National Consultant for the Sub-National Adaptation of the Children’s Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment Model in Kenya (Remote/Home Based)

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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.

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For every child, a chance

The climate crisis is the defining human and child’s rights challenge of this generation and is already having a devastating impact on the well-being of children in Kenya. Although Kenya contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas, it’s among the world’s most vulnerable countries and least prepared. Understanding where and how children are uniquely vulnerable to this crisis is crucial in responding to it.

Climate change induced hazards in Kenya take the form of extended droughts, floods, heatwaves, general unpredictability of the weather, desertification and more. Consequently, these hazards lead to poor WASH circumstances, failed harvests, malnutrition, home and livelihood destruction, less accessibility to education, poverty and again, more.

The availability of coherent, accessible and updated information is considered a priority to inform decision makers and promote processes of Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation, and more sustained development. DRR efforts should be based on a shared analysis of risks, including multiple shocks and stresses, both natural and man-made, and using an integrated, multi-sectoral approach.

It has been recognized that in Kenya, there is a need to strengthen information systems on child sensitive climate and disaster risks and humanitarian crises to ensure that decision makers are informed with clear, readily available local data and analyses. This will facilitate planning and prioritization of risk areas and generate a better understanding of the underlying causes of increased (climate) risk levels.

For this, the subnational adaptation of the Children’s Climate and Disaster Risk assessment model (CCDRM) in Kenya will be supported, providing technical support and direct guidance to the national focal points of the initiative, the creation of technical capacities and the ownership to maintain, update and therefore consolidate the national CCDRM model.

How can you make a difference?

The role of the consultant will be to support in the development of the CCDRM of Kenya. For this the following activities are considered:

• In consultation with government partners and UNICEF technical specialists and the UNICEF Climate Change Working Group**, establish indicators**, define methodology and procedures, prepare tools and documents, and any other action identified as necessary for the adaptation of the CCDRM Kenya model, as a tool for decision-making and risk prevention and reduction to disasters, in order to facilitate the identification of high-risk areas and the definition of DRM actions based on the exposure to specific hazards, vulnerability conditions and the necessary strengthening of institutional capacities.
• Carry out, together with the key partners involved in the process and in collaboration with the UNICEF team, the first identification and collection of secondary data, the cleaning, systematization, entry and analysis of data.
• To allow for continuity: Improve the capacity of partners involved in the process to strengthen independent data collection, data cleaning, data analysis, systematization and ensure integration into the model and interactive platform.
• Support for institutional ownership commitments that ensure the maintenance of the processing, dissemination and use of the CCDRM data and information by decision-makers.

• In collaboration with the UNICEF team, ensure an exit strategy such that the DRM information systems are regularly updated by the responsible partners, are supported and are incorporated into the existing information systems in the country.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences, statistics, or a related field. *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.

• A minimum of *f**ive years* of relevant professional experience in the development of information systems, management, and analysis of quantitative data.
• Knowledge of disaster risk management, including humanitarian assistance, development and resilience with an inclusion and human rights approach.
• Knowledge of the context of disaster risk management in Kenya, and the functioning of related (government) institutions.
• Knowledge about the approach to children's rights, gender and inclusion.
• Experience in institutional and project planning processes.
• Knowledge of the institutionality of the country, its relations and operation.
• Experience in researching and preparing written analytical reports in an accurate, concise and timely manner.
• Experience in organization, facilitation, systematization and presentation of results
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Skills…

• Analysis skills and quantitative and qualitative synthesis of information.
• Data management skills, working with tables and databases.
• Communication skills and interaction with different actors.
• Skills for facilitating and managing training processes.
• Excellent oral and written English skills.

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 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.