Field Coordinator for Dawwie Community Engagement - Nationals only (11.5 months)

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Objective:

The purpose of the assignment is to support the scaling up of Dawwie community engagement package in targeted governorates -national scale (27 governorates). Over the next 11.5 months, the field coordinator will be supporting in

• Organizing, and facilitating capacity building sessions for official counterparts, civil society organizations and relevant stakeholders and development partners.
• Mobilizing grass-root civil society organizations in local communities to join Dawwie through identifying capacity needs and facilitating capacity building.
• Execute and monitor the implementation of on-ground community engagement package of Dawwie.
• Activities implementation in the field monitoring, documenting and reporting activities in different governorates including identifying human interest stories.

• Support in mobilizing users to engage on Dawwie digital platforms (website, mobile application, and social media channels) while providing support in enhancing user experience.

  ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES, AND TIMELINES, PLUS BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE

The consultant is expected to perform the below tasks:

• Provide support to coordination with civil society organizations and local government partners in targeted governorates;
• Support and participate in technical coordination meetings with partners (government, civil society, etc) in terms of preparing notes and documentation, meetings minutes, and support the follow up on implementation of recommendations and actions agreed with the different partners based on guidance of SBC officer;
• Support in the organization, mobilization and coordination of field visits and ensuring abiding by UNICEF standards and regulations including facilitating documentation process and consent (photography, videography and human-interest stories);
• Provide support and capacity building to Dawwie partners and stakeholders in in the implementation of Dawwie community engagement package including M&E framework and reporting;
• Support the identification of potential children, adolescents and youth candidates from Dawwie program beneficiaries to create cadre of Dawwie ambassadors to engage in local, regional and global representation of the Dawwie Initiative;
• Any other related requests by the supervisor within the framework of this consultancy.

Deliverables (all in English)

Estimated Duration to complete

(of working days)

PAYMENT

1. Capacity building

1.1 At least 40 workshops of at least 2 days each on how to use the Dawwie community engagement Toolkit including:

- Utilization and hands on implementation of community engagement activities

- M&E reporting and documentation of activities

- Engagement on Dawwie platforms for partners including Dawwie mobile application and Facebook page and completion of Dawwie digital literacy training,

80

Based on monthly report documenting daily activity

2. Field coordination

2.1 Support the coordination of at least 10 Dawwie camps (4 days each) in selected governorates (40 days)

2.2 Advocacy with local authorities in all governorates to mainstream Dawwie activities (10 days)

2.3 Mobilizing at least 20 grass-root civil society organizations in local communities to join Dawwie through identifying capacity needs and facilitating capacity building (20 days)

2.4 Support the identification of potential children, adolescents and youth candidates from Dawwie program to create cadre of Dawwie ambassadors to engage in local, regional and global representation of the Dawwie Initiative based on UNCIEF rules and regulations, including facilitating production of human-interest stories, high level field visits, participation of boys and girls in public events supported by UNICEF (41.5 days)

111.5

3. Support coordination mechanism

3.1 support steering committee meetings and follow up (10 days)

3.2 Establish and manage a Dawwie WhatsApp Group supporting activities implementation (10)

20

4. Support Dawwie digital platforms content production

4.1 Support in actively managing Dawwie Facebook page, Instagram, website and mobile application in coordination with UNICEF and other relevant partners (30 days)

30

TOTAL

241.5

Conditions of work:

• The project coordinator will work within the framework of the Social and Behavioral Change/Community Engagement (SBC/CE) Section.
• Consultancy will include frequent field visits to the projects’ sites including Upper, Lower and Urban Governorates according to a set plan.
• Monthly reports with progress, challenges, and recommendations are essential part of the deliverables and request for payments.
• The consultant will be mandated to follow UNICEF codes of conducts.

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

The consultant should be a resident of Egypt and is expected to possess the following qualifications:

• University degree in development or social sciences or any related field
• Minimum 5 years of community mobilization experience in Egypt, preferably in the selected governorates.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in field work, preferably in rural areas
• Excellent command of Arabic (reading and writing) is a must
• Strong understanding of UNICEF’s social and behavioral change/community engagement is a must
• Experience to work with government counterparts and international organizations.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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.

UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).