International Consultant – Reports and Documentation, including the Capacity building of partners ; Dhaka; (Not for Bangladeshi)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 114,810 USD and 150,335 USD.

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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.

How can you make a difference?

Background:

In 2021 UNICEF Child Protection (CP) Section experienced meaningful changes in terms of the modality of implementation, in which the main goal is the scalability and sustainability of harmful practices preventive programs.

In Bangladesh, violence against women and children (VACW) and harmful practices (HP) remain prevalent 9 out of 10 children below the age of 14 years have experienced physical punishment and psychological aggression by caregivers in the previous month. More than half of the children in the country, 51%, are married before they reach the age of 18. As many as 1.2 million children are engaged in the worst forms of child labour. Child Protection Programme focuses on promoting positive norms and shifting social norms and practices that impact the lives and development of children, including adolescents, their families and communities. This involves strong engagement with parents, families and communities to shift negative social norms and to refer vulnerable children and families to appropriate social service systems, to prevent VACW and other harmful practices, including online violence, and violence in schools.

Finally, an expansion in collaboration with relevant government ministries, in the framework of a new country program cycle starting from January 2022 until 2026, is bringing the Section to invest further in building the capacity of partners in line with the new child protection strategy note and the violence against children strategy.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

UNICEF Child Protection section is seeking to engage an international consultant, an English native speaker, to support the harmful practices prevention team with capacity building of the three main counterparts, donor proposals, donor reports, presentations and documentation.

As a follow-up to the donor's recommendation, under the direction of the Child Protection Manager (Harmful Practices) in the CP team, the consultant will be expected to enhance the capacity of the team seconded to the government’s communication skills, document the working implementation and best practices to be replicated globally and will boost the capacity of professionals seconded to the main government counterparts. They will work on producing documenting meetings and reports on ongoing intervention at the national and field level for publication and support in documenting work-related processes with the three main government counterparts, the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA), Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), and Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE).

Major Tasks and Deliverables:

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in English or Social Science or a relevant subject.
• The consultant should be native in English.
• S/he should be skilled in formatting and documentation.
• Should have a good understanding and experience in report & proposal writing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in reporting, documentation, and proofreading.
• Experience as a teacher, trainer, or coach for English as a Second Language, is an asset.
• Working experience with children and adolescents, especially marginalized groups, would be a preference.
• Demonstrate strong competencies in the drive for results, communication, and working with people.
• Experience in working with government counterparts and civil society organizations will be an asset
• Willingness to travel frequently, including hard-to-reach and remote areas.

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 afterward in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct 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 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 duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible for ensuring 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, program 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.