Consultant nationale pour appui à l'amélioration de la qualité des soins maternels, du nouveau- ne et de l'enfant dans la région de l'Est et l'Adamaoua

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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, health

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to allow women and children to fully realize their rights to development without restriction, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financial and technical support to Cameroon across seven areas to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include Health, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses mainly on children and the most vulnerable and excluded families. Cameroon's 2020 population is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates strong socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and the effects of climate change lead to household impoverishment and severe child deprivations. The task is immense but not insurmountable; it requires the energy of all stakeholders in Cameroon and outside of Cameroon: also, women, men, youth and children, government, technical and financial partners, donors, civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone is invited to participate in the struggle to meet the challenges ahead. Together, we will act for Cameroon, a country that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To learn more about UNICEF Cameroon, use the below link

https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx

How can you make a difference?

Provide technical support for the planning, implementation, monitoring, supervision and coordination of activities to improve the supply and quality of Kangaroo Mother Care and newborn health at the FOSA and community level in the EST and Adamaoua region.

Task and Responsibility

• Strengthen the capacity of providers and communities in the provision of MNCH services and care with a focus on KMC
• Ensure interoperability of KMCs with other newborn and child interventions as part of the first 1000 days approach
• Mobilize families and community actors (CHWs, OBCs, leaders, etc.) for promotion to increase demand for and use of KMC and newborn services in general
• Strengthen mechanisms for monitoring, supervision, coordination and evaluation of KMC and newborn health activities in Health Districts and at the regional level
• Compile and report monthly data, analyze progress and provide feedback to stakeholders
• Documenting KMC and newborn health activities

Deliverables

Activities / Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Payment

Elaborer un plan de travail détaillé pour la période de consultation

Faire une analyse de situation du KMC et sante du Nouveau Ne

• Plan de travail détaillé de 6 mois disponible
• Etat des lieux KMC et santé Nouveau-né de base disponible
• Plan opérationnel du renforcement du KMC disponible aux deux régions et aux districts disponibles

5%

Activités et taches définies plus haut

Livrables mensuel un rapport ressortant :

• Suivi du mentoring des prestaires et de la mise en œuvre du KMC dans les FOSA
• Niveau de mise en œuvre des activités de suivi post-formation ;
• Point sur les activités menées avec les organisations à Base communautaires en faveur de la sante du nouveau-né et KMC
• Synthèse et niveau de suivi des recommandations des différentes réunions de d’information/sensibilisation/mobilisation ou de plaidoyer disponible ; réunions de coordination locale et/ou régionale ;
• Niveau de suivi des activités des ASC dans les aires de santé ;
• Les données analysées sur les KMC sont disponibles niveau formation sanitaire et communautaire
• Rapport semestriel -compilation des 6 mois

95%

How to apply:

Candidates should ensure to:

• Attached a cover letter – highlighting their suitability and experience for the job
• CV or P11 form
• Indicate their ability, availability, and rate (monthly) expressed in US$ to undertake the terms of reference.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

• Master's degree in Law, Communication, International Relations or similar fields.
• Experience of at least 10 years and be knowledgeable in civil registration management and operations and/or civil registration systems at national and regional levels;
• Strong communication skills to the general public and facilitation of workshops; Good Ability to produce press articles and videos.
• Perfect command of French and English; Perfect mastery of the computer tool

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.