Emergency Data Readiness Consultant, Pretoria, Johannesburg (3 months)

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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, a future

How can you make a difference?

BACKGROUND

UNICEF South Africa together with the Resident Coordinators Office have received a request by the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) for support to strengthen national data and information management systems in emergency preparedness and response. This consultancy will articulate a business case for the use of DRONE technology to strengthen data collection to support a needs-based disaster preparedness and response approach and build the capacity of NDMC and potentially other Government Departments in this area.

Overall, this will contribute towards strengthening Government capacity and systems to plan, analyze, respond and monitor interventions before and during disaster responses.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

UNICEF South Africa (SACO) is seeking to obtain consulting services from a qualified individual consultant to explore the use of DRONE technology for data readiness in emergency preparedness and response. Under the supervision of the PMRE Manager, with a dotted line to the Emergency Preparedness/ Response Focal Point and Deputy Representative, the consultant will develop a business case for the use of DRONE technology to collect data to support emergency preparedness and response including recommendations on how to build national capacity in this area.

SCOPE OF WORK

The consultant will help UNICEF through a one UN approach to articulate its value addition to support the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and potentially other Government Departments (i.e. DSD) to strengthen national and provincial data and information management systems in emergency preparedness and response using DRONE technology. An initial scoping analysis of the key interventions and stakeholders in this area of work will lay the foundation for designing complementarity in the intervention, while identifying challenges and gaps, and potential partnerships. The intervention will ensure sustainability through outlining a plan for involving a capacity building component of the relevant Government Department (s).

Outputs/Deliverables:

- Design a Work Plan for a costed Business Case - Undertake an Analysis of existing Interventions and Stakeholders using DRONE technology - Draft costed Business Case for the use of DRONE technology for data collection to support disaster preparedness and response - Final Report and Presentation

WORK ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Task****Deliverable/Output****Timeline/Deadline****Payment scheduleDesign a Work Plan for costed Business CaseWork Plan Finalized and Agreed5 working days8%Undertake an Analysis of existing Interventions and Stakeholders using DRONE technologyIntervention and Stakeholder Mapping30 Working Days62%Draft costed Business Case for the use of DRONE technology for data collection to support disaster preparedness and responseDraft Report10 working days15%Final Report and PresentationFinal approved Report and PPT10 Working Days15%To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in information technology, social science (Data and monitoring), international development, or comparable academic preparation.
• A minimum of (8) years of professional experience working in emergency preparedness and response with a focus on information management, data, monitoring and / or programme planning /management is required.
• Experience working in disaster management in South Africa is required.
• Familiarity with the use of DRONE technology in disaster management is required.
• Excellent soft skills, teamwork, and flexibility
• Excellent knowledge of English and strong analytical and writing skills
• Full working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Skype for Business, Zoom, and other presentation platforms.
• Experience delivering results independently and at a distance in a timely fashion.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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.

How to apply

Qualified applicants should complete the online application indicating their ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in ZAR for South Africans and USD for internationals) to undertake the terms of reference above (including admin cost if applicable), as well as your proposed plan on how you would undertake this assignment as part of the cover letter.

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.