Individual Contractor, Adolescents and Youth (affirmative action for afrodescendents and indigenous), Brasilia, Brazil

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide project management and support for adolescent networks initiatives

You have:

• University degree on Social Sciences, Education, Communications or related area
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience with adolescent networks online and offline
• Experience in the UN System agency or similar organization will be considered an asset
• Knowledge on children’s rights issues, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Statute of Child and Adolescent
• Experience in content production and management
• Teamwork skills and capacity to work with tight deadlines
• Knowledge in the use of digital media tools and social networks
• Previous experience on using digital platforms similar to U-Report
• Fluency in Portuguese and English. Advanced knowledge of Spanish is an asset

Contract

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Purpose

This individual contractor is expected to provide project management support, technical assistance and expertise to consolidate the existing networks and initiatives of adolescents and to foster incipient adolescent’s networks such as afrodescendents, indigenous, from semiarid regions and other most vulnerable groups. The individual contractor will support the implementation and management of UNICEF-led projects according to UNICEF high quality standards and donor requirements.

The incumbent could be requested to travel around the country and, eventually, in international meetings to share experiences and identify new approaches and methodologies to be adapted to the Brazilian context. Activities such as organizing meeting, conferences, workshops and training will be demanded. Production of reports, analysis and systematization will be requested in Portuguese and English. Social media interaction with adolescents and adolescents’ network is an important part of the job, mainly through U-Report platform and social media.

Expected results:

1. Existing adolescent’s networks strengthened, and new offline and online adolescent’s networks fostered by June2022.

• Map the national existing adolescent networks and elaborate a list with updated contacts of members and respective area of interest along the 11 months of the contract.
• Identify and elaborate a list of adolescent leaders and initiatives that could be supported to create spaces of participation for adolescents, including in initiatives related to COVID-19 prevention and control by December 2021.
• Connect and integrate these groups (adolescent networks and initiatives) by promoting offline and online interaction and provide them with content related to their development and their rights along the 11 months of the contract.

• Promote activities such as: events, workshops to support adolescents in the development of their life skills, at least one mentioned activity every two months, starting from the signature of the contract.

• Schedule and attend at least two regular meetings per month with UNICEF adolescent team along the period of the contract. The IC is expected to prepare notes and present to UNICEF 10 days after the meeting. Despite these specific moments, the IC is expected to make weekly contact with UNICEF partners and colleagues for the effective implementation of programmatic activities.

2. Technical support to ongoing and future projects on Sports for Development initiative (S4D)

• Support UNICEF officers in the dialogue with Instituto do Esporte Educação (IEE/SP) and Instituto Mpumalanga (SP) to provide technical inputs and strategies of integration of Caravanas and UNICEF Seal and to adapt the initiative to the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
• Provide technical inputs to the ongoing negotiations of project proposals for ESPN &Disney (English) by Dec 2021.

• Prepare official donor reports of ESPN & Disney initiative (English) and present them to UNICEF at least 15 days before the official deadline. The number of reports will vary according to grant’s conditionalities.

• Map possible donors and partners for the S4D initiative with the support of the PFP team.

• Review official technical reports of ESPN & Disney initiative according quarterly, in regular contact with implementing partners.

3. UNICEF Brazil initiatives with adolescents integrated to the global framework of the Generation Unlimited

• Provide support to GenU/Youth Challenge initiatives in Brazil so they have all information to participate in the global selection process and implement their projects by June 2022.

• Mobilize adolescents from different regions of Brazil to participate in the GenU initiative One Million of Opportunities during the period of implementation of this contract.

• Support UNICEF team with technical inputs to help the implementation of the adolescent AWP 2021 and design of AWP 2022.

• Participate and contribute to bi-weekly meetings on UNICEF-Dove initiative.
• Prepare donor reports of the Dove initiative (English) and present them to UNICEF at least 20 days before the official deadline. The number of reports will vary according to grant’s conditionalities.
• Participate in meetings of the 1 million opportunities initiative (1MiO) and contribute with intersectional inputs regarding race, gender and sexualities to the UNICEF team, especially on the thematic of generating professional opportunities to the most adolescents and young people facing social vulnerabilities.

4. U-Report with an increasing number of participants and U Report on the move strategy implemented by June 2022.

• Provide technical support in coordination with UNICEF implementing partner to consult adolescents and young people through the implementation of polls and infocenters on issues related to COVID-19, healthy eating, sexual and reproductive rights among other issues related to their rights during the 11 months of this contract.
• Support the recruitment of new U-Reporters to reach the total number of 100,000 users of the platform by December 2021.
• Support the use of U-Report by new partners as a tool to consult adolescents and youth during the 11 months of this contract to have at least five new partners using U-Report by June 2022.
• Participate in at least two national and international meetings with members of U-Report community during the period of this contract. The IC is expected to review and prepare specific materials for these strategic meetings.

DELIVERABLES:

The products included in the contract will be delivered continuously during the period of implementation of the contract. The results will be evaluated by the quality of:

1. The integration of all Brazil country office initiatives on adolescents and youth in the global program Generation Unlimited.

2. The support to program development and planning for the achievements of results of the following UNICEF components: Enhanced policies for excluded children; Quality social policies; and Engaged citizenry and participation.

3. Schedule and attend at least two regular meetings per month with UNICEF Adolescent team. Prepare notes and present to UNICEF within 10 days after the meeting. Besides these specific meetings, the IC is expected to maintain weekly contact with UNICEF partners and colleagues for the effective implementation of programmatic activities.

Products:

1.1 Plan to revamp U-Report designed and presented to UNICEF and partners

2.1 Mobilization strategy to recruit users to UNICEF-Dove chatbot on self-esteem and body image designed and presented to UNICEF Adolescent team

2.2 Mobilization strategy of adolescents for the new cycle of UNICEF Seal designed and presented to UNICEF team

3.1. Fundraising project on S4D presented to PFP

4.1. Map the national existing adolescent networks and elaborate a strategy to foster adolescent networks’ capacity to influence public policies

5.1. First report on the implementation of the initiative Generation Unlimited/One Million of Opportunities

5.2. Report on the implementation of the Youth Challenge initiative

6.1 Implementation plan for mobilization of adolescents in large urban centres designed and presented to UNICEF Adolescent team

7.1 Evaluation of the chatbot on self-esteem and body image conducted

7.2 Project proposal on girls’ empowerment elaborated and presented to PFP

8.1 Project proposal on LGBTQIA+ adolescents elaborated and presented to PFP

8.2. Analysis of U-Report polls elaborated and presented to Adolescent team

9.1 Donor proposal on the NUCAS (Adolescent Citizenry Groups) engaged in UNICEF Seal elaborated and presented to PFP

9.2 Adolescent team’s photos and videos organized in weshare

10.1 Report on the progress of UNICEF-Dove initiative prepared

10.2. Short report on the results of U-Report recruitment strategy presented to team and partners

11.1 Strategy to mobilize adolescents through social media planned and presented to Adolescent and Comms teams

11.2 Elaborated donor report on mental health to Astrazeneca

Deadline: products monthly deliverable

Amount: R$14,800.00 monthly

Education, experience and language requirements:

• University degree on Social Sciences, Education, Communications or related area

• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience with adolescent networks online and offline.

• Experience in the UN System agency or similar organization will be considered an asset.

• Knowledge on children’s rights issues, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Statute of Child and Adolescent.

• Experience in content production and management.

• Teamwork skills and capacity to work with tight deadlines.

• Knowledge in the use of digital media tools and social networks.

• Previous experience on using digital platforms similar to U-Report.

• Fluency in Portuguese and English. Advanced knowledge of Spanish is an asset.

General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics

• UNICEF will provide the Individual Contractor all required core equipment and material for fulfilling his duty, including computer.
• Expenses related to travels, if any, will be covered by UNICEF and paid to the Individual Contractor as per UNICEF travel rules and regulations.

• No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and Individual Contractor

• Individual Contractor (ICs) will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.

Payment of Fee

• The payment 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.

  Insurance and health coverage

• The Individual Contractor is fully responsible for arranging, at his or her own expenses, such life, health and other forms of insurance covering the term of the contract as he or she considers appropriate. The Individual Contractor is not eligible to participate in the life or health insurance schemes available to UNICEF and United Nations staff members.

Restrictions

• Individual Contractors may not receive training at the expense of UNICEF. Notwithstanding, Individual Contracts must complete the applicable mandatory trainings. In case of government officials, the contract cannot be issued without prior written clearance by the Government​, or unless on leave without pay.

UNICEF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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