Governance and Strategy Consultant, Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, New York

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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 . . .

Every year, over 1 billion children experience violence. Violence in childhood undermines all other investments in children: in their health, education and development, often with negative lifelong consequences and intergenerational impact. Recognizing the devastating impacts of violence against children, in 2015 world leaders committed to end all forms of violence, abuse and neglect by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In July 2016, the UN Secretary-General launched the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and an associated Fund.

The End Violence Partnership includes governments, UN agencies, international organizations, civil society, faith groups, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, research practitioners, academics and children themselves – all uniting their voices, actions and resources in a unique public-private collaboration focused solely on achieving SDG 16.2: to end all forms of violence against children. In its first five years, the Partnership has helped develop and promote evidence-based solutions to end violence against children; enrolled 37 governments as ‘Pathfinder’ countries; launched an innovative initiative with education sector partners to end violence in and through schools; awarded almost $60 million in grants to projects aimed at keeping children safe online, safe to learn, and safe at home and in humanitarian situations; welcomed over 600 organizations as members; and galvanized those working to end violence through collective advocacy and events including an inaugural End Violence Solutions Summit.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put children everywhere at even higher risk of violence and abuse and threatens to undermine progress made in recent years. But COVID-19 has also heightened awareness, inspired new collaborations and ways of working, and demonstrated the value of the End Violence Partnership as a global platform for collective and evidence-based advocacy, action and investments. Together, we have a window of opportunity to start to translate the rhetoric of building back better into a reality for children in the coming years.

How can you make a difference? The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (End Violence) is seeking a Governance and Strategy Specialist to support the Partnership’s high-level governance and engagement activities, and lead the planning, monitoring and reporting of Partnership’s key performance indicators and implementation of its 2022-24 strategy. The role requires familiarity and previous experience related to the priority initiatives as well as the operations and administrative aspects of the Partnership, including review and updating of foundational documents and internal guidelines for management effectiveness. The Specialist will also manage the End Violence Country Dashboard, support the development of donor proposals, and participate in governance meetings to ensure that plans, activities, recommendations, decisions and action points are informed by unified results for ending violence against children.

Key Deliverables

1.End Violence Partnership Strategy 2022-24 supporting documents, e.g. summary version, brochure, presentation, etc

TIMEFRAME- March 2022

2. End Violence Annual Report 2021

TIMEFRAME- June 2022

3. End Violence Country Dashboard

• Internal guidelines and workflow
• Database management
• Data consolidation
• Design and content upgrade

TIMEFRAME – By December 2022 and as required

4.Governance meeting materials

• Pre-read
• Presentation deck
• Chairs’ brief
• Minutes

TIMEFRAME-at least 4 times a year

5.Updated operational documents

• Operational Handbook
• Governance Document
• Risk register

TIMEFRAME- By December 2022 and as required

6. Donor proposals and reports

TIMEFRAME- As required

7. Membership selection, review and engagement

• Finalized guidelines for selection
• Engagement tracker

TIMEFRAME- Ongoing

8.Progress review meetings

TIMEFRAME- At least twice a year

9. Consultancy Report (Summary of achievements, lessons learned and recommendations)

TIMEFRAME- January 2023

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Lead and advise on the monitoring and reporting of Partnership’s performance indicators including the preparation of results reports to support strategic planning, governance and donor relations.
• Provide technical assistance in results-based planning and budgeting, and simplifying financial presentations for senior management.
• Prepare supporting documents related to the launch, promotion and implementation of the new End Violence Strategy.
• Manage the End Violence Country Dashboard, setting guidelines and a process for regular maintenance, updating and data collection.
• Support the preparation of the End Violence Annual Report 2021.
• Support improving file management and updating of key operational documents.

• Support drafting donor proposals for funding in 2022 and beyond.

• Support finalizing guidelines for End Violence membership selection and reporting and engagement process.

• Prepare governance meeting materials (pre-read, presentation deck, chairs’ brief and minutes) and monitor and ensure that activities, recommendations, decisions and action points during the meeting are within the scope of the strategy and workplan.

• Organize and facilitate internal regular progress review meetings.

• Support the Executive Office in the preparation of briefing notes, talking points, speeches, etc.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, Communications or related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 to 7 years' of relevant experience at national, regional and HQ levels, within the UN system or in similar international organizations;
• Experience and formal training in results-based management, strategic planning and M&E; knowledgeable of the governance and business model of global partnerships, and the mandate, operations and activities of the End Violence Partnership and Fund;
• Field experience in the areas of work of End Violence, including child protection, education-in-emergencies, and national capacity building;
• Experience in providing administrative and technical support to senior staff, donors, government officials, CSO and private sector representatives.
• The successful candidate must be fully knowledgeable about the work of End Violence or similar global partnerships, including technical, administrative and operational functions related to planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• Previous experience in governance and reporting roles of multi-stakeholder partnerships is preferred.
• S/he will be highly responsive, results-oriented and proactive, with a flexible approach to delivering high-quality outputs in a highly-collaborative multicultural environment.

MANAGEMENT, LOCATION, TRAVEL AND DURATION

The Governance and Strategy Consultant will be hired on a full-time basis on a UNICEF consultancy contract within the Secretariat of the End Violence Partnership. S/he will report to the End Violence Deputy Director/Fund Chief and will work closely with other members of the End Violence Secretariat as needed.S/he will be an essential member of the End Violence team and will contribute to a culture of professionalism that emphasizes curiosity, learning, collaboration and delivery.

Consultants and individual contractors are fully responsible for arranging, at their own expense, such life, health and other forms of insurance covering the period of their services as they consider appropriate. They are required to certify that they are covered by medical/health insurance.

For individual contractors and consultants, all travel arrangements to commence the assignment, including insurance and visas, will be managed and paid by the individual. Therefore, expected travel costs must be included as a budget item in the financial proposal. Should “mission travel” be required, UNICEF will manage and pay for travel via Travel Authorization. However, this will be subject to the following prerequisites: Medical Clearance, Security Clearance through the Travel Request Information Process (TRIP) system, the Basic and Advanced Security in the Field Trainings, Travel Visa, and liability waiver. The consultant/individual contractor is responsible for arranging his/her own travel and submit invoices to UNICEF for payment as part of the contract.

The consultant is eligible for standard DSA for all work-related travel.

The consultant is responsible for assuming costs for obtaining visas and travel insurance.

COVID-19 has prompted remote and more flexible working, and we do not expect to return to full-time office-based working within the consultancy period. Therefore, the consultant may be home-based.

PAYMENT Monthly payment is based on monthly tasks and progress reports, approved upon monthly review with supervising unit.

How to apply: Applications must be submitted by 3 December 2021.

Please complete your profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system. Please provide (attach) a Personal History Form (P-11) highlighting previous engagements which meet the qualification criteria described above. Personal History Form (P11) can be downloaded from:https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_consultancy_assignments.html

Please indicate your ability, availability and financial proposal (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above.

Applications submitted without a financial proposal will not be considered.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)

Functional Competencies

• Analyzing (1)
• Deciding and initiating action (1)
• Persuading and Influencing (1)
• Applying Technical Expertise (1)
• Learning and researching (1)
• Planning and organizing (1)

As a UNICEF-hosted partnership, End Violence 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.

End Violence 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. End Violence 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.