International Consultant on Yemen Strategy on Out-of-school Children (Home-based), 4 Months, Sana'a, Yemen

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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, Education

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately. Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

The Office is looking for an international consultant whose main job is to support the development of Out of School Children Strategy in Yemen.

Work Assignment- Specific Tasks to be completed:

The activities will include:

• Develop specific profiles of out-of-school children and children at risk of dropping out, according to the OOSCI Operational Manual and the seven dimensions of exclusion (7DE)[1], and in light of existing secondary data, complemented by qualitative data, when needed and possible. These profiles should capture the complexity of the problem in terms of magnitude, inequalities, and multiple disparities around the 7DE; [2]
• To analyze the bottlenecks and barriers to education children face and to clarify the dynamic and causal processes related to the 7DE;
• To map and analyze existing policies and interventions and whether they are addressing the complex needs of out-of-school children and children at risk of dropping out;
• To document the different alternative pathways to learning currently implemented in Yemen to address the phenomenon of OOSC, including non-formal education interventions;
• Based on the analysis, formulate a strategy, including actional recommendations on how to address the issues linked to exclusion from education (out-of-school children) and exclusion within education (children who face a high risk of dropping out), taking into account the national context.

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

• Advanced degree from a recognized university in Education Policy, Learning Pedagogies
• 10 years of experience conducting research and developing national strategies
• Research skills
• Excellent Writing Skills
• Previous experience conducting similar studies/ strategies

Language:

• Proficiency in English and knowledge of Arabic is a plus

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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 a reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterward 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.