National Contractor: Implementation of Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat (Healthy School/Madrasah) Program, Jakarta-Indonesia

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Title: National Contractor: Implementation of Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat (Healthy School/Madrasah) Program

Duty Station: Jakarta

Type of Contract: Individual Contractor

Duration: February – December 2022 (full time)

How can you make a difference?

BACKGROUND:

Indonesia showcases a prime example of the triple burden of malnutrition. While the prevalence of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiency remains high, overweight and obesity are increasingly common problems in Indonesia. According to 2018 National Basic Health Research Survey, approximately 24% of primary school children are stunted, 27% are anemic, and 20% overweight or obese. Similarly, around 25% of adolescents aged 13-18 years are stunted, over 30% are anemic, and 15% overweight or obese. Therefore, interventions to address the triple burden of malnutrition are urgently required particularly for primary school children and adolescents.

Since 2017, UNICEF supported the Government of Indonesia in developing and implementing school-based nutrition intervention program. The program comprised of three components, including the Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplement (WIFS) provision for female adolescents; multisectoral nutrition education, and communication for behavior changes. The program yielded remarkable results including a significant increase in adolescents’ nutrition knowledge, WIFS consumption, healthy eating especially consumption of vitamin A-source vegetables and fruits, as well as physical activity.

Based on these promising results, in 2020 the Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC), and Ministry of Religious Affair (MoRA) made a policy decision to scale up the program under the Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat (Healthy School/Madrasah) nationwide. This entails the need for strengthening multisectoral coordination, capacity of service providers to deliver quality interventions, and monitoring and evaluation of the program. Against this backdrop, UNICEF Indonesia seeks a national consultant to provide technical support to the three ministries in rolling out of the Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat Program.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The consultant will be requested to

1. Provide technical assistance to the MoH, MoEC and MoRA in developing policies, guidelines, and regulation to implement the nutrition components of Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat programme.

2. Support the MoH, MoEC and MoRA in facilitating socialization, capacity building, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the school age children and adolescent nutrition components of Sekolah/Madrasah Sehat program at national and sub-national.

3. Provide technical assistance to all UNICEF field offices regarding the implementation of nutrition components of Sekolah Sehat/Madrasah programme, including performing field visits to UNICEF focus provinces/districts and serve as the focal points for coordination between UNICEF field offices and multisectoral government agencies.

Please refer to the Term of Reference attached for detail breakdowns of key tasks and deliverables.

TOR Implementation on Sekolah Sehat-TMS.pdf

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

- Bachelor’s degree in public health or nutrition sciences with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in school-age children and adolescent health and nutrition programme; or master’s degree in public health or nutrition with a minimum of 5 years of experience in school-age children and adolescent health/nutrition programme

- Have strong communication and advocacy skills

- Experience of working with UKS/M (Usaha Kesehatan Sekolah/Madrasah) national committee or multisectoral government who implement the school- age children and adolescent health programme will be an advantage

- Have experience working with UN agency

- Fluency in English

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

• 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

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.

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.

Closing date: 2 February 2022

Remarks: 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.

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.