Individual consultant: Nutrition Advocacy and Communication

Contract

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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, an advocate

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to develop an integrated advocacy and communication strategy on nutrition for UNICEF, building on previously-identified strategic objectives and advocacy/communication requirements articulated within relevant EU proposals.

Scope of Work:

The consultant, who will be based in Maputo, Mozambique, will report to the Chief of Advocacy, Communication and Partnerships (ACP) and will work with key internal and external stakeholders including Chiefs and relevant team members from ACP Section; Child Health and Nutrition (CHN) Section; Social Policy and Social Protection (SPSP) Section; SPRING Section (Social and Behaviour Change Team) European Union Delegation communication focal points, and other relevant internal and external stakeholders including government counterparts, to develop an integrated advocacy and partnerships strategy and workplan for implementation over the period 2023-2027. This strategy and workplan should:

• Consolidate, incorporate and build on key objectives identified during UNICEF Mozambique advocacy workshops carried out in early 2023 towards one advocacy strategy for Early Years Matter.

• Consider and respond to key objectives identified within relevant EU proposal documents, including the ‘NutriNorte’ programme and EU Sofala stunting grant (see Annex 1) while consolidating the wider strategy as this will be the basis for the development of other components.

• Identify priority target audiences for advocacy, and most appropriate strategic approaches to reach and influence these audiences.

• Identify key barriers and opportunities relating to identified advocacy and communication objectives.

• Identify key activities and develop a mapping of advocacy and communication moments and milestones for the duration of the strategy.

Deliverable and payments

Deliverable: 1

Integrated advocacy and communication strategy on nutrition.

Duration (estimated # days): 30 days

Timeline/Deadline: 25 August 2023

Deliverable: 2

Detailed workplan.

Duration (estimated # days): 13 days

Timeline/Deadline: 8 September 2023

Deliverable: 3

PowerPoint presentation and in-person briefing; handover call/meeting.

Duration (estimated # days): 7 days

Timeline/Deadline: 15 September 2023

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Advocacy, Communication, Political Science, Development Studies, Social science or other related discipline.
• Extensive (8 years or more) demonstrated experience of working with multiple stakeholders to develop and successfully implement integrated advocacy and communication strategies, ideally with UNICEF, UN or other similar international organizations.
• Robust technical understanding of UNICEF’s approach to child nutrition.
• Familiarity with Mozambique country context, including institutional and political, as well as advocacy and communication landscape.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

  Annex 3 Terms of Reference for Individual Consultants and Contractors_Nutrition Advocacy.pdf

Consultants will be asked to stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum travel and subsistence costs, as applicable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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:

Consultants will be asked to stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum travel and subsistence costs, as applicable.

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.