Strengthening community-based prevention and early intervention programme service delivery Consultancy, Pretoria South Africa, 11.5 months

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Support the implementation and oversight of the Risiha Programme

You have:

• Advanced University degree in Social Work, Public Health, Social Policy, Development Studies, or Social Sciences.
• Maximum 10 years of experience working within the children’s rights, public policy, and development environment.
• Proven competencies in development of training material, training and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in grant management.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and partnership development.
• Demonstrated experience in working with government stakeholders at district, provincial, and national level.
• Ability to work independently and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Outstanding research and analytical skills including strong ability to analyze, integrate and summarize information from various sources.
• Demonstrated capacity to engage with key stakeholders and facilitate workshops and dialogues.
• Excellent writing skills in English, including a demonstrated ability to draft clear, concise reports.
• Good computer skills, including familiarity with search engines and academic databases.
• Experience working with UNICEF and government is desirable.

Contract

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment****:

In collaboration with the National Department of Social Development (DSD), UNICEF is providing technical and financial support to monitor and oversee implementation of the Risiha Programme.

The main purpose of this assignment is to enable civil society organisations with the capacity to provide prevention and early intervention services to all vulnerable children.

The Risiha programme is operationalized through Drop-in-Centers - a community-based facility that provides basic services to support the emotional, physical, and social development needs of vulnerable children. In the 2016/17 Financial Year, National DSD conducted an audit. The audit found that from the sample of DIC’s audited there were gaps in: organizational governance, implementation of services of and programmes and compliance with national norms and standards.

It is for this reason that UNICEF is seeking the services of a consultant to support the National DSD in building the capacity of DICs to ensure quality prevention and early intervention programmes to vulnerable children. The consultant will work in close collaboration with officials from the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Directorate and Child Protection Officer. The consultant will be based at the DSD Pretoria offices full-time to act as the key coordinating unit amongst all parties.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will be embedded in the DSDs Orphans and Vulnerable Children Directorate with dual reporting to the UNICEF and DSD for the duration of the assignment.

1. CBPEI Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results

This may include, but not limited to the following:

• In collaboration with government and other stakeholders, participate in monitoring and evaluation activities, programme and annual reviews to assess progress and to determine required corrective action where required to achieve results.
• Undertake field visits at the provincial, districts and where possible service point levels to conduct periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners.
• Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits (in-person and remote), surveys and exchange of information with partners to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems.
• Support in the preparation of regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors, and other stakeholders
• Based on the outcomes of the training, and in collaboration with the National Department of Social Development and UNICEF, develop improvement plans for selected DICs in Limpopo, Eastern Cape, and Gauteng provinces.

Beyond the generic programme management, the consultant will be responsible for delivering the following:

2. Organisational Development of Drop-in-Centres:

Based on the 2016/17 audit report, the consultant is required to provide organisational training to DICs in prioritised provinces, including but not limited to Limpopo, Eastern Cape, and Gauteng provinces with training in the following areas:

• Financial management, including resource mobilisation
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Human Resources Management (HRM)

• Donor reporting

  3. Capacity building on the Core Package of Training

The consultant contractor will be expected to conduct capacity building with all implementers of the Risiha Programme ensuring that all districts are covered. The approach of the capacity building should equip implementers to align Theory into practice. The session should be practical focusing on the following:

• Introduction to Risiha Programme
• Domains of Core Package of Services
• Orientation to Core Package of Services Tools (Ungubani, Girl/Boy Index) and Enablers.
• Risiha Assessment and Care plan Development process.
• Orientation of Prioritization Framework process
• Case Management process, linkages, and Network
• Clear Definition of roles and responsibilities on the workforce implementing RISIHA Programme.

4. Mapping of registered and unregistered drop-in-centers providing Risiha services:

• Digitization of registered and unregistered drop-in centers from all provinces.

• 5. Development of a proof of concept for donors to leverage corporate funding to support:

• Infrastructure development to meet national norms and standards

• Risiha programme core package of services
• Adolescents and youth development programmes
• Capacity building of the workforce
• Monitoring and evaluation

Work Assignment Overview:

See attached TOR... VA - TOR_Risiha Programme.docx

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

• Advanced University degree in Social Work, Public Health, Social Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• With maximum 10 years of experience working within the children’s rights, public policy, and development environment.

• Proven competencies in development of training material, training and evaluation;

• Demonstrated experience in grant management;
• Demonstrated experience in project management and partnership development;
• Demonstrated experiences in working with government stakeholders at district, provincial and national level
• Ability to work independently and to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Ability to work independently, remotely and to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Outstanding research and analytical skills, including strong ability to analyze, integrate and summarize information from a wide range of sources;
• Demonstrated capacity to engage with key stakeholders and facilitate workshops and dialogues
• An added advantage having working experience in the GBV, SRHR, HIV and/or VAC programming;
• Excellent writing skills in English, including a demonstrated ability to draft clear, concise and reports;
• Good computer skills, including familiarity with search engines and academic databases;
• Experience working with UNICEF and government is desirable

Administrative details:

Based at DSD Pretoria Office

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit their application to the following link: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=547200 by 11 January 2022.

This notice will also appear on http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/, http://www.unicef.org/southafrica, UN Job List, UN Jobs

Please indicate your ability, availability, and daily/monthly rate (in ZAR) to undertake the terms of reference above (including admin cost if applicable).

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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.

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.

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