Individual National Contractors: Social and Behaviour Change Consultants, Sierra Leone, 9 months (office-based)*2

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, hope!

How can you make a difference?

Please access UNICEF Sierra Leone information here and here

Purpose and objectives:

The Consultants will more specifically perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to the district partners to coordinate and plan demand creation activities for the COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization. The consultants will help strengthen coordination between UNICEF and District Health Monitoring Teams (DHMT) internally, and externally with its key partners. S/he will assist DHMT and partners in developing district-based SBC/RCCE micro-plans for the promotion of COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization, including the design and implementation of specific outreach strategies for hard-to-reach, hesitant and vulnerable groups and communities. S/he will also work closely with UNICEF sector/programme colleagues of the field office for better results and integration of activities.
• Support community engagement activities: The consultants will support the DHMTs, through their District Social Mobilization Coordinators (DSMCs), and NGOs/CSOs partners on the implementation and monitoring of behaviour change activities for COVID-19, routine immunization and emergency/outbreak preparedness and response, with a specific focus on Community-Led Action (CLA) deployment, conducting immunization campaigns, and other community-level interventions. S/he will support community resilience interventions by looking at ways to strengthen work with youth associations, young people, CSOs and FBOs in the districts.
• Assist capacity building: The consultants will support capacity building activities organized at the district level, notably the planning and organization of SBC/RCCE-related training sessions on COVID-19 and immunization activities. S/he will in addition provide in-service capacity building to the DHMT teams as well as stakeholders and partners as relevant, to the design and use of IEC/media materials and the conduct of COVID-19 vaccination and routine immunization SBC/RCCE activities.
• Support material development, pre-testing, and dissemination: The consultants will support the development and use of evidence-based culturally sensitive materials for community empowerment on COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases, as relevant.
• Support media engagement: The consultants will support mapping and engagement of local media, particularly district/community radio stations and social media influencers; including building the capacity to communicate SBC/RCCE messages and measure reach and engagement, particularly district/community radio stations and social media influencers; including building the capacity to communicate SBC/RCCE messages and measure reach and engagement.
• Support the monitoring, reporting and documentation of COVID-19 and routine immunization SBC/RCCE activities: The consultants will support the conduct of district rapid assessments and other data collection and analysis activities to help inform COVID-19 SBC/RCCE vaccination and routine immunization strategies and activities

• Any other SBC or emergent need required by MOHS/DHMT during the term of support

  Please view the full ToR here Field C4D Consultant_ToR_advertised_ 2 consultants.pdf

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

• A bachelor’s degree in communication or related area.

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in Social and Behaviour Change Communication, health promotion, programme management or another related field at the national and/or sub-national level.

• Relevant experience in outbreak response, immunization programmes/campaigns, and/or community engagement project management is an asset.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports in English.
• Computer literacy.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of local languages is an asset.

• Experience working with UN system agency or organization is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Consultants and Individual contractors are responsible for paying any taxes derived from the earnings received from UNICEF.

Application to include financial proposal that will detail your daily/monthly rate (in Leones) to undertake the terms of reference.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables on monthly basis. 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.

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.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.