International Consultant for Documentation, Knowledge Management and Policy Writing, UNICEF Nepal Country Office

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, future

In regard to Nepal, there is the UN Framework for Responding to the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19. It is a roadmap designed for the UN approach to socio-economic response and recovery over the next 12-18 months, concurrent to and beyond health and emergency

support; and to serve as an organizing basis for UNCT, under UNRC leadership and with UNDP as technical lead. The Global Socio-Economic Response Framework has five Pillars out of which UNICEF leads the pillar 2 PROTECTING PEOPLE - Social protection and basic services. Placing children at the heart of this recovery is an important imperative for sustainable recovery. Since the beginning of the pandemic UNICEF Nepal produced a series of surveys on social and economic impacts of Covid-19, research and two rounds of Protection Monitoring and Incident Reporting, which provide a rich body of evidence for informing advocacy around social protection, including shock responsive social protection, child protection and public finance for children. In order to monitor specific impacts, the Child Protection Program led the piloting of the PMIR reaching more than 8000 key informants.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to document, distil and present in written form key evidence, messages lessons from these knowledge products. The deliverables will be in the form of policy reports, editorial pieces that could be used for advocacy through media, Power

Points, infographics and the relevant knowledge products.

Specific Tasks:

Under guidance of Chief Social Policy, Evidence and Evaluation Section and Chief of child Protection section, the consultant will closely work with the Senior SPEE Social Policy consultant, Evaluation Specialist and relevant Protection officers to:

• Conduct analysis of different datasets and document findings from research, evaluations, studies and surveys being conducted by the section
• Develop knowledge products by working together with SPEE and child Protection sections Communication Section colleagues
• Contribute to advocacy and outreach activities to increase visibility of UNICEF's work in social protection and child protection

Duration of the contract

The total duration of the consultancy is for 3 months tentatively effective from 15 April 2021.

Deliverables for this assignment:

Month Description of Deliverable****Number of Pages/formats****Number of Days****Target Delivery Date 15th April to 15th May

Submission of key messages from the CFT and policy implications

5 - in a policy brief5 days20 Apr 2021

Submission of key Social Protection considerations for Nepal- a policy note drawing upon the various research and surveys and studies in Nepal -

5 - in a policy format10 days5 May 2021 Submission of Oped draft22 days7 May 2021 Submission of learning document from the Protection Monitoring System and Policy and Operational

44 days11 May 2021 Submission of case study of UNICEF supported

local governments Cash+ interventions in the pandemic context

35 days15 May 202116th May to 15th June 2021Submission of key messages on

investment in children-linking rationale,

outcomes and investments/ policy brief

1010 days20 May 2021 Submission of Oped draft22 days25 May 2021 Submission of policy options for Child

Protection helplines and capacity to

support responsive local Child Protection

Systems

44 days01 June 2021 Submission of case study on psychosocial

support programming

(programming strategy, scale up strategy)

55 days15 June 202116th June to 15th JulySubmission of Policy paper: CFT CT

policy options for national scaling up

105 days25 June 2021 Submission of analytical paper: Options

on humanitarian cash response

10 10 days5 July 2021 Submission of Op Ed Draft focus on SP

strategies in support of CP outcomes

22 days15 July 2021To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education: Master's degree in development, economics, social welfare or other related field.

Work Experience: Minimum three (3) years of experience in conducting research, data analysis,

report/document editing and report writing. Should have excellent academic performance as

demonstrated by recent university or institution records.

Competencies: Fluency in English, computer literate & familiarity with Microsoft Office software

especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Special skills: Knowledge of Social Policy activities is an added advantage.

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

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.

“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. We welcome applications from females and under-represented groups”.

Remarks:

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.

Please submit your financial quotation based on the deliverables for this assignment.