International Consultancy - Planning Specialist (9 months) - Burundi Country Office (for non-Burundi nationals)

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead planning efforts for the new Country Programme Document.

You have:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: Development studies, Social sciences studies, International Development, Business Administration, Project/Programme Management or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in programme development/management, planning and knowledge of UN/UNICEF planning processes.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Intermediate French to be able to facilitate workshops highly desirable.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues in the country office quickly and work in a collaborative manner.
• Strong drive for results in terms of quality of work and ability to handle a wide range of diverse tasks.
• Openness to explore new ways of working and propose new strategies in terms of planning.

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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, rights

How can you make a difference?

Burundi CO is looking for a Planning Specialist for support on the development of the new CPD 2024-2027. Burundi is mid-way into its CPD 2019-2021 and the strategic moment of reflection has taken place and the workplans for July 2022-December 2024 have been finalized. In the next months, the focus is therefore on data work and planning ahead to simplify planning processes and to support the programme sections’ in implementation of the workplans.

The UN is developing the UNSDCF and this should be concluded by mid-2022. UNICEF has been closely involved in the UNSDCF planning. The CPD development will fully align with the UNSDCF.

The consultancy is based in a medium-size office with humanitarian and development interventions

The assignment will be partly virtual and partly in person in Bujumbura, Burundi for key moments and facilitating key meetings. The in-person time will be from July to October 2022 and the following months up to March 2023 can be remote and part-time.

Scope of work:

Under the guidance of the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the Planning and Monitoring consultant will lead the following deliverables around the development of the new Country Programme Document 2024-2027. The new country programme development takes place when a new global country programme planning guidance is being introduced. Given the need for full technical clarity of the new global guidance and the urgency of putting the process in motion, the consultancy will take place under close consultation with UNICEF ESARO for guidance and support to operate in this evolving environment and bring in innovative approaches.

The consultant will support the CO to think beyond the usual interventions and established programmes and partnerships and to design innovative interventions, ways of working and collaborations. Advocacy, influencing and leveraging partnerships are to be considered as interventions in the same way as programmatic interventions.

The deliverables are the following:

1. Analysis: reflect on existing and emerging evidence to identify child rights deprivations and the bottlenecks that cause them
   1. Main deliverable:
   2. Reflection day in early July with the key leads in each area to complete the analysis and finalize the areas where children should be consulted
   3. Support the consultation of children in July-August
   4. Provide feedback and guidance to the profiles of children
   5. Review innovation challenge projects and assess which have the potential to be scaled
   6. Full consideration of gender issues to include in the new CPD
2. Prioritization: Select the most critical deprivations and bottlenecks to be addressed in the new country programme
3. Theory of Change: Define what should change about child rights deprivations, and how to catalyze that change
4. Results and Resources Plan: Capture the specific contributions of UNICEF and implementing partners towards achieving the envisaged change.
5. Support documentation of the programmatic choices made. The format to be agreed with ESARO. These can be reviewed during annual reviews (first review would thus be in May-June 2023.
6. capacity Building: Deliver key modules of the Rights and Results Based Management Training along the process.
7. Key moments with partners: a. Consultations with key partners throughout the process: b. Children’s Day of 20th November 2022 (tbc).

8. Country Programme Management Plan

   Support the development of the CPMP from March/April 2023 onwards.

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

CPD Timeline

Review the timeline and adjust as needed

July

Analysis

Finalize Analysis based on consultations of children and youth

August

Bottleneck Analysis

Carry out Bottleneck Analysis

August

Country Programme Document

0 draft of the CPD with the analysis and identification of what questions needs to be answered during the process

August

Rights and Results Based Programming (RRBM)

Deliver training modules to staff

September

Strategic Moment of Reflection / Internal Visioning Exercice (for prioritization and ToC)

Facilitate two-day visioning exercice with the CO and partners

September

Theory of Change

Develop the theory of change

September

Results and Resources Plan

Develop the Results and Resources Plan

October

Explanatory Notes / Simplied documentation of programme rationale

Write the explanatory notes

Sep-Oct

Country Programme Document

Deliver draft CPD

Oct

Country Programme Document revisions (home based)

Include comments received from RO

Nov 22- March 23

Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP)

Support the preparations of the CPMP

March/April 2023 onwards

To Qualify, you will need:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: Development studies, Social sciences studies, International Development, Business Administration, Project/Programme Management or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of [8 years] of relevant professional experience in programme development/management, planning and knowledge of UN/UNICEF planning processes. Experience with UNICEF is indispensable and very good knowledge of planning procedures within UNICEF is required
• Fluency in English is required. Intermediate French to be able to facilitate workshops highly desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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.

Skills:

• Strong drive for results in terms of quality of work and ability to handle a wide range of diverse tasks
• Openness to explore new ways of working and propose new strategies in terms of planning especially in light of the new UNICEF guidance in planning CPDs
• Good people skills to build relationships with colleagues in the country office quickly and work in a collaborative manner with those engaged in planning processes
• Ability to innovate and simplify planning processes and ensure the added value for all partners involved.
• Ability to learn quickly and add value to the Burundi CO immediately

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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