Consultant: Programme Management Training (Remote)-duration -25 days

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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, hope

In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: Strengthening the capacity of UNICEF Education staff members in programme management.

Scope of Work:

As part of a larger drive to enhance programme delivery and results for children, as well as building a learning culture, the UNICEF Education team is rolling out a series of training aimed at improving staff skills in programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting. These pieces of training come at a critical time when UNICEF Nigeria is commencing its new country program document for 2023-27. Such training, based on a Programme Management Manual to be developed as part the assignment, will ensure UNICEF Education staff have the prerequisite knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, manage and deliver results in line with UN and UNICEF programming policies and procedures. The training course must be relevant to development, specifically, education, account for delivery in both humanitarian and development contexts, be accessible for both administrative staff and education specialists and align to a results-based management programming. The section requires the service of a consultant to develop and deliver a Programme Management capacity development course for the UNICEF education team. This includes: 1) drafting a “Programme Management Manual” in line with UN and UNICEF programming policies and procedures, as well as development industry best practices, to be used by all Education programme staff; 2) lead in delivering trainings for up to 35 programme staff on the practical implementation and optimal use of the Manual; 3) Provide a final draft Manual after the trainings are completed, drawing on learning and feedback from the training session; 4) provide up to 50 hours of on-demand support to trainees during a three-month period, starting from the time of conclusion of the respective training. Consultants with previous training and programming experience, ideally with the UN or UNICEF, are hereby invited to submit proposals that will include, among others, the training methodology based on adult learning, content to be delivered for each topic, tools to be used, approaches to make the trainings engaging, the price proposal and how the new knowledge and skills acquired by staff will be assessed at the end of the trainings. UNICEF proposes that the training is structured along 6 modules below according to the programming requirements, strategies and practices in UNICEF, while welcoming bidders’ proposal on other module structures that meet project management needs in the education section of UNICEF Nigeria Office. a. Training Manual covering each of the modules to be delivered, with proposed content outline and methodology for delivery. b. Delivery of the trainings as per modules below in collaboration with the UNICEF Nigeria Education Section and the Planning, Monitoring, and Reporting (PMR) Section

Module 1: Theory of change, Results frameworks (log frames), including indicators. Module 2: Programming Strategies (Program convergence, gender, disability inclusion, and innovation) Module 3: Financial management including developing budgets, monitoring expenditures, and allocations using UNICEF systems. Module 4: Management of partners (the main one being the Nigerian government) including results, accountability, and negotiation. Module 5: Monitoring and evaluation, especially as they relate to the delivery of results. Module 6: Develop project proposals, both for internal- and externally-f projects.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, public administration, or other relevant field. *A first-level university degree (a bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field combined with ten years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree (e.g., a Master’s or higher).
• The consultant must have at least 8 years of experience in working on adult learning and training facilitation, including online delivery of training. In addition, the consultant should demonstrate experience in the design and facilitation of programme management-related training in a development context. In addition, the consultant should have:
• In-depth knowledge of results-based management, programme processes, and tools including planning, budget management, partnership management, and resource mobilization in UNICEF or UN programme.
• Knowledge of the development programming context
• Experience in working with the UN or UNICEF
• Fluency in English
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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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.