholders they will meet during the trip.

60 working days (estimated 12 trips total, 5 days per trip).

Monthly to Q2 2024.

Deliverable 2: Travel guidance produced for EOF’s leadership team ahead of their attendance at the United Nations General Assembly.

Prepare a 5-page travel guidance document ahead of EOF leadership team’s attendance at the United Nations General Assembly which should include visa and vaccination requirements, flight options, accommodation options.

10 working days.

Q4, 2023

Deliverable 3: Update EOF’s customer database system with contact reports (such as stakeholder contact details, and notes from their meetings with EOF).

Update EOF’s customer database system with contact reports following external meetings between stakeholders and EOF’s leadership team (estimated 40 contact reports over the 12-month contract).

20 working days (0.5 per contact report).

Monthly to Q2 2024

Deliverable 4: Pre-reading prepared ahead of key external meetings.

Prepare pre-reading (estimated 2 pages) ahead of key external meetings for EOF’s leadership team. Estimated 10 meetings total.

30 days (3 days per meeting).

Monthly to Q2 2024.

Deliverable 5: Pre-reading prepared ahead of key internal meetings (for example, agendas and contextual information to facilitate strategy discussions).

Prepare pre-reading (estimated 5 pages or slides) ahead of key internal meetings with EOF’s leadership team. Estimated 5 meetings total.

20 working days (4 days per meeting).

Estimated 1-2 meetings per quarter to Q2 2024.

Deliverable 6: Prepare content updates for EOF’s website at least once per month.

Prepare a content update (1-2 pages) for EOF’s website and the CEO’s professional social media, at least once per month.

10 working days.

Monthly to Q2 2024.

Deliverable 7: Scheduled meetings in the diaries of EOF’s leadership team.

Schedule 2 complex meetings per month (at least 6 stakeholders, internal and external, across multiple time zones) for EOF’s leadership team.

24 working days (1 per meeting).

Monthly to Q2 2024.

Total estimated working days – 180

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

• Secondary school education is required.
  • A Bachelor’s degree with university-level courses in business administration is desirable.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant administrative professional experience, preferably at CEO / Executive Director / Executive / Director level, and preferably in an international context.
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office suites and other technology (e.g., Zoom, CRM systems, SharePoint) and with the ability to learn new tools quickly.
• Financial numeracy and experience in managing and processing expenses.
• Experience in the logistics and administration of international travel (including complex multi-destination itineraries, international events, demanding and evolving schedules).
• Experience in managing complex and changeable diaries (including acting as a gatekeeper, managing expectations, navigating different time-zones).
• 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 other languages in the MENA region is an asset.
• Experience in meeting preparation and support (including preparing and setting agendas, ensuring correct attendees, managing meeting logistics, taking concise and accurate minutes).
• Previous experience or an interest in international development, the global education sector, and international aid is desirable.

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.