RE-ADVERTISED | Part-time Individual Contractor (9.5 months, home-based): Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) Francophone and Hispanophone Coordination Helpdesk - Office of Emergency Programmes (

Consultant Crisis & Emergency Response Programme & Policy

Overview

Strengthen the capacity of Nutrition in Emergency coordination mechanisms.

You have:

• Advanced University degree (Master or equivalent) in Nutrition, Public Health or relevant field.
• At least 8 years of experience in nutrition in emergencies programming or food security programme management.
• Fluency in English, French and Spanish is required.
• Excellent understanding of the humanitarian architecture at global and field level.
• Prior experience in delivering trainings on NiE and/or cluster coordination.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.

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Background and Scope of Work

In 2015, the GNC completed an evaluation of its support to national nutrition coordination platforms. Amongst the major recommendations proposed was the development of an operational support plan for the GNC-CT to engage and support national clusters in a systemic manner. This evaluation further confirmed the need for a dedicated remote support function to rapidly resolve coordination, IM and technical issues. Drawing on the recommendations of the evaluation, in June 2015, the GNC-CT established a dedicated GNC Helpdesk to provide systematic and routine support to all field-based coordinators and IMOs. Since 2020, the Coordination Helpdesk has been split into two roles, one Helpdesk covering anglophone countries and one Helpdesk covering francophone countries (80% - 4 days per week). Additional helpdesks have also been added in 2019-2020, including an IM Helpdesk, an NIS Helpdesk and an ISC Helpdesk.

The strategic relevance of the helpdesk support is articulated in the 2022-2025 GNC Strategy, under the Strategic Objective 1: People. In 2021, the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) consolidated the expansion in its direct support to 57 countries through close collaboration with key partners at the regional and country level. Operational support was provided to country nutrition sectoral coordination mechanisms, including one-on-one support via the GNC Helpdesks. Proactive support was provided to all (27) countries with nutrition coordination mechanisms (cluster or other) where the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (HPC) is activated; and to non-HPC countries that faced a deterioration in their situation due to conflict, natural disaster or other factors. Direct support covered cluster activation and establishment, needs assessments, response plans, capacity development support and cluster coordination performance monitoring (CCPM), amongst others.

The consultant will continue to maintain and expand the GNC Helpdesk services to francophone and Hispanophone country nutrition clusters/sectors and will build on pre-existing relationships between the GNC-CT and nutrition cluster coordination teams, including working on the capacity development to countries.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen the capacity of Nutrition in Emergency clusters/sector coordination mechanisms at the country level to develop and deliver quality, predictable, timely, effective and integrated nutrition responses through provision of quality cluster/sector coordination-related support. The consultant will be tasked with supporting GNC priority francophone and Hispanophone countries, as well as other countries as and when needs arise.

The following expected results include details on tasks to be undertaken, although given the evolving nature of this work, the tasks and deliverables outlined below could be modified or added to based on mutual agreement.

1. Establish, run and follow-up regular (monthly and on “needs” basis) calls for field-based nutrition cluster coordinators and establish systematic information flow to facilitate information exchange and address support needs;
2. Provide orientation and mentoring of newly appointed nutrition cluster/sector coordinators on cluster coordination;
3. Maintain and regularly update the Nutrition Cluster Coordination checklist and Nutrition Cluster Coordination Toolkit in French and Spanish to ensure that it includes latest guidance and best practices and promote its adaptation by countries; ensure coordinators are aware and use francophone versions of GNC guidance;
4. Support Capacity Development Helpdesk as needed in conducting Cluster Coordination trainings to partners and sub-national cluster coordinators, based on GNC capacity development materials (e-learning modules and virtual training sessions);
5. Support the implementation of cluster coordination performance monitoring exercises (CCPM) and the development of action plans, which clearly articulate action required from GNC-CT to support the implementation of the plan of action;
6. Systematically support country cluster/sectors in formulating nutrition cluster/sector response plans based on evidence and provide technical inputs to the Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) developed by country clusters/sectors prior to their finalization, in an effort to ensure the quality and comprehensiveness of the NiE response plan;
7. Ensure the finalisation of French and Spanish translations of key GNC documents through engagement with translators and review of the final materials;
8. Organise webinars for the Country Coordination Teams on new guidance or systematically identified areas where improvements are needed (i.e. localisation, advocacy, disability, HDN…etc.);
9. Regularly (monthly and on as “needed” basis), communicate issues raised by the NCCs to the Global Nutrition Cluster Coordination Team and the GNC SAG through monthly reports, calls and GNC-CT internal tracking tools;
10. Contribute to the production of the GNC Annual and Mid-year reports by liaising with countries to collect and review their contributions to the report and providing information related to the work of the Coordination Helpdesk;
11. Ensure that the GNC website has the repository of the latest cluster coordination guidance and documents in French and Spanish;
12. Participate in GNC Annual events to provide feedback to global level partners and country cluster coordinators;
13. Any other task as assigned by the GNC Coordination Team.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks / Milestone******Deliverables / Outputs******Timeline / Deadline• Orientation of the new NCCsPercentage of the new NCCs oriented on coordination within one month of assuming their position – 100%Throughout the consultancy• NCC checklist maintenanceNCC checklist maintained up to date and available in 2 languages - yes• Timely country supportPercentage of country requests followed up within 24 hours – 90%• Support Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring ExercisesNumber of the action plans developed by countries following the Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring Exercises – 9• Review HNOs/HRPs of priority countriesNumber of webinars related to coordination organized – 6• Organize webinars for countriesPercentage of the HNOs/HRPs reviewed – 80%By end of contractEstimated Duration of the Contract

9.5 months (part-time; June 2022 - March 2023)

Individual Contractor's Work Place and Official Travel

The assignment will be home-based. The Individual Contractor will work three days per week and observe the same working hours as the Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) in Geneva.

This assignment may involve field travel as needed (ad-hoc country support). All travel expenses will be paid by UNICEF. The Individual Contractor will travel by the most direct and economical route in economy class. UNICEF will pay the daily subsistence allowance as per UN-approved rate. The consultant must be fit to travel, be in a possession of the valid UN DSS Basic and Advanced Security certificates, obligatory inoculation(s) and have a valid own travel/medical insurance and an immunization/vaccination card. The dates for the travel will be determined in consultation with GNC-CT.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of a monthly invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. Please indicate an all inclusive fixed monthly fee in USD to undertake this assignment.

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

• Advanced University degree (Master or equivalent) in Nutrition, Public Health or relevant field; Other university degree maybe accepted in lieu of Masters, together with additional work experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in nutrition in emergencies programming or nutrition, food security programme management, including proven experience of leading coordination of nutrition in emergencies responses in a range of settings including sudden onset natural disasters and conflict settings.
• Fluency in English, French and Spanish is required.
• Excellent understanding of the humanitarian architecture at global and field level and the IASC Transformative Agenda and cluster approach.
• Familiarity with the work, working methods, and members of the GNC.
• Prior experience in delivering trainings on NiE and/or cluster coordination, in particular blended trainings (e-learning and virtual sessions).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience of mentoring in a professional setting.
• Proven ability to work independently and deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**

Please include a full CV and Financial Proposal in your application. Additionally, indicate your availability and monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a monthly rate will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

It should be noted that selected candidate will be responsible for arranging for their own health and medical insurance. This consultancy does not provide any other benefits other than the consultancy fee and 1.5 days leave entitlement per month and the UN official holidays. Selected consultant will be responsible for complying with local tax requirements and any tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the consultancy with UNICEF.

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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