Retainer Contract for Individual Consultant engaging in policy advisory work and research with Social and Economic Policy in Lesotho

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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, Evidence and Research

UNICEF Lesotho Country Programme 2019-2023 aims to improve the lives of children in the country. The programme focuses on three main outcomes, namely aimed at improving the lives of children in their first decade of life, second decade and in promoting social policy that can reduce child poverty and promote social inclusion. The programme I designed will focus on five goal area: improvingg access to healthcare and nutrition, increasing access to education, improving access to safe water and sanitation, protecting children from violence and exploitation, and strengthening systems for child protection, justice, and social welfare. UNICEF Lesotho is working with the government and other partners to ensure that the rights and well-being of children are protected and promoted, with a particular focus on vulnerable and marginalized children. The programme represents a significant commitment to creating a brighter future for all children in Lesotho.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Lesotho undertakes high-quality research that contributes to UNICEF Lesotho’s strategic goals to improve the lives of children in Lesotho. The Social Policy Section (SP) team welcomes applications from people who are interested to work as consultants on research activities in one or more of the following work streams:

Workstream 1: Research on and impact evaluation of cash transfers and other social protection interventions on children.

Workstream 2: Operational or academic research on strengthening of social protection systems

Workstream 3: Operational or academic research and portfolio support on public finance

for children.

Workstream 4: Multidimensional child Poverty

Workstream 5: Other research on social and economic policy issues affecting children

Detailed information on each workstream will be find here Info_Workstreams_Social Policy Roster 2023.docx

The applicants will be retained in a roster for a duration of 3 years and called as deemed necessary.

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

• At least a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, public/social policy, development economics or related field
• Current knowledge of key issues in international development policy, notably as these are related to social policies
• Demonstrated experience at analysing social programme costs, cost-benefit analyses, cost-effectiveness analyses
• Experience in analyzing taxation, fiscal incidence analysis; tax-benefit microsimulations
• Excellent knowledge of STATA and other statistical packages.

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.