Consultant – Meeting Facilitator for Health/HIV Regional Network Meeting, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand

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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 fulfilling 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 better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. 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?

UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to support the EAP Regional Health/HIV team: (i) coordinate the preparations for this regional Health/HIV network meeting (including coordination of the technical preparation, administrative and logistics, point of contact for the country offices, preparation of meeting materials), as necessary, (ii) facilitate the meeting and finally (iii) ensure that a report of key discussion and action points is available immediately after meeting for further follow-up.

The main purpose of this consultancy is to work closely with each of the programme areas of MNCH, Immunization, and HIV/AIDS to support the team in successfully completing the regional networking meeting and ensure creative, participatory and engaging sessions. Specifically, the consultant will:

• Collect inputs from Regional Adviser/Specialists, develop the meeting programme based on inputs, solicit inputs from country offices and finalize the overall programme;

• Undertake analysis of data and support preparation of tables, graphs, summary papers, presentations and other original documents on selected key areas as inputs to the meeting;

• Prepare and conduct team building activities during the network meeting to foster development of positive professional relationships, boost team performance, foster innovation and enhance communication strategies between COs/RO.

• Coordinate/manage the logistics arrangements for the meeting;

• Serve as overall facilitator throughout the meeting to maintain timeliness and flow of sessions, and compile final materials and presentations;

• Synthesize each day’s activities and learnings to prepare daily summary reports and consolidate discussions and actions from the rapporteur into meeting report; and

• Prepare and implement a meeting evaluation form/survey for network meeting participants, summarize findings, and make recommendations for future meetings.

Some of the key issues/areas of focus will be identified by the Regional Adviser/Specialists and analysis of available data is to support presentation of these issues or areas in the meeting. This consultancy is proposed for 30 working days over a 3-month period, starting on 15th March, through mid-June.

Work Assignment, Expected Deliverable and Delivery Schedule:

Main Task Areas

Task Details

Deliverables

When

1. Programme Development

Undertake consultation with the EAP Health team, identify focus areas and develop a draft meeting programme; support analysis or / consolidation of available data – based on agreed-upon focus, draft presentations and arrange for experts/guest speakers

1. Meeting theme, sectoral and overall focus areas identified (end March)
2. Meeting schedule, draft by mid-April

First week of April

2. Pre-meeting preparation

Coordinate with session leads and country teams on their roles and responsibilities, and methodology for each session and prepare an evaluation form to be used across sessions.

3. Convene prep meetings with RO health team and with the CO facilitators, and presenters to prepare and provide guidance/templates for each session
4. Develop an evaluation form/survey to give to participants at the end of the meeting

Mid-April

3. Meeting & facilitation

Obtain inputs from all facilitators, presenters etc., consolidate all materials for all participants, support facilitation, and support/guide co facilitators, presenters and participants before and during the meeting; ensure daily summary of highlights and keeping records of meeting proceedings and discussions

5. Original copy of meeting documents
6. Daily meeting Highlights
7. Notes of Proceedings
8. Implement network meeting evaluation for participant feedback

End April

4. Reporting

Consolidate discussions and agreed actions into one document for wide dissemination

9. Summarize evaluation findings
10. Final Overall Meeting Report, including recommendations for future meetings.

Within 2 weeks after the meeting

Duration of Contract: 15 March 2023 – 15 June 2023 (30 working days)

Duty Travel: Travel to Bangkok for 2 weeks.

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

• Technical knowledge in Primary Health Care in region

a. Degree in public health, social sciences, medical sciences or related field

• Experience as meeting facilitator

a. At least five years of experience in health programme and with experience in organizing/facilitating major learning and advocacy events

• Experience in report writing

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 6 March 2023****.

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.

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:

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.