Individual Consultant (National) - Development of the Partnership and Private Sector Engagement in the State of Palestine

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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, Strength

UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through to adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. We are working for every child and young person in the State of Palestine.

The 2023-2025 Area Programme Document (APD), was lately approved by the Executive Board, following consultations with key UNICEF stakeholders in the SoP, Jordan, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic. It is aligned with the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 and the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025, and is derived from the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCFs) of the respective countries, which cover the Palestinian populations. The overall goal of the APD is to transform the lives of all Palestinian girls and boys by progressively fulfilling their basic rights to survival, care, child and social protection, and participation, their right to reach their full potential, and their right to live in protective, equitable and inclusive societies. With this APD there are new programmatic shifts, and hence the need to synergies with the private sector to deliver results for children is even more important.

The main purpose of the assignment is to conduct a private sector situation analysis, a private sector landscape mapping as well as to produce recommendations on the way forward for shared value partnerships with the private sector within the frame of Child Rights and Business and aligned with the new APD.

How can you make a difference?

Specifically, and using a participatory approach, the consultant will:

1. Map and analyse the private sector opportunities in SoP, including the business sector and relevant stakeholders using UNICEF’s tools and methodologies. This includes identifying key actors in the private sector including, public private partnerships, private companies and others, who have influence on issues that impact children’s well-being.
2. Conduct an intensive review of SoP’s Area Programme Document (APD), and provide an analysis of engagement opportunities for UNICEF, identify key entry points for engagement with the main private sector and with influencers of the private sector.
3. Identify key potential partners and develop bespoke partnerships engagement plans for the relevant and priority programme components, including opportunities and challenges/barriers for each. Develop an engagement plan for the private sector in the context of the APD and specific inputs into the project portfolio where opportunities for private sector engagement exists.

Final Deliverables:

• Mapping of key private sector actors with influence on children (both positive and negative) conducted.
• In-depth situation analysis, including impact assessment for sectors of interests under the APD
• Private Sector Engagement Plan aligned with the objectives of the APD provided

Recourse: UNICEF reserves the right to terminate the contract and/or withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines, if the rules and the regulations regarding confidentiality, ethics and procedures of UNICEF are not followed.

The consultant must respect the confidentiality of the information handled during the assignment. Documents and information provided must be used only for the tasks related to these terms of reference. The deliverables will remain the copyright of UNICEF.

Estimated duration of contract and Tentative Dates: 6 months between 1 September 2023 – 29 Feb 2024

Cost and Terms of Payment:

• The consultancy will be paid for 6 months within the period of 1 September 2023 – 29 Feb 2024.
• Candidates should submit a financial proposal for the assignment, outlining all-inclusive fees (including professional fees, other professional expenses, insurance etc.).
• The agreed fee for 6 months will be paid based on deliverables.

The consultant will be requested to be based in Jerusalem office with frequent visits to West Bank and Gaza as needed.

The consultant is expected to use his/her own ICT equipment.

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

Education:

• Advanced University Degree in Social Science, Public Policy, Economics, Political Science, Planning or related field.

Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience in resource mobilization and/or partnerships building.
• Experience with developing resource mobilization plans within UNICEF and/or other UN-organizations, international organizations, NGOs and development agencies

Language:

• Highly proficient written and oral skills in English with the demonstrated ability to draft reports, strategies, and advocacy materials in a clear and compelling manner;
• Knowledge of Arabic is required.

Other competencies:

• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Ability to work independently, against tight deadlines.

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.