Individual Consultancy: Information Management (International)

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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

How can you make a difference?

Support the emergency response in Mozambique Country Office by strengthening information management and monitoring of the Humanitarian action for Children (HAC) indicators.

Scope of Work:

• The consultant on Information Management (IM) will be responsible for supporting and strengthening the humanitarian reporting framework in Mozambique and strengthening institutional and staff capacity in the area of information gathering, processing and management on IM tools, procedures and systems. The Information Management Consultant will also assist in the capacity building, analysis and reporting of information to facilitate the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of emergency activities and projects, including support to strengthen the information management capacity of the 4 UNICEF-led clusters. The consultant will be reporting to Under Chief of Field Operations and the Chief, Planning/Monitoring/Evaluation.

Specific activities include:

• Identify key gaps and bottlenecks in the current HPM system and support the enhancement/strengthening of existing information management tools, processes and workflows for information management including data gathering, consolidation, verification, documentation, processing and analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate with clusters and programme teams and produce analyses to show progress against stated indicators to be shared both internally and externally
• Timely information update on progress and results is available by compiling, organizing, analyzing and preparing data for reports, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation purposes as needed. Prepare tables, graphs, visual products (etc.) accordingly.
• Support the UNICEF-led clusters and sectors to review the needs assessment and respective analysis tools.
• UNICEF HPM tools and cluster tools are aligned and compatible.
• Advise the Country Office on data gaps and potential tools to collect additional information.
• Build the capacity of UNICEF and partners at the provincial level on information management and data reporting to improve the quality of reported information.
• Support the production of IM products to be used in briefing notes, donor reports and updates on the humanitarian situation.

Payments and deliverables

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.

Payment will be agreed as lumpsum paid upon completion of deliverables

Deliverables:

Deliverables 1

Deliverables: Presentation to PME/Emergency on HPM before/after to show the gaps/ improvements/ suggested changes, and workflows for information.

Time expected: 20% of the time / first payment of 20%

Deliverables 2

Deliverables: a) Meetings with each of UNICEF’s sections and cluster leads with action points to improve effective data collection and suggestions for addressing gaps. b) production of 3 data visualization tools for review by the Partnership/Emergency team. C) training reports for cholera preparedness/response data collection.

Time expected: 20% of the time / Second payment of 20%

Deliverables 3

Deliverables: Visuals not previously available/or improved to be embedded in SitReps and other reporting product.

Time expected: 20% of the time / third payment of 20%

Deliverables 4

Deliverables: Training module materials, video of the training, list of participant attendance sheets, travel to all 4 field offices (Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Quelimane, Beira) to deliver trainings to UNICEF staff, partners, and/or Clusters focal points + trainings also done in Maputo.

Time expected: 40% of the time fourth / payment of 40%

The total number of days of travel to field location is estimated to 30 days and should be included in the consultant financial offer/proposal.

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

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Research, Evaluations, Computer Science, Data Science, Information management or other relevant discipline.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required

• At least 5 years relevant experience with the Information Management, humanitarian preparedness and response. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response program preferred.
• Experience working with/in programmes, governments/ cluster system
• Experience in processing of data
• Experience with database design, data management and analysis. Demonstrated experience in developing information systems and databases and map production.
• Experience in liaison with a broad range of stakeholders, including donors, UN agencies and INGOs, national authorities, national/local partner agencies and emergency affected communities.
• Excellent training, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Background/familiarity with the country situation is a plus.
• Familiarity with work in emergency duty stations is an asset.
• English required, Portuguese/Spanish required.

For more information, the detailed job description is available via this link ToR IM Specialist May 2023.pdf

Financial Proposal

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For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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:

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.