International Consultant for Developing UNICEF Senegal CPMP (Country Programme Management Plan) to Achieve Better Results for Children for 2024-2028, Dakar, Senegal

Consultant Programme & Policy Leadership

Overview

Support UNICEF Senegal in developing the Country Programme Management Plan for 2024-2028.

You have:

• Advanced University Degree and/or equivalent background in management, human Resources or related field, or bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 10 years or more of relevant work experience in Human Resources management and/or Organization Development at the level of work of this assignment are required.
• Senior level background on Human Resources management and/or Organization Development as well as very extensive experience in developing staff structures, profiles and assessments positions with good analytical knowledge, and sound judgment are a strong asset.
• Previous experience in CPMP or similar assignments is a strong asset.
• HR planning and management competencies in UNICEF policies is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of development cooperation strategies and modalities.
• Knowledge of the Senegal context is an advantage.
• Knowledge of UNICEF is an advantage.
• Excellent skills in report writing.
• Excellent in interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in French is required.

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, development

UNICEF Senegal Country Office is preparing a new Country Programme Document 2024-2028 and is seeking to hire an international consultant with relevant expertise to help prepare the Country Programme Management Plan.

The consultancy is required to present the new programme structure to all staff. As a result, the consultant will focus on developing an office structure and a staff-skill profile envisaged for the new country programme based on the draft country programme document and on a set of parameters/assumption (e.g. number of total staff, relative strength of functions/areas of expertise, etc.).

Secondly, the current staff-skills profile for the Country Office and each section will be determined using current job description/profiles of established positions as a primary source of information. Based on the current office structure and staff profile, the consultant identifies in-house capacity gaps to implement the new country programme.

Finally, the consultant will provide support to colleagues/Country Office in staff development activities. This would support staff members to prepare for the change.

Purpose of Assignment:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide support to undertake a Management Review of Senegal Country Office business structure and support the development of the strategic direction of the Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP) for 2024-2028 to achieve better results for children in Senegal.

More specifically, the consultant will support the Senegal Country Office from a human resource planning and management perspective and is expected to carry out the following tasks:

a. Review the country programme structure, and its implications for the office structure;

b. Organize meetings with section chiefs, chiefs of field offices and other members of management to understand and assess the suitability of the current management structure and to validate some principles of restructuring;

c. Recommend a ‘Fit for Purpose’ office structure to support the new country programme, including human resource capacities needed including for the zonal office;

d. Assess the current in-house capacity and identify gaps; and

e. Identify and recommend staff development activities as needed to fill in the gaps.

How can you make a difference?

Activities:

a. Report on the current management structure strengths and gaps in the country office which impact the implementation of the country programme.

b. Review the draft country programme document and interview key staff in the office to understand the context and the vision.

c. Report on the current management structure strengths and gaps in the country office which impact the implementation of the country programme and develop an office staff skills profile, by agreed dimension, for the next country programme (2024-2028).

d. Conduct a quantitative analysis of current capacity, by:

- conducting a SWOT analysis of the management structure to determine its effectiveness to meet the evolving challenges.

- reviewing Job Description of current office structure.

- conducting a staff-skills mapping and HR analyses set to support the implementation of new UNICEF CPD activities.

e. Synthesize finding on current capacity and future requirements, including any gap identified, and provide recommendations to address the gap including staff development activities.

f. Prepare the affordability analysis to support the staffing structure.

g. Ensure coherence and compliance with UNICEF guidelines, lessons learned from previous PBR and any others CPMP related documents.

h. Prepare and edit the narrative report of the CPMP based on the guidance and notes provided by the Office.

i. Prepare and edit the narrative report in French and English of the CPMP based on the guidance and notes provided by the Office.

Specific Deliverables are as per the attached TOR*. TOR CPMP Consultant Senegal CO 2023.pdf*

Supervisor: Representative with a dotted supervision line to the Deputy Representative Operations. The consultant will be working closely with Deputy Representative, Operations, Head of Sections and the Zonal Office.

Duration: from 15 March 2023 to 31 July 2023.

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

- Advanced University Degree and/or equivalent background in management, human Resources or related field, or bachelor’s degree.

- Minimum of 10 years or more of relevant work experience in Human Resources management and/or Organization Development at the level of work of this assignment are required.

- Senior level background on Human Resources management and/or Organization Development as well as very extensive experience in developing staff structures, profiles and assessments positions with good analytical knowledge, and sound judgment are a strong asset.

- Previous experience in CPMP or similar assignments is a strong asset.

- HR planning and management competencies in UNICEF policies is a strong asset.

- Knowledge of development cooperation strategies and modalities;

- Knowledge of the Senegal context is an advantage;

- Knowledge of UNICEF is an advantage;

- Excellent skills in report writing;

- Excellent in interpersonal skills;

- Fluency in French is required.

The international consultant will use his/her laptop and personal computer tools. He/she will use his/her own working tools when he/she is at a distance. During the period of the contract, the Consultant will be subject to the provisions in force in UNICEF relating to security, COVID barriers, compliance with the rules, standards and procedures governing United Nations and UNICEF staff in particular.

Evaluation Criteria:

The selection will be based on the technical evaluation of the CV and the financial offer. The weight that will be assigned between technical and financial proposal in the final evaluation is 70/30 (technical/financial):

A) Technical Evaluation: 70 marks

- Relevant educational qualification (10 marks);

- Relevant experience (60 marks).

B) Financial Proposal (30 marks), template as attached in the TOR.

The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview if needed.

Submission of applications:

Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and upload the following documents to the assigned requisition in UNICEF Vacancies: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/:

a. Letter of interest/confirmation of availability and CV;

b. Performance evaluation reports or references of similar consultancy assignments (if available).

c. Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including consultancy fee, travel, accommodation and any other costs for this assignment.

Note: The international consultant shall provide the following documents before signing the contract: Health Statement, Designation of Beneficiaries, Proof of assurance, Vendor « MDM » Form, Bank Account Information, Security Training « BSAFE » certificate and COVID vaccination certificate.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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:

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.

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