Consultant – Workshop & Administrative Support to Health/HIV Team (Call for Roster), 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 Health/HIV Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to provide programme administrative support to the Health/HIV team and secretariat support to regional meetings/workshops as part of the 2022 workplan. The candidate applies for this consultancy will be assessed and those who has passed assessment will be recommended as potential candidate to workshop/admin support roster.

Work Assignments and Deliverables:

1. Assignment: To ensure readiness of all administrative tasks required for the preparation of workshops and meetings, which will include:

a) Coordinating with other program staff to ensure complete logistics arrangements for the conferences to be hosted or organized by the unit, including production of workshop materials, facilitating booking of hotel accommodations and transportation for the participants. Prepares conference/meeting/workshop venues; communication requirements (e.g. internet, phone, and e-mail), an invitation to participants, make arrangements for meals; and registration.

b) To provide support on IT (zoom/MS Team) when hybrid meeting is required.

c) To support the collation of training materials to be shared with all participants prior to, during or after the training.

Expected deliverable 1: Satisfactory support provided with end of contract report on task completed and final folder of workshop presentations and materials to be shared with participants.

Delivery schedule: 31 May 2023

2. Assignment: If required by section, to perform collection and processing of data related to development and/or subject-matter activities and prepares background material, working papers and tables for briefing and review sessions as may be required by section as assigned.

Expected deliverable 2: Satisfactory support provided with end of contract report on task completed.

Delivery schedule: 31 May 2023

3. Assignment: To perform other routine administrative and secretarial work as may be assigned by the team.

Expected deliverable 3: Satisfactory support provided with end of contract report on task completed.

Delivery schedule: 31 May 2023

Duration of Contract: 1 April 2023 – 31 May 2023 (40 working days)

Duty Travel: No travel expected.

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

- Minimum 4 years of experience in administrative area

- Bachelor degree in related field

- Fluent English/Thai communication skills

- Experience of working in UNICEF and/or UN system is preferred

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in THB by 7 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.