National Individual Contractor – Learning Support for the Ukrainian response, 65 working days

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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, learning

Since the beginning of 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has faced in increase influx of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees after previously popular migration routes to Western Europe through the Balkans shut down in 2017. The national system to protect unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in BiH - from identification and registration, to referral and protective services – was initially overwhelmed, but the response is increasingly stable. Nevertheless, UASC and other children on the move are exposed to heightened protection risks, including incidences of (gender-based) violence, abuse, and exploitation (smuggling and human trafficking).

The individual contractor will be working within a learning facility/primary school in Hercegovina-Neretva Canton – municipality of Čitluk (Međugorje) and will be providing support to Ukrainian refugee children in learning. The candidate will be present in classrooms where children will be attending online school and ensure that children have technical support in accessing the online curricula. The selected candidate will support information sharing on the schedule of activities within the school and available formal and non-formal education opportunities and work closely with other organisations and ensure relevant information reaches partner organisations, schools, parents and children.

How can you make a difference?

The individual contractor is responsible for direct implementation of the learning support programme in the municipality of Čitluk (Međugorje) and responsible for the direct performance of the non-formal and formal education activities and learning support to refugee children. Learning activities will include All-Ukrainian online school, Google classroom, MS Teams, Optima online school where children can learn online following the Ukrainian curricula. The contractor will also be facilitating non-formal education activities including English and local language classes and other activities.

Description of activities:

  • Responsible for implementing non-formal education activities and any other education activities, including support in online learning, within the project location
  • Liaise daily with other partners, teachers and schools and provide learning and technical support to Ukrainian children within the school.
  • Work directly in the field with children, families, and other stakeholders of the project location he/she is responsible to provide information and advise beneficiaries on existing education services. Daily assist school staff and parents in exchange of information about children’s progress in school (formal or non-formal education).
  • Assist in the organization, implement and facilitate non-formal education activities and daily support children in the ongoing learning process.
  • Assisting and help children and families in understanding what enrollment procedures into schools and/or into non-formal education activities, including online classes.
  • Facilitate, collect and report information regarding the overall situation of the refugee children and their families in the community, with specific attention paid to refugees in the municipality of Čitluk.
  • High ability to adapt to flexible working hours.
  • Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for internal use on the ongoing activities of the project (non-formal education and support in learning).
  • Work closely with Child-friendly space staff and refer identified child protection concerns (exploitation, abuse, bullying, violence) to specialized services, including MHPSS.
  • Support Child-friendly space team when is required.
  • Inform the emergency and education sections about specific circumstances related to the situation in the field.

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

  • University degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Policy, International Relations, Political Science, or other relevant disciplines.
  • 1+ years of experience in teaching or providing educational support or services to children.
  • Fluency in English and BCS (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian) mandatory.
  • Educational background and prior experience working within a school environment is considered a strong asset
  • Ability to work in a challenging environment
  • Strong ICT skills, including the use of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, intercultural sensitivity;
  • Strong facilitation skills and ability to work independently and proactively
  • Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and discretion with confidential information
  • Knowledge of Ukrainian/Russian language would be an asset (not mandatory)
  • Experience in working with within a humanitarian context or with refugees and other vulnerable populations would be an asset
  • Knowledge of the education and child protection in a refugee host community context would be an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

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