Individual Consultancy To Conduct Results Based Management (RBM) Training in The Gambia

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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, every right

Results-Based Management (RBM) is participatory team-based approach for programme planning, monitoring, and managing the implementation of strategy favored particularly by organizations and agencies that are part of or are linked to the United Nations.

It is designed to improve programme delivery and strengthen management effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. RBM helps moving the focus of programming, managing and decision-making from inputs and processes to the results to achieve. At the planning stage, it ensures that there is a necessary and sufficient sum of the interventions to achieve an expected result. During the implementation stage, RBM helps to ensure and monitor all available financial and human resources continue to support the intended results.

How can you make a difference?

For UNICEF, a core commitment has been to contribute to system strengthening towards effectiveness and efficiency and to ensure programmes are delivering results for children and the population at large in line with the Country Programme Document (CPD), National Development Plan (NDP) and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). As part of this commitment, UNICEF supports the strengthening of key competencies within government, NGOs and CSO partners to ensure greater aid effectiveness and to deliver strong results for children. The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS VI) showed the need for doubling of efforts in selected development indicators justifying the need for increased collaborative efforts in evidence-based planning, with clear results chains and, effective M&E of national development policies and programmes.

In this regard, The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA) with support from UNICEF concluded a training on Results Based Management (RBM) in September 2020 with various Government Ministries. This training targets NGOs and Civil Society partners and since they are included in the development scene as complimenting Government efforts, their understanding of RBM is important. This training will fill in the gaps and cover the components for NGOs and civil society partners who could not attend the previous one as follows.

• Understanding of Result Based Management-
• Overview and context of RBM
• Definition of RBM, Concepts and Principles
• Data collection and analysis for planning and results for children
• Programme and project planning and implementation.
• M&E and Reporting

The Training will be in line with UNICEF RBM handbook (2017) to ensure quality as per international standard - Link to RRBM page: https://unicef.sharepoint.com/teams/WCAR-PME/SitePages/R.aspx Handbook Working Together for Children July 2017.

Modules for standard UNICEF RBM trainings will be provided by UNICEF.

Facilitator needs to complete free on-line RBM training on AGORA and submit the certificate of completion before conducting the training.

EXPECTATIONS AND DELIVERABLES:

• Training completed on RBM for the staff of NGO and CSO staff
• A pre- and post-training evaluation conducted; summary report to compare pre/post prepared; Certificate delivered for the participants.

• A final report on the training with detailed results of the training including recommendations to strengthen RRBM capacity within the partner organisations

  Schedule of Tasks, Deliverables, Duty-Station & Timeline

Estimated Duration of Assignment:

12 working days' total (5 days for planning, 5 days of training proper, and 2 days reporting).The Consultant will spend minimum 7 working days in The Gambia (2 days for preparation, 5 days to conduct RBM training) among total number of assignment (12 working days).

Deliverables

• Submission of free RBM on-line course certificate (Agora UNICEF) to ensure facilitators are aware of the latest RBM module and standard
• Training Plan and Training Materials (PPT, pre-/posttest/ template for certificate)
• Training delivered and evaluated with provision of certificate of completion

• Training report

  Estimated duration of contract; Remuneration; Other Terms and Conditions

The consultant will be engaged under short-term individual contract on part-time basis, for a total period of 12 working days. Amounts and terms of payment will be negotiated based 'on value for money and in line with UNICEF standards. The technical consultancy cost in Gambian Dalasis (GMD) will be paid to the consultant as detailed in the TOR found here TOR for Consultancy on RBM..pdf

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

Qualifications & Experience

• In-depth knowledge of RBM including planning, M&E, data collection and reporting
• Experience in conducting RBM trainings
• At least 5 years' professional experience in M&E, data collection and reporting on development interventions.
• Strong Analytical and Technical Expertise
• Experience in conducting research among development organizations in developing countries.
• Experience in capacity development and documentation of trainings conducted.

• Excellent report writing and presenting skills in English; Fluency in English is required.

  How to apply

UNICEF accepts applications from individual contractors. The Selection Committee will review applications and make a final decision of a successful application.

All applications should contain the following documents:

I. Curriculum Vitae with list of reference

II. Financial Proposal (Detailed budget breakdown in US Dollars).

Intellectual property rights

UNICEF retains the right to patent and intellectual rights, as well as copyright and other similar intellectual property rights to the survey protocols and tools, discoveries, inventions, production or works arising from the consultancy. Neither the Consultant/consultancy firm nor its personnel shall communicate to any other person or entity any confidential information made known to it by UNICEF in the course of the performance of its obligations under the terms of this Agreement nor shall it use this information for private or company advantage. This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. The right to reproduce or use materials shall be transferred with a written approval of UNICEF based on the consideration of each separate case.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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 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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.