National Consultancy - Special Assistant to ESARO Disability Inclusion Specialist, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
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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.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Title of Assignment
Special Assistant to ESARO Disability Inclusion Specialist
Hiring Section
Education
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Duration
4 days a week over a period of 6 months
Start/End Date
From: 7/1/2023
To: 12/30/2023
Background and Justification
The Programme Specialist (Children with Disabilities) has a visual impairment and experiences barriers in the physical and working environment, e.g. walking around the office and reading documents.
Scope of Work
Goal and objective:
Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist (Children with Disabilities), the consultant will provide personal assistance to the Programme Specialist to support her to function independently and in a barrier-free environment.
Activities and Tasks:
- Guiding and being aware of giving verbal information to a visually impaired person about the environment when indoors and out travelling.
- Assistance with correspondence and any other reading and writing tasks, which may be required to support a blind person at work. e.g., reading information on walls, print outs, including signage etc.
- Converting materials in inaccessible formats to alternative accessible formats.
- Assist in preparation of Power Points Presentations, editing, formatting.
- Assist preparation and conduct of activities, including photocopy and distribution of materials, writing on Flip charts, taking pictures.
- Copy to computer files/info from Flip Charts of Trainings/Workshops.
- Support the Program Specialist in overcoming barriers related to technologies with a view to facilitate full and effective inclusion of the staff at the workplace.
- Continuously update the contact database and calendar of the Programme Specialist.
- Accompanying the Programme Specialist to meetings, both national and international events.
- Undertake related activities to be assigned by the Programme Specialist.
Work relationships:
The Assistant will be solely engaging with the Programme Specialist and not other partners or stakeholders.
Outputs/Deliverables:
Deliverables
Duration (Estimated # of days or months)
Timeline/Deadline
Schedule of payment
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3-4 days a week mobility support.
1 month
31 July 2023
7 August 2023
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3 days a week mobility support
1 month
31 August 2023
7 September 2023
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3 days a week mobility support
1 month
30 September 2023
7 October 2023
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3 days a week mobility support
1 month
31 October 2023
7 November 2023
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3 days a week mobility support
1 month
30 November 2023
7 December 2023
15 documents read (ppts, excel, images)
25 materials adapted to accessible formats
10 documents such as ppts prepared
3 days a week mobility support
1 month
31 December 2023
7 January 2024
Payment Schedule
Monthly payment upon satisfactory completion of deliverables.
Desired competencies, technical background and experience
1. Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the field of work.
2. A minimum of 4 years of relevant administrative or clerical work experience is required.
3. Fluency in English
4. Ability to travel in and out of the country
5. In-depth understanding of entire MS Office suite.
6. Ability to organize a daily workload by priorities.
7. Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment.
8. A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
9. Professional level verbal and written communication skills.
10. Experience of work with persons with disabilities, particularly persons with visual impairments, is desirable;
Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:
- Care
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Accountability
- Sustainability
Competencies:
The consultant should have the following competencies for the assignment:
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
- Drive to achieve results for impact
- Innovates and embraces change
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Works collaboratively with others
Administrative Issues
The consultant will be required to work on-site. 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.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (if applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.
Conditions
Office space but not equipment will be provided.
Official travel is by most economical fare and reimbursement as per UNICEF policy.
As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advances purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary.
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 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.
Risks
A possible risk for this consultancy is if the consultant for any reason cannot provide the assistance required, which may negatively affect the performance of the Programme Specialist with a disability. In case of this risk, UNICEF will revert to a roaster of assistants and invite the second candidate to step in. In case a second candidate is not available UNICEF will work with the Programme Specialist with a disability to arrange other support
How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should apply online using the button below. As part of their application, candidates should provide:
1. A cover letter that specifies how you meet the desired competencies, technical background and experience (no more than 2 pages) 2. A short CV (no more than 4 pages) 3. A financial proposal that should include the daily rate and total fees in KSH for the assignment. (Any application without a financial proposal will not be considered) 4. 3 Referees.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization
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