National Consultant on Adaptive Social Protection (Jakarta/ home-based), 9 months contract - for Indonesians only

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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, advocate

UNICEF Indonesia is seeking the services of a dedicated individual consultant to support the Government to strengthen the social protection system to make it child-sensitive and adaptive to address life-cycle-based risks and vulnerabilities in development and emergency situations.

How can you make a difference?

Under overall guidance of Chief of Section and day-to-day supervision of Social Policy Specialist, the consultant will deliver the following:

1. Review the training manual of the Adaptive Social Protection, reorganizing five days curriculum into 3 days. 2. Support BAPPENAS to organize the training in three provinces – Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur, and Banda Aceh 3. Coordinate with the Ministry of Village and facilitate training on disaster-responsive villages and workshops on gender-responsive social protection. 4. Provide technical support to the Ministry of Finance to integrate the emergency social protection financing mechanism into the disaster Risk Financing Strategy and collaborate with an institutional consultant to accomplish the analytical study and dissemination workshop led by the Ministry of Finance. 5. Provide technical support to finalize a concept note for the national seminar on child, gender, and shock-responsive social protection in Indonesia, collaborate with Bappenas and local think tanks; facilitate the organization of the seminar. 6. Support dialogue with the Ministry of Social Affairs to establish a formal partnership to strengthen the social protection system. 7. Collaborate with two Institutional consultants to finalize the Adaptive Social Protection implementation plan and the feasibility study on social protection innovative financing. 8. Prepare a social protection fact sheet template and prepare the fact sheet including detailed information on the social protection landscape in the country; existing challenges; and UNICEF’s potential entry points for future collaboration with different Ministries. 9. Collaborate with the coordinating Ministry in advancing the uses of Social Protection Data to Accelerate Immunization Rate for Children and develop an emergency cash transfer guideline by collaborating with other relevant ministries, and conduct a stakeholder analysis for expanding social protection partnerships.

During the contract period, the consultant needs to conduct on-site regular and periodic working coordination with the supervisor.

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

- Master or Doctoral degree in Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Social Policy/Social Development, International Development, International Relations, or other relevant fields. - At least 10 years of experience in evidence generation, high-level advocacy, programme design, financing, coordination, monitoring, and administration of social protection programmes. - Demonstrated experience in working with Government Ministries, particularly, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Coordinating Ministry of Human Capital Development, BAPPENAS, TNP2K, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Village. - Demonstrated experience in preparing analytical papers, and policy briefs to reform the social protection system in Indonesia. - Familiarity with the work and role of the United Nations is considered an added value. - Strong analytical, reporting, presentation, and writing skills which demonstrate the ability to write high-quality, clear, and concise reports including practical recommendations.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Thinks and acts strategically • Works collaboratively with others

TOR_Individual Consultant_Adaptive Social Protection_TMS.pdf

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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.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

Remarks:

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.

Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.