National Consultancy to support COVID -19 RCCE and Demand Generation Interventions (for Tajik nationals only) 6 months duration

Consultant Programme & Policy Communications & PR

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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,

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

Since the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, UNICEF Tajikistan has been supporting MoH in implementation of various RCCE and capacity building interventions across the country. UNICEF also supported in coordination and development of Demand plan for introduction and promotion of vaccination in communities. Tajikistan has so far covered almost 77%1 of country target population for first dose while 65% for the 2nd dose of COVID vaccination.

The vaccination is progressing in good pace however there is still a growing concern of vaccine hesitance among certain priority groups while the vaccination drive move toward rural areas of the country. With the new wave of Omicron variant, there is also a need to re-amplify the RCCE efforts to provide communities with the most updated and reliable information and promote preventive measures. The National Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP) has also been revised to introduce booster dose for vulnerable groups and vaccination of children (12-17 years) that will require addition efforts to promote vaccine uptake in the new target groups.

In the same way, sustaining a well coordinated and collective inter-agency working group under UNCRG, additional technical support to preposition the minimum common service activities for the at-risk communities, affected populations, and the people-in-need.

PURPOSE:

Consultant will provide technical and secretariat support to RCCE Working Group and the government (including the MoH) to sustain the minimum capacities in preparedness and response actions for COVID-19 and its vaccination in the country.

Under direct supervision of C4D Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Coordinate, liaise, and monitor collective activities on communication, community engagement, and accountability to affected population with the inter-agency working group and the government;

• Support in the development or reproduction of the communication material (IEC, Videos, PSAs).

• Support in the conduct of training/capacity building activities.

• Support in the conduct of community engagement and accountability to affected populations activities in preparedness and response

Contract estimated duration: 6 months period from Feb. 2022 to Aug. 2022

Duty station: Dushanbe

On-site working days: 132 days (6 months)

Supervisor: Communication for Development Specialist

KEY DELIVERABLES/TIMEFRAME/PAYMENT SCHEDULE:

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Tasks/Milestone

Deliverables/Outputs

Number of days

Timeline

Payment schedule

1

Support in liaising, coordinating, and following up with the Ministry of Health on COVID-19 response and recovery (particularly the RCIP and the RCHLS)

• Number of important meetings attended on a weekly or monthly basis (including submission or sharing of meeting minutes, other relevant notes or reports); Highlights of key action points for immediate implementation and follow up;

• Presentation (as needed and required) of key common service activities in support to the MoH.

• Sustain/maintain the shared google drive for the repository of all documents, reports, etc.

132 days (6 months)

Feb 2020 to July 2022

Monthly basis

2

Support in liaising, coordinating, and following up with the RCCE working group under UNCRG in the minimum preparedness and response actions for COVID-19 and demand generation activities

Number of important meetings attended on a weekly or monthly basis (including submission or sharing of meeting minutes, other relevant notes or reports). For 2022, it is expected that the RCCE-WG will only have a once a month meeting but will shift to twice a week or as needed;

• Highlights of key action points for immediate implementation and follow up;

• Presentation (as needed and required) of key common service activities in support to the collective inter-agency working group.

•Sustain/maintain the shared google drive for the repository of all documents, reports, etc.

• Mapping of common service activities within the collective inter-agency common service activities across the country

3

Support in the conduct of training/capacity building, etc. for preparedness and response

• Translation, documentation, liaison, other admin and logistic works, etc. days/weeks before the actual training;

• Training facilitation

• Monitoring, as needed, and required.

4

Support in the development or reproduction of communication material (IEC, videos, PSAs).

• Translation, documentation, liaison, other admin and logistic works, etc.

• Monitoring, as needed and required.

5Support in the conduct of the community engagement activities (assessments, response)•Translation, documentation, liaison, other admin and logistic works, monitoring, etc.

6

Support in other C4D

related activities

•Attend meetings and prepare

documentation/notes etc.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results:

The evaluation of the results will be based on:

1. Relevant technical and professional experience (quality of the products delivered to UNICEF);

2. Scope of work (e.g. No. of meetings with the stakeholders);

3. Quality of work (quality of methodology, draft, and final report);

4. Quantity of work (completing the tasks indicated in the table above within the set timeframe)

In addition, such indicators as work relations, responsibility, drive for results, and communication will be taken into account during the evaluation of the Consultant’s work.

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree or equivalent experience in Communications, Community Engagement, AAP, Media/Journalism, Sociology, Data Science and/or Knowledge management.
• A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

Work experience:

• At least 2 years of proven experience in communications, community engagement, AAP social media monitoring and analysis and/or digital listening in preparedness and response including experience with capacity building, facilitating, social media management, trend monitoring, and influencing as well as experience in the design and implementation of interventions on rumor management/misinformation
• Excellent writing skills planning and coordination skills, with proven ability to work independently.

• Previous relevant experience of working with UNICEF is considered as an asset.

  Competencies:

• Coordination, partnership, and understanding of collective action and common service platform
• Relating & Networking: Excellent team player, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Persuading & Influencing: Ability to facilitate mutual understanding among partners
• Applying Technical Expertise in the area of communication, community engagement, and AAP
• Promoting, practicing and helping others value and respect diversity of gender, culture, opinions, values, perspectives, ideas, skills, expertise, knowledge and experiences

• Capable of working effectively under stress, on multiple assignments simultaneously and adapting to changing demands.

  Language:

  Excellent written and verbal communication in English, Tajik and Russian.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

• Application along with CV.
• Financial quote for the consultancy in TJS per month (as well as travel and subsistence costs, as applicable).
• Examples of previous, relevant work related to the deliverables, if any.
• At least two references

Application:

Queries can be sent to dushanbe@unicef.org with the subject line “National Consultancy to support COVID -19 RCCE and Demand Generation Interventions”. Applications must be received in the system by 17 February 2022 on our website.

Travel costs and DSA will be covered in accordance with UN rules and regulations. No other remunerations apply. As a general principle, the fees payable to a consultant or individual contractor follow the “best value for money” principle, i.e., achieving the desired outcome at the lowest possible cost.

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:

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.

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