Individual Consultancy: Capacity Building in Value for Money (Open to non-nationals of Guyana only)

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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, a fair chance

Background

Globally, managing for and demonstrating results continue to command increased prominence and intensified focus, as the underpinning orientation to public sector management. This involves clearly defined results for programmes, costing these programmes, implementing the programme or service, measuring and evaluating performance, reporting to key audiences, and adjusting to improve both efficiency and effectiveness. Inherent in this entire process is ensuring value for money.

The Government of the Co-operative Republic and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) continue to champion results-based management (RBM), inclusive of planning, budgeting and monitoring and evaluation; and is deliberate about optimizing results at cost. This competency-based training will therefore increase capacity in and across Government sectors, Civil Society Organisations and the United Nations in maximizing the benefits of expended resources.

Additionally, Government and its partners are focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, within the context of the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030. The initiatives or Programmes being implemented towards achieving the goals or impacts of this long-term strategy are being pursued with scarce resources and amidst increased demand from stakeholders to minimize costs and maximizes results (at cost). While at the same time successfully achieving intended outcomes and reaching people who are most deprived. The Government of Guyana is partnering with UNICEF to implement a five-day practical/hands-on workshop on the computation of Value for money analyses

How can you make a difference?

Scope and Objectives

This consultancy is seeking an international consultant for the conduct of a five-day practical training on Value for Money for Government sectors, CSOs and UN agencies, in line with the 2022 M&E and Social Policy Training plan. It is expected to strengthen and steer the use of resources in Programmes and projects in a way that optimizes returns on investments. The training is part of the RBM framework to support the development, strengthening of resource optimization systems and increase technical capacity to introduce and sustain effective VfM practices.

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

• An advanced degree in Social Sciences, Social Policy, Statistics, Mathematics, Demography, Development studies, Monitoring and Evaluation or related fields. • A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in building and strengthening systems and conducting training in Governance sciences. • Proven experience in designing curriculum for and conducting training on value-for-money analyses in developing countries • Knowledge of Results-Based Management • Fluency in spoken and written English • Proven ability to write reports clearly and concisely. • Strong organizational, and presentation skills

Desirable:

• Previous work experience with the United Nations System.
• Experiential knowledge of the Guyana context.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Please access the complete ToR here: Value for Money Capacity building ToR.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 offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors 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.

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.

Remarks:

All candidates must submit a technical and financial proposal. 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.