National Adolescents and Youth Consultant (Young People Advisory Board) - Remotely

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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, hope

How can you make a difference?

Background:

Children’s Participation is spelled out in different articles of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (Art. 12, 15, 31). It is both a right and a process in which children become active contributors in their own lives and are connected to the life of their communities rather than passive recipients of adult protection and care. Meaningful participation involves much more than consulting with children: it requires a commitment to recognize the as experts on their own lives; redress the power imbalances; challenge traditional assumptions on adult/child relationships, as well as improve the skills and competences needed to help children participate in decision-making processes related to their community, social, cultural, economic and democratic life, according to their evolving capacities. In this context, children’s participation and engagement is fostered by UNICEF as a key strategy to improve programmatic relevance.

To this end, the Young People Advisory Board is established in Ukraine Country Office to ensure systemic, cross-cutting meaningful engagement and participation of young people with the aim to:

• Increase UNICEF’s accountability to young people

• Support young people’s leadership and build their skills to improve their understanding and opportunities of influence and participation in the Humanitarian Response and Early Recovery

• Increase programmatic relevance and credibility of UNICEF’s work with and for young people across all aspects of UNICEF’s mandate.

• Create opportunities for vulnerable young people with lived experiences to co-design programmatic response and policies benefitting themselves and their peers

UNICEF Ukraine ADAP team will be supporting the development and work on the Young People Advisory Board for the entire office.

Purpose of assignment:

• In consultation with different UNICEF programs, cross-cutting thematic areas, and in line with the AWP for 2023, identify the thematic streams and groups on Work.

• In collaboration with Comms, SBC and relevant sections, support the national advertisement / dissemination of information for the recruitment of young people for the Young People Advisory Board.

• Support the selection of candidates with relevant sections and comms once the screening is done.

• As part of a team, lead the development and coordination (admin and technical) development of bootcamps for young people.

• If required, develop partnerships for the Young People Advisory Board.

• Participate in relevant coordination meetings

• Support the Monitoring and Evaluation elements and reporting on the young people advisory board.

• Define resources, including financial, needed to implement the activities to support Young People Advisory Board functioning (including: capacity building, networking, commute from remote areas, promo and info materials etc)

• Any other relevant tasks.

Deliverables

1 Deliverable (10 working days)

• Setting areas for Young People Advisory Board with sections
• National advertisement and Selection with comms
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

2 Deliverable (35 working days)

• Follow-up with sections on Young People Advisory Board areas of intervention
• Participation on monthly Youth Taskforce and presentations
• Finalization of selection
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

3 Deliverable (28 working days)

• Carry out the monthly meeting with enrolled young people
• Submit communications accordingly
• Set monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and include reporting lines on results achieved
• Coordinate with relevant sections for the purpose when needed
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

4 Deliverable (36 working days)

• Identify and support the development of opportunities of collaboration with external stakeholders for the support of the Young People Advisory Board projects (based on needs)
• Participate in reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the Advisory Board
• Coordinate with relevant sections for the purpose
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

5 Deliverable (40 working days)

• Carry out events for the outreach of the Young People Advisory Board
• Participate in reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the Advisory Board
• Coordinate with relevant sections for the purpose
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

6 Deliverable (39 working days)

• Finalize the events and follow-up on action to be carried out for sections
• Participate in reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the Advisory Board
• Coordinate with relevant sections for the purpose
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

7 Deliverable (42 working days)

• Work with sections on integration of findings from the work of Young eople Advisory Board for upcoming AWP
• Provide Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Visibility as per needs
• Report including breakdown of progress and recommendations for the way forward

Sub-total: 230 working day

Travels within Ukraine (to be discussed): 20 days , 5 days per Quarter.

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

Education: An advanced university degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in Social/socio-economic sciences, International relations, Psychology, Social policy, or related spheres.

Professional experience:

• At least 3 years of coordination of projects related to advocacy, youth/adolescent development, engagement and participation
• At least 2 years of experience in youth activism, volunteering, peer-to-peer programs for youth, including coordination and management
• Experience of engagement with UNICEF or other UN agencies, including as intern or volunteer is an asset

Languages:

• Ukrainian: Proficient/Native [C2]
• English: Advanced [C1]

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Skills and competencies:

• Knowledge in adolescent and youth empowerment, advocacy and coordination
• Strong coordination skills;
• Excellent communication and ability to write concisely
• Ability to manage information, data and work with strategic documents

Please provide an all-inclusive financial proposal to carry out the deliverables listed above.

i Costs indicated are estimated. Final rate shall follow the “best value for money” principle, i.e., achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible fee. Consultants will be asked to stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum travel and subsistence costs, as applicable.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

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.