National Consultancy - Report Writing Training, Freetown, Sierra Leone

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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, an advocate.

Please access UNICEF Sierra Leone information here and here

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment

Towards strengthening the overall report writing skills in the CO, UNICEF Sierra Leone CO will conduct a report writing training for National Officers and Specialists NO-1 to NO-3 and International Professionals P3 to P5. The report writing training has been included in the 2022 learning plan as one of the priority trainings. The number of targeted staff in these categories is around 75.

Methodology and Technical Approach

Under the guidance of the HR Manager, the successful consultant will deliver the following writing courses:

• Develop a training Programme to meet the training needs.
• Conduct training and submit report at the end of the training.

The training should be done in 2 cohorts

The following areas will form part of the training:

• How to write persuasively
• How to write concisely to effectively convey key messages
• Writing to Influence, including modern grammar
• Business Communication and Advocacy Skills
• Social Media for Programming, or other relevant training in communicating with the private sector, diplomatic correspondence (for working with government counterparts, donors, UN agencies)

Specific Tasks of the Consultant

• Deliver on specific writing courses for donor report writing and for effective communication and advocacy.

Work Assignment Overview

Develop a training programme to meet the needs of the office – 1 week

Conduct training – 10 days

Prepare and hand-over Certificates to Students upon completion of the training. – 1 day

Payment will be made at the end of the training after submission of full training report, performance evaluation of each of the participants and certificates are issued.

Please see attached ToR for detailed information. ToR - Report Writing .pdf

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

• An advanced University degree in English, Languages, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in conducting trainings.
• Experience in teaching adults, especially in multi-cultural environment is an advantage.
• Experience in proposal/report writing is an asset.
• Required Skills/Competencies:
• Technical skills in the field of education.
• Communication, analytical and training skills. Strategic Planning and Monitoring skills, ability to organize work and projects.
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

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:

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).