International Consultant, Development of a Continental Strategy for Universal Birth Registration, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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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.

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As part of the activities of the campaign, the African Union Commission in collaboration with UNICEF held a Technical virtual meeting of Senior Officials responsible for birth registration to reflect on challenges and opportunities to accelerate birth registration within the COVID-19 context and beyond. The meeting recommended among others the development of continental strategy to achieve Universal Birth Registration (UBR) by 2030 in Africa.

Purpose of the Job

Join our team as a consultant to provide high quality, timely technical assistance for the design of an African Union strategy for Universal Birth Registration by 2030.

How can you make a difference?

Scope of Work:

1. Goal and Objective: The main purpose of this consultancy assignment is to develop in consultation with key partners an AU strategy document for achieving Universal Birth Registration in Africa by 2030 within the framework of the NoName Campaign launched by the AU and UNICEF on June 17, 2020 and as part of the 2017-2026 decade for repositioning CRVS in Africa and the UNLIA agenda

The continental strategy document to be adopted by the 6th Conference of Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (2021) will cover the following elements:

• Harmonization of policy and legal framework on birth registration;
• Country level actions
• Regional initiatives
• Innovation in birth registration
• Monitoring and Evaluation framework and tools
• The role of the AUC, RECs and Specialized Institutions
• Communication and rollout plans
• Funding
• The Role of partners, especially members of the CRVS Core group

2. Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: This assignment supports the implementation of the output 1.1 on Enhanced AU Child Rights and Protection program of the Office annual work plan 2019-2020. The UBR continental strategy is one of the key deliverables of the NoName Campaign roadmap that was adopted by participants at the AU Senior Officials Technical virtual meeting held on August 11, 2020.

3. Activities and Tasks: The consultant will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

• • Conduct a desk research for a mapping of key actors working on birth registration in Africa;
  • Assessment of existing strategies on birth registration;
  • Document best practices related to acceleration of the registration of newborn in 5 AU Member States taking into account regional representation;
  • Conduct stakeholders’ consultation (virtual or face-to-face);
  • Draft the strategy document;
  • Facilitate the review and validation process of the draft strategy document;
  • Participate and present the draft strategy at meetings organized by AUC and UNICEF.

Deliverables, Timeframe and Payment Schedule

Deliverables

Duration

(Estimated # of days or months)

Timeline/Deadline

Schedule of payment

Payment (in %)

1. Inception report

10 working days

30 November 2020

20%

2. Stakeholders’ consultation report

15 working days

21 December 2020

20%

3. Continental strategy draft

15 working days

11 January 2021

20%

4. Validation workshop/webinar report

5 working days

18 January 2021

20%

5. Continental strategy final draft

15 working days

5 February 2021

20%

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Law, International Humanitarian Law, Development Studies or other related Social Sciences disciplines;
• A minimum of 8 [Eight] years of relevant professional experience in Children’s issues, for at national, regional or international level, for AU, ministry, UN or NGO,
• Solid knowledge and understanding of the Birth registration and legal identity agenda on the continent
• Prior experience in research work including drafting policy and program strategy documents is highly desirable;
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.