Home based : Advocacy and Capacity Strengthening Consultant - 359 working days between January 2024 and June 2025 - Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS)

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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, an advocate

Purpose of Activity/Assignment

The GWC seeks to advocate and influence greater WASH coordination in crises, being a driver of change strengthening inter-sectoral linkages, collaboration, partnerships and innovation on WASH coordinated responses. This requires dedicated resources to implement advocacy and capacity strengthening activities for the Global WASH Cluster’s (GWC) and as defined by the advocacy strategic guidance 2023.

The purpose of this assignment is to support the GWC with operational and capacity strengthening approaches for advocacy and to implement the advocacy toolkit for and develop advocacy strategies for National Coordination Platforms (NCP). This will support and promote evidence-based advocacy best practices in humanitarian WASH coordination, identify global advocacy issues, develop key messages, and define uptake processes for the GWC to carry out its Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025.

Scope of work

The Advocacy and Capacity Strengthening Consultant will work closely with Cluster Advocacy and Support Team (CAST) to support implementation of the following deliverables:

Operational support and capacity and learning on advocacy to NCPs (188 days)

Deliverable 1: Provide in-country and/or remote operational support for up to 12 countries, including coaching and mentoring sessions

Deliverable 2: Develop and/or revise training packages to support up to 3 advocacy training courses

Deliverable 3: Conduct bi-annual updates and/or revise of the advocacy and communications toolkit

Deliverable 4: Carry out up to 6 GWC CTK quarterly package review and updates

Development and implementation of Advocacy Activities for the GWC Strategic Plan 2022-2025 (99 days)

Deliverable 5: Up to 4 Global GWC advocacy briefings and campaigns

Deliverable 6: Update and report on progress achieved for up to 7 advocacy activities (as outlined in the GWC Strategic Plan Implementation Plan)

Deliverable 7: Conduct monthly desk review and update to external and internal advocacy and communication channels, resources, and platforms

Develop advocacy workshops and high-level events (72 days)

Deliverable 8: Conceptualize and implement up to 8 annual events and workshops hosted by the GWC

Deliverable 9: Produce up to 8 high-level event advocacy campaigns and reports

Deliverables

Work Assignments Overview Deliverables/Outputs Estimated days per month Operational support and capacity and learning on advocacy to NCPs Deliverable 1: Provide in-country and/or remote operational support for up to 12 countries, including coaching and mentoring sessions

Deliverable 2: Develop and/or revise training packages to support up to 3 advocacy training courses

Deliverable 3: Conduct bi-annual updates and/or revisions of the advocacy and communications toolkit

Deliverable 4: Carry out up to 6 GWC Coordination ToolKit (CTK) package updates and reviews

10 days /month

188 days in total

Development and implementation of Advocacy Activities for the GWC Strategic Plan 2022-2025 Deliverable 5: Up to 4 Global GWC advocacy briefings and campaigns

Deliverable 6: Update and report on progress achieved for up to 7 advocacy activities (as outlined in the GWC Strategic Plan Implementation Plan)

Deliverable 7: Conduct monthly desk review and update to external and internal advocacy and communication channels, resources and platforms

5.5 days/ month

99 days in total

Develop advocacy workshops and high-level events Deliverable 8: Conceptualize and implement up to 8 annual events and workshops hosted by the GWC

Deliverable 9: Produce up to 8 high-level event advocacy campaigns and reports

4 days/ month

72 days in total

Estimated Duration of the Contract

359 working days from 01 January 2024 to 30 June 2025

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a Home based consultancy.

As part of this assignment, there will be an estimated number of up to 10 travels/deployments expected. The consultant will arrange her/his travel as and when they take place and related costs will be reimbursed.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Please propose a Professional Fee for 359 working days from 01 January 2024 to 30 June 2025 to undertake this assignment.

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

• A first university degree (Bachelor) in one of the following fields is required: International Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, Education, Political Science, Management or other relevant field.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in advocacy, communications, information and/or knowledge management within the humanitarian WASH sector, preferably with cluster/sector coordination platforms
• 6 years of relevant experience in advocacy, communications, information and/or knowledge management may be accepted in lieu of a university degree
• Previous experience with UN / UNICEF and knowledge of humanitarian clusters; humanitarian WASH experience is an asset.
• Experience in developing advocacy strategies and approaches is an asset within the humanitarian WASH sector, preferably with cluster/sector coordination platforms
• Experience in developing and rolling out capacity strengthening approaches is an asset within the humanitarian WASH sector, preferably with cluster/sector coordination platforms
• Experience and advanced skills in data analysis and visualization, information and knowledge management and graphic design tools and software (Excel, R, Adobe suite, Power BI, ARC-GIS, Web content management)
• Good analytical and conceptual thinking
• Ability to communicate with high efficiency to diverse audiences
• Proven evidence of writing and presentation skills
• Ability to be flexible and work within tight deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively, both independently and within a multicultural team
• Excellent managerial/organization skills and a solution-oriented attitude
• A strong sense of client orientation and a strong drive for results
• Written and spoken fluency in English. Other languages, particularly French, Spanish, or Arabic, are strongly desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Please include a full CV, and a Financial Proposal in your application by indicating your availability and a lumpsum based on 359 working days to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a professional fee will not be considered. 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. 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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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.