Home based : Resource mobilisation and advocacy Consultant - 252 working days between 01 November 2023 and 31 October 2024 - 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

Background

The Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) is one of the 11 humanitarian clusters established in 2006 and has since been operated by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), (IASC), following the Humanitarian Reform and further defined by the Transformative Agenda. At the global level, the GNC supports the cluster approach by strengthening system-wide preparedness and coordination of response capacity in humanitarian crises and providing clear leadership and accountability.1 At the country level, the GNC supports coordination mechanisms to strengthen partnerships, and the predictability and accountability of humanitarian action, by improving prioritization and clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of humanitarian organizations. As a priority, the GNC supports coordination mechanisms on the delivery of the 6+1 core functions, which guide cluster coordination, as outlined in the IASC’s Reference Module for Cluster Coordination.2

The GNC is led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as the cluster lead agency (CLA) and has two membership categories, including 50 members and four standing observers, working in the Nutrition in Emergency sector across international organizations, United Nations agencies, international non-governmental organizations, academic institutes and donors. There are two arms of the GNC – the technical arm (Technical Alliance) and the coordination arm (Coordination Team); both driving the GNC’s Strategic Plan in close collaboration with the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), which provides strategic oversight and guidance to the GNC and represents the GNC’s members and coordination mechanisms. The GNC Coordination Team includes a Rapid Response Team that provides operational and surge support through in-country deployments, remote and virtual support to coordination mechanisms and a Partnerships and Advocacy Team that creates an ‘enabling environment’ through the generation of guidance, resource mobilisation, reporting etc. The GNC Technical Alliance consists of five technical Working Groups that provide leadership in key technical and thematic areas, such as Infant and Young Child Feeding, Wasting, and cross-cutting Working Groups. The GNC Technical Alliance and Coordination Team come together at both a leadership level through the Technical Alliance Leadership Team, as well as through country support through the Operations Team.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment

The purpose of this consultancy is to finalise the Resource Partner Engagement strategy and support implementation of its recommendations, including supporting the GNC with joint resource mobilisation efforts with the GNC coordination and technical arms at the global level. In addition, this assignment will support advocacy initiatives to influence resource mobilisation opportunities.

Scope of work

The Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) was established in 2006 as part of the Humanitarian Reform process, which aimed to improve the effectiveness of humanitarian response programmes by ensuring greater predictability, accountability and partnership. The GNC Global Strategy 2022-2025 aims to support 80 countries with ongoing, or at risk of, situations of fragility to develop or strengthen national and subnational technical and coordination capacities for nutrition. The resource mobilisation and advocacy consultant will revise the GNC 2022 Resource Partner Engagement Strategy, implement its recommendations, and support resource mobilisation and advocacy initiatives at a global and country level. This will be achieved through:

1. Revision of the 2022 GNC Resource Partner Engagement Strategy (to reflect the technical arm of the GNC, in addition to the coordination arm) and Recommendations actioned (deliverables 1-7)

2. Establish and co-chair the monthly resource mobilisation task team (RM TT), support any subsequent action points and transition chairing of group to counterpart through on-job coaching. (deliverables 8-9)

3. Monitor financial landscape, identify funding opportunities and lead the development of concept notes and proposals on behalf of both the technical and coordination arms of the GNC (deliverables 10-14)

4. Support advocacy statements and other such initiatives that are linked to financial appeals.(deliverables 15-16)

5. Support advocacy-related capacity strengthening initiatives (deliverables 17-20)

6. Support global and regional GNC events where opportunities to influence resource partners exist lead/address associated next steps #3 (MENA) (deliverables 21-25)

Deliverables

Work Assignments Overview Deliverables/Outputs Delivery deadline 1.Revision of the 2022 GNC Resource Partner Engagement Strategy (to reflect the coordination and technical arms of the GNC), recommendations actioned, and 1 pager handover note developed (with action plan)Deliverable 1: Resource partner engagement strategy methodology reviewed, expanded (to included TA and CT) and conducted (formative work conducted for example, key informant interviews and group discussions)15 working days

By 30 November 2023

Deliverable 2. Resource partner engagement strategy (re)drafted (with clear set of recommendations, and table of funding opportunities).15 working days

By 21 December 2023

Deliverable 3: Resource partner engagement strategy presented to SAG, Leadership Team, and Coordination Management Team, and feedback addressed. 6 working days

By 31 January 2024

Deliverable 4: Actioning of recommendation 1 11 working days

Between 01 August and 31 October 2024

Deliverable 5: Actioning of recommendation 2 11 working days

Between 01 August and 31 October 2024

Deliverable 6: Actioning of recommendation 3 11 working days

Between 01 August and 31 October 2024

Deliverable 7: Handover note with action plan 4 working days

By 31 October 2024

2.Establish and co-chair the monthly resource mobilisation task team (RM TT), support any subsequent action points and transition chairing of group to counterpart through on-job coaching.Deliverable 8: Resource Mobilisation Task Team established (including creation of member list, ToR, and transition plan from consultant to other chair after consultancy period). 3 working days

By 29 February 2024

Deliverable 9: Nine RM TT meeting conducted 36 working days

Between 01 February 2024 and 31 October 2024

3.Monitor financial landscape, identify funding opportunities and lead the development of concept notes and proposals on behalf of both the technical and coordination arms of the GNC Deliverable 10: Develop 2024 financing report (revision of 2023 to reflect 2024 landscape) 12 working days

between 01 February and 30 April 2024

Deliverable 11: Concept note developed #1 8 working days

between 01 February and 31 March 2024

Deliverable 12: Concept note developed #2 8 working days

between 01 May and 30 June 2024

Deliverable 13: Proposal developed #1 12 working days

between 01 April and 30 June 2024

Deliverable 14: Relationship with Private Fundraising and Partnerships team developed 12 working days

between 01 July and 30September 2024

4.Support advocacy statements and other such initiatives that are linked to financial appeals. Deliverable 15: Development and launch (partners/donor call) of El Nino Anticipatory Action plan statement/appeal (Sahel and Horn of Africa, specifically) 21 working days

between 01 November and 31 January 2024

Deliverable 16: Develop three sets of high-level key messages on the GNC (targeting UNICEF senior management (for example, PG), Country Reps/dep Reps, external (for example, OCHA or IASC) 12 working days

between 01 March and 30 June 2024

5.Support advocacy-related capacity strengthening initiatives Deliverable 17: Updating of the advocacy and resource mobilisation sections of the Nutrition Cluster Coordinator Toolkit 7 working days

between 01 June and 31 July 2024

Deliverable 18: Maintenance of the advocacy resources on the GNC website (with Comms consultant) 6 working days

between 01 May and 31 October 2024

Deliverable 19: Maintenance of advocacy-related eLearning modules on Agora (with capacity strengthening consultant) 6 working days

between 01 May and 31 October 2024

Deliverable 20: Conduct global webinar on advocacy and resource mobilization (targeting country coordination teams to strengthen capacity on RM and advocacy 6 working days

By 31 July 2024

6.Support global and regional GNC events where opportunities to influence resource partners exist Deliverable 21: Develop and lead advocacy and resource mobilisation sessions at the GNC ‘regional meetings’, and lead/address associated next steps #1 (WCARO) 6 working days

By 31 January 2024

Deliverable 22: Develop and lead advocacy and resource mobilisation sessions at the GNC ‘regional meetings’, and lead/address associated next steps #2 (ESARO) 6 working days

between 01 March and 30 April 2024

Deliverable 23: Develop and lead advocacy and resource mobilisation sessions at the GNC ‘regional meetings’, and lead/address associated next steps #3 (MENA) 6 working days

between 01 February and 31 March 2024

Deliverable 24: Develop and lead advocacy and resource mobilisation sessions at the GNC ‘regional meetings’, and lead/address associated next steps #4 (TBD; LAC or ESA; or both combined virtually) 6 working days

between 01 January and 29 February 2024

Deliverable 25: Develop and lead advocacy sessions at the GNC global meeting (preparation, planning, execution and next steps) 6 working days

between 01 May and 30 June 2024

Estimated Duration of the Contract

252 working days from 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2024

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a Home based consultancy.

As part of this assignment, there will be approximately two official trips planned for Geneva, Switzerland or other city within 2-3 hours flight of Geneva, Switzerland. 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

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant. Please propose a Professional Fee for 252 working days from 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2024 to undertake this assignment.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master) in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, humanitarian assistance and development, law, or other relevant degree

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, humanitarian assistance and development, law, or other relevant degree
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in nutrition in emergencies programming, nutrition, public health, nutrition planning, advocacy, and management.
• 9 years of relevant work experience combined with a first University degree may be considered in lieu of the master’s degree.
• Proven experience in advocacy and/or resource mobilization in a range of settings including sudden onset natural disasters and conflict setting; leading coordination in such a setting would be considered an asset
• Relevant experience in nutrition project development and management in a UN system considered an asset.
• Relevant experience advocacy in a UN system considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of other UN languages (French, Spanish, Arabic) is considered as an asset.

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 252 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.

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