Consultant – Technical Support of Business and Community Resilience (BCR) Strategy, 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?

The Emergency Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to help design programme, partnership and resource mobilization strategies to systematically advance BCR work in the region. This consultancy will play a pivotal role in engaging with internal stakeholders to expand the knowledge base of BCR at regional and country levels in East Asia and Pacific. It will support regional resource mobilization strategies and initiatives for BCR programming for the next two years, in line with the outcomes of the regional BCR consultation held earlier this year. Moreover, it will assist select country offices to further analyse landscape and identify opportunities to allow a more strategic and effective engagement in BCR programming.

Work Assignment:

Under the guidance of the CRB and DRR regional teams, specific activities expected for this consultancy include:

• Document and present the learnings of the regional consultation and its outputs aiming at shaping a final regional roadmap write-up, which will serve as a shared regional framework to guide BCR initiatives for the country offices across the region and will be in line with the global BCR direction;
• Technical support to UNICEF country offices in the region – Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam – to finalize the design of BCR country action plans for the next two years, based on the initial draft plans kicked-off with the regional consultation and in alignment with UNICEF’s Guidance on Risk-Informed Programming (GRIP) and Business For Results (B4R);
• Develop a regional donor proposal integrating the existing country action plans, which will be used in UNICEF resource mobilization strategies to fund regional and country-led work in this area as well as feed into the global resource mobilization initiatives;

• Support regional capacity building initiatives and scope out content materials to support BCR programming at the country level, in line with existing GRIP approach and Business For Results (B4R) activities.

• Design and facilitate a one-day internal UNICEF working meeting to develop a regional investment case, with inputs from EAP country offices and in alignment with global BCR approach and resource mobilization strategy

Work Schedule:

Deliverables – EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

Estimated working days / timeline

1. Draft regional roadmap write-up, detailing:

• Outline strategic approach to business engagement in community resilience, including UNICEF principled-based and risk-informed programming approach in BCR in the region
• Outline key steps and pre-requisites for effective BCR programming
• Stages of BCR programming at the country level
• Learnings, challenges and opportunities in the region
• Next steps.

1-30 Sept

(7 working days)

2. BCR country action plans for Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam:

• Document existing work planning initiated during the BCR regional consultation
• Integrate a logical framework of results that is linked to existing programme priorities which will guide activities during a programming cycle of at least two years at the country level
• Establish a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and inform a new cycle of learnings and improvement
• Outline key stakeholders and partners to be involved
• Integrate a calendar of activities with corresponding funding needs
• Document challenges and opportunities moving forward.

15 Sept-15 Nov

(15 working days)

3. Regional internal working meeting, including:

• Agenda development for a one-day internal working session to support development of a regional funding proposal
• Facilitation of the overall meeting, ensuring participation and exchange of ideas and decision as well as collection of key inputs for the regional proposal
• Preparatory work, including developing logframe, collecting preliminary inputs, engaging with relevant RO/CO/RO colleagues
• Preparation of a short summary note on the meeting, with key discussions and action points
• Support with admin and logistical arrangements as required

15 Sept-15 Oct

(5 working days)

4. Regional donor proposal for BCR in the EAP region, detailing:

• The context of the region and why engaging business is needed
• An investment case and value-add of UNICEF
• Alignment with donor interest (for three potential donors)
• A UNICEF pitching proposition that describes regional and country programme needs
• A programme work plan detailing a calendar of activities and funding needs
• A power point slide presentation that will be used by UNICEF teams during meetings with donor organizations.

15 Oct-30 Nov

(5 working days)

5. Regional capacity building materials including:

• An internal presentation (webinar?) to support regional capacity building activities with UNICEF country offices using the B4R approach
• Examples of strategic approaches and effective engagement strategies at the country level to support the UNICEF resilience agenda in the region
• Country level results achieved
• Knowledge base for BCR in the region, including BCR country sheets and a proposed plan for knowledge management in the region.

15 Oct-15 Dec

(5 working days)

End Product(s):

1. BCR EAP regional roadmap write-up
2. Three BCR country action plans (Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam)
3. EAPR BCR working meeting online/in Geneva
4. BCR donor proposals for the EAP region, in alignment with donor regional strategies and interests
5. BCR internal capacity building presentation, including KM workplan.

Duration of Contract: This is a part-time (37 working days) consultancy running from 1 September – 15 December 2022.

Official Travel: May involve a 3-day official travel to Geneva in case the EAPR BCR working meeting is organized in Geneva, Switzerland.

Work Location: This is a remote consultancy. A 3-day travel to Geneva may be required. Depending on the time zone the consultant is based in, it is expected that the consultant will be available for meetings during core working hours (GMT+7). Time zones differences will be accommodated as much as possible.

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

• An Advanced University Degree in social sciences, relevant humanitarian sector, disaster management, conflict studies, public health, business management/administration or epidemiology or other related social science field is required. A field research component is an advantage. \* A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant technical field (as identified above), in conjunction with two (2) years of relevant work experience in a relevant technical field (as identified below), may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree (Master's).

• A minimum of 10 years of solid responsible professional experience in disaster risk management, with at least 3 years at international level.

• Experience in programming in emergencies, disaster risk reduction and/or climate change adaptation, preferably in Indonesia, Philippines or Viet Nam.
• Familiarity with international and regional frameworks relative to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
• Experience in knowledge management processes, including documentation of good practices, case studies and lessons learnt.
• Demonstrable experience of training/capacity building and knowledge of participatory methods of learning, including through remote delivery.
• Experience with working in/with the private sector, including knowledge of the private sector players in the context of Emergencies, DRR and Resilience and Climate Action and their impact on children’s rights online in the region desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Knowledge of the private sector players in the context of digital technologies and their impact on children’s rights online in the region desirable.
• Fluency in English is required. In addition, applicants must have a proven record of excellent writing and analytical skills in English.
• Knowledge of any of the national languages spoken in the East Asia and Pacific region considered an added advantage.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 4 September 2022****.

FORM P11.doc

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.

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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.

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