HON-010-2023 Consultancy for Integration of Criteria for Children and CEED (Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction) into national relevant frameworks

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I. BACKGROUND

From 1997 to 2016, Honduras was one of the three countries most affected worldwide by the impacts of climate events. At the end of 2020 due to tropical storms Eta and Iota, Honduras reported more than 500 drinking water and sanitation systems damaged, due in part to the lack of climate resilience in WASH services and infrastructure.

With increasing global warming, the earth becomes a more dangerous place for children: failures in access to food, water, and livelihood systems, diseases, climate migration, family separation, school absenteeism and dropouts, child labor and exploitation.

The lack of climate action affects the failure to fulfill the rights of children subscribed in 1989: a clean environment to live in, clean air to breathe, water to drink and food to eat.

In the face of multiple and recurrent climate shocks, the poorest and most vulnerable children become even poorer, making it difficult to recover from new shocks.

The 33 extremely high-risk countries according to the Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI), collectively emit only 9% of global CO2 emissions. It is not fair that these countries suffer first and worst.

Children are especially vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation, because they play and move in more contaminated spaces increasing exposure; they have limited voices and influence in decision making at all levels, they depend on decisions of adults for economic resources, they area psychologically, physiologically, and immunologically more vulnerable to diseases and contamination.

It is necessary to advocate for compliance with the Paris agreements to reduce emissions and channel investments towards the climate resilience of the most vulnerable countries, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and the consequent breach of children's rights.

All sectors must be involved: governments with environmental policies that are sensitive to children, companies that protect environmental environments on which children depend, reduction of emissions and pollutants.

II. PURPOSE OF THE CONSULTANCY

On behalf of UNICEF, within the 2021-2025 Country Program Document (CPD), and in support of the Government, the purpose of this post is to implement strategic actions for integration of child centered criteria into national relevant frameworks, and to provide leadership and facilitation of the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective integration in the CEED sector in Honduras. The activities to reach this purpose are expected to be implemented as a part-time consultancy service.

III. FUNCTIONS AND MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

The post holder is responsible for implementing and leading related activities and producing all documentation related to the integration of child centered criteria into relevant CEED frameworks, including but not limited to:

• Monitoring and follow up of agreements, results and decisions derived from events and bodies relevant to CEED at national and international levels, indicating relevant and strategic opportunities or actions for UNICEF CO to grasp opportunities and produce relevant results for the current CPD. – Product: monthly brief of relevant events and linkages to opportunities for UNICEF’s output and outcome results
• Production of concept notes and funding proposals for advancement of CEED planned results for UNICEF’s current CPD. Product: - at least 3 proposals
• Support for monitoring, advisory and follow up to activities under implementation by UNICEF and partners in the CEED component. Product: -reports of 3 programmatic visits, 1 per month, assessing strategic progress, bottlenecks, proposals to address bottlenecks, way forward and opportunities to scale up results.
• Analysis of documents, workplans, strategies, Nationally Determined Contributions, National and Subnational Adaptation Plans, opportunities and other related instances to integrate child centered criteria, as per UNICEF’s CEED Strategy. – Product: monthly briefing note and inputs to integrate children’s criteria into identified documents and opportunities, including draft documents with children criteria integrated. This activity includes holding meetings with relevant stakeholders to advance integration activities of CEED, to achieve this result.
• Participation in meetings and events related to the advancement of the CEED component and its results. -Product: briefing notes on main issues discussed and opportunities for UNICEF.
• Follow up with MoE on the integration of CR and MHM criteria into CR Wash in schools, for scale up , including follow up to CR WinS WASHBAT activities. -Product: updated plan for WinS WASHBAT, that includes progress on uptake and integration of CR and MHM guidelines into official guidelines of MoE.
• Definition of contents for key messages for children and youth on knowledge, attitudes and practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and for local and central level authorities. Product: document of contents for children and for local and central level government actors.
• Identify strategic opportunities for implementation of commitments stated in DECLARACIÓN SOBRE LA INFANCIA, LA JUVENTUD Y LA ACCIÓN CLIMÁTICA, suscrita por Honduras en Octubre 2021. – Product: action plan for implementation.

Cross-cutting activities with no products expected:

• Maintain flexibility to respond to changes in the operating environment, evolving requirements, capacities and participation
• Coordination with other sectoral colleagues at Honduras Country Office to ensure cross-sectoral integration
• Lead CEED meetings as needed to ensure implementation of CEED activities leading to the products of this consultancy
• Document lessons learnt and handover report
• Support any activity related to CEED coordination as required

IV. DELIVERABLES

Expected products correspond to the before mentioned activities:

No.

Description of Product

Delivered by

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1.1 Briefing on relevant events and linkages to opportunities for UNICEF’s output and outcome results: Monitoring and follow up of agreements, results and decisions derived from events and bodies relevant to CEED at national and international levels, indicating relevant and strategic opportunities or actions for UNICEF CO to grasp opportunities and produce relevant results for the current CPD.

1.2 Briefing note with inputs to integrate children’s criteria into identified documents and opportunities, including draft documents with children criteria integrated: Analysis of documents, workplans, strategies, Nationally Determined Contributions, National and Subnational Adaptation Plans, opportunities and other related instances to integrate child centered criteria, as per UNICEF’s CEED Strategy

1.3 Briefing note on main issues discussed and opportunities for UNICEF: Participation in meetings and events related to the advancement of the CEED component and its results.

1 month after signing contract

2

2.1 An updated briefing on relevant events and linkages to opportunities for UNICEF’s output and outcome results: Monitoring and follow up of agreements, results and decisions derived from events and bodies relevant to CEED at national and international levels, indicating relevant and strategic opportunities or actions for UNICEF CO to grasp opportunities and produce relevant results for the current CPD.

2.2 One funding proposal/Concept Note: Production of concept notes and funding proposals for advancement of CEED planned results for UNICEF’s current CPD

2.3 A report on one programmatic visit, assessing strategic progress, bottlenecks, proposals to address bottlenecks, way forward and opportunities to scale up results: Support for monitoring, advisory and follow up to activities under implementation by UNICEF and partners in the CEED component

2.4 An updated briefing with inputs to integrate children’s criteria into identified documents and opportunities, including draft documents with children criteria integrated: Analysis of documents, workplans, strategies, Nationally Determined Contributions, National and Subnational Adaptation Plans, opportunities and other related instances to integrate child centered criteria, as per UNICEF’s CEED Strategy

2.5 An updated briefing on main issues discussed and opportunities for UNICEF: Participation in meetings and events related to the advancement of the CEED component and its results.

2.6 Draft messages and contents on CEED for children, and for local and central level government actors, for production of awareness raising material by UNICEF: Definition of contents for key messages for children and youth on knowledge, attitudes and practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and for local and central level authorities.

2.7 Action plan for implementation of Children´s declaration for CC : Identify strategic opportunities for implementation of commitments stated in DECLARACIÓN SOBRE LA INFANCIA, LA JUVENTUD Y LA ACCIÓN CLIMÁTICA, suscrita por Honduras en Octubre 2021.

2 months after signing contract

3

3.1 2 updated briefings, with monthly frequency on relevant events and linkages to opportunities for UNICEF’s output and outcome results: Monitoring and follow up of agreements, results and decisions derived from events and bodies relevant to CEED at national and international levels, indicating relevant and strategic opportunities or actions for UNICEF CO to grasp opportunities and produce relevant results for the current CPD.

3.2 One funding proposal/Concept Note: Production of concept notes and funding proposals for advancement of CEED planned results for UNICEF’s current CPD

3.3 2 reports on one programmatic visit, with monthly frequency, assessing strategic progress, bottlenecks, proposals to address bottlenecks, way forward and opportunities to scale up results: Support for monitoring, advisory and follow up to activities under implementation by UNICEF and partners in the CEED component

3.4 2 updated briefing notes, with monthly frequency with inputs to integrate children’s criteria into identified documents and opportunities, including draft documents with children criteria integrated: Analysis of documents, workplans, strategies, Nationally Determined Contributions, National and Subnational Adaptation Plans, opportunities and other related instances to integrate child centered criteria, as per UNICEF’s CEED Strategy

3.5 2 updated briefing notes, with monthly frequency, on main issues discussed and opportunities for UNICEF: Participation in meetings and events related to the advancement of the CEED component and its results.

3.6 Updated plan for WinS WASHBAT, that includes progress on uptake and integration of CR and MHM guidelines into official guidelines of MoE: Follow up with MoE on the integration of CR and MHM criteria into CR Wash in schools, for scale up , including follow up to CR WinS WASHBAT activities

4 months after signing contract

The supervision and coordination of consultant’s submission of deliverables will be managed by the WASH and Climate Change Officer.

V. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Academic background

• University degree, preferably at an advanced level, in a subject area relevant to the environment, climate change, social sciences, emergency preparedness and response, or related studies.
• Further training, preferably certificated, in subjects related to climate change, environmental studies and children´s rights.

Experience

• At least 5 to 10 years progressively responsible work experience with UN and/or NGO, and/or Governments in fields related to the environment, climate change adaptation and mitigation
• At least 2 to 5 years progressively responsible work experience with UN and/or NGO, and/or Governments in Emergency Preparedness and response
• Extensive knowledge of the climate change current landscape and trends at national level, including relevant actors, policies, strategies and related plans at national level
• Knowledge of the emergency preparedness and response current landscape in Honduras at national level, including relevant actors, policies, strategies and related plans at national level
• Preference for experience with UN Agencies and Government agencies related to the environment and climate change.

The post holder will speak Spanish and will have an intermediate English

Additional considerations (desirable, not mandatory)

Understands key technical issues for climate change and child sensitive sectors as Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sufficiently well enough to be able to integrate issues related to children´s rights related to CEED.

VI. SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection of the consultant will be based on the following:

1. Experience and qualifications 50%
2. Technical Proposal 30%
3. Financial Proposal 20%

For more reference TORs attached: HON-010-2023 Consultoría CEED.docx

** Technical proposal and financial proposal must be presented in separate documents.

VII. CONTRACT DURATION TERM

4 months, from 01 February to 31 May 2024

VIII. FEES AND PAYMENTS

Payment will be made according to the schedule presented in the financial offer; against delivery of invoice and expected products to the full satisfaction of the contract supervisor. For national consultants, payment will be made in local currency with CAI billing. Payments will be honored as follows:

30%: delivery and acceptance of Product 1

30%: delivery and acceptance of Product 2

40%: delivery and acceptance of Product 3

IX. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

a. Base of placement of the consultancy: The consultancy is based in Tegucigalpa city, with occasional in-person monitoring meetings and travels as described below.

b. Travel: Travel is required, the costs per unit must be included in the financial proposal. Field visits are mandatory, once a month, 3 days (including traveling days) for each visit, covering activities under implementation by UNICEF and partners in the departments of Cortes and Lempira.

c. Insurance: The Consultant is fully responsible for arranging, at his or her own expense, such life, health and other forms of insurance covering the term of this contract as he or she considers appropriate taking into account. The Consultant is not eligible to participate in the life or health insurance schemes available to UNICEF and United Nations staff members.

d. Delivery of results: The consultant will deliver the agreed products and reports electronically, and to the satisfaction of the supervision of this consultancy. The costs of issuing and delivering these products/reports will be borne by the consultant.

e. Copy rights: All documents, materials or products of this consultancy are the property of UNICEF and may not be used by third parties without their authorization.

f. Mandatory Learning: The consultant must complete the following online course and certificates must be presented as part of the contract to the hiring office: Ethics & Integrity at UNICEF, Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority, Sexual Exploitation Abuse (PSEA), and BSAFE security training. In addition, the consultant must complete the following online courses for climate change and children available at the Agora platform: Introductory e-Course on Climate Change, Integrating Climate Change in UNICEF’s Planning and Programming, Los Niños y el Cambio Climático, Introduction to UNICEF Core Commitments for Children In Humanitarian Action. Due to the nature of the contract the consultant will have 30 days to complete the courses, failure to comply can lead to termination of contract.

g. Taxation: UNICEF and the United Nations accept no liability for any taxes, duty or other contribution payable by the consultant and individual contractor on payments made under this contract. Neither UNICEF nor the United Nations will issue a statement of earnings to the consultant and individual contractor.

X. SUPERVISION

Consultant will be supervised by the WASH and Climate Change Officer

XI. CLOSING DATE

12 November 2023, 23:55 local time Tegucigalpa, Honduras

XII. APPLICATIONS

Those interested in applying for this consultancy must submit the following:

1. An application letter highlighting the relevant knowledge, experience and skills for the development of this consultancy.
2. Your updated P11 form including three professional references.
3. A technical proposal that includes the following:
   1. Proposed methodology with its respective justification.
   2. Explanation of how the quality of the processes and intermediate products will be guaranteed in the development and implementation cycle.
   3. Description of the way in which the consultant will establish the coordination mechanisms and institutional strengthening processes.

4. An economic offer with the fees, travel expenses and per diems for the realization of this consultancy.

5. National consultants must present their offer in Lempiras

Interested candidates please apply through the page https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/ with reference to the process number HON-010-2023 and attach the documents indicated for your application to be valid.

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