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Deadline of this Job: 15 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
The Early Childhood Development Specialist reports to the Chief of Section for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the coordinated development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Early Childhood Development programmes/projects within the Country Programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on Early Childhood Development related programmes/projects. The Specialist contributes to the achievement of concrete and sustainable results on Early Childhood Development related programmes/projects according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be responsible for all or most of the following areas of major duties and key end results.
1. Support to Early Childhood Development programmes/projects development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results on Early Childhood Development programmes
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, public administration, public health, nutrition, economics, psychology, sociology, human development, child development, family studies or another relevant technical field
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in social development planning and management in early childhood development related areas is required.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
The Early Childhood Development Specialist reports to the Chief of Section for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the coordinated development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Early Childhood Development programmes/projects within the Country Programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on Early Childhood Development related programmes/projects. The Specialist contributes to the achievement of concrete and sustainable results on Early Childhood Development related programmes/projects according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be responsible for all or most of the following areas of major duties and key end results.
1. Support to Early Childhood Development programmes/projects development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results on Early Childhood Development programmes
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, public administration, public health, nutrition, economics, psychology, sociology, human development, child development, family studies or another relevant technical field
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in social development planning and management in early childhood development related areas is required.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
Deadline of this Job: 04 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be responsible for all or most of the following areas of major duties and key end results.
1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
JOB DETAILS:
How can you make a difference?
The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results
Within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be responsible for all or most of the following areas of major duties and key end results.
1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: nutrition, public health, nutritional epidemiology, global/international health and nutrition, health/nutrition research, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another health-related science field
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in a developing country in one or more of the following areas is required: nutrition, public health, nutrition planning and management, or maternal, infant and child health/nutrition care.
• Experience in health/nutrition programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Deadline of this Job: 4 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Key tasks, deliverables and time frame
1. Training and capacity building:
i. Develop a training plan to implement PSEA and GBV risk mitigation capacity building for implementing partners.
ii. Conduct face-to-face group training for implementing partners on PSEA using the available PSEA toolkit training package, joint UN PSEA assessment protocol, GBV risk mitigation training package and other available products.
iii. Conduct PSEA training for contractors and suppliers on their roles and responsibilities within their own organizations.
iv. Develop a compendium of FAQs with responses from trainings and share links to relevant reference materials with UNICEF Tanzania’s PSEA focal point.
v. Maintain a database and compile a training report for each training event, including lists of participants with relevant details of their organization, position and contact details.
2. Conducting PSEA assessments:
UNICEF’s PSEA assessments of civil society organizations (CSOs) are intended to provide a baseline for tracking progress of the partners’ organizational capacities on PSEA. These assessments need to be carried out before UNICEF enters into a partnership with that organization. Globally, all UN agencies are currently moving away from agency-specific PSEA assessments to use the newly introduced joint UN PSEA assessments for CSOs. The consultant is expected to complete all pending CSO assessments with high and moderate risk together with the UNICEF Tanzania PSEA focal point and Partnership Specialist in line with the UNICEF global plan to shift from UNICEF PSEA partnership assessments to joint UN PSEA assessments. The PSEA assessment is documented in a standard template, and supporting evidence is collected and filed against each Core Standard.
i. Draft the joint UN PSEA Partnership Assessment Toolkit Training Package in line with global guidance to be used for CSO trainings.
ii. Conduct orientation sessions for all UNICEF CSOs on PSEA assessments.
iii. Conduct individual PSEA partnership assessments for implementing partners based on the risk level. The list of CSOs with SEA risk level will be provided by UNICEF Tanzania’s partnership specialist.
iv. Support CSOs to draft PSEA action plans and put basic standards in place.
v. Support UNICEF Tanzania to upload all relevant evidence/supporting documents to the UN partnership portal (UNPP).
3. Community based complaint and feedback mechanisms
Support UNICEF’s PSEA focal point to establish a complaint and feedback mechanism and integrate PSEA/GBV risk mitigation into community engagement activities through UNICEF Tanzania’s Social and Behaviour Change team.
I. Support the PSEA focal point and Social and Behavior Change Specialist to map out opportunities across UNICEF programmes for community sensitization, risk assessment and capacity building on SEA.
II. Support implementing partners and UNICEF field offices to implement community awareness sessions and consultations to conduct safety audits and other PSEA tools to mitigate SEA risks.
III. Together with the Social and Behavior Change team, and in liaison with the PSEA Taskforce, develop awareness raising materials for UNICEF, partners and communities, including leaflets, brochures, and posters.
Timeline and terms of payment
Payments for the professional fee will be made upon submission and acceptance by UNICEF Tanzania of the specified deliverables and submission of an invoice. The main deliverables will be linked to payments of 25% (deliverable 1), 25% (deliverable 2), and 50% (deliverable 3) of the contract amount, respectively.
DELIVERABLES, TIME FRAME AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
SN Key deliverables and actions Duration/time frame Payment
Deliverable 1 (6 weeks)
1 Draft work plan detailing phases and steps of the consultancy for review. 1 week 25%
Develop training and capacity building plan to achieve the deliverables 1 and 2.
2 Conduct face-to-face trainings for CSOs on PSEA protocol, GBV risk mitigation including safety audits. 5 weeks
Deliverable 2 (6 weeks)
3 Training package developed on joint UN assessment with a training schedule. 1 week 25%
4 Orientation sessions held for all CSOs on Joint UN assessments. 5 weeks
5 Support prioritized CSOs to conduct UN joint assessments and action plan to improve PSEA in respective organizations and reassess all CSOs with low and moderate risks using joint UN assessment tool by April 2023
Deliverable 3 (12 weeks)
6 Map out opportunities across UNICEF programmes for community sensitization, risk assessment and capacity building on SEA. 1 week 25%
7 Conduct ToTs for all sections and relevant CSOs on integrating SEA/GBV risk mitigation into complaint and feedback mechanisms training packages. 2 weeks
8 Support implementing partners and field offices to implement community awareness and consultations to mitigate SEA risks by introducing safety audits and other PSEA tools. 4 weeks
9 Together with the PSEA focal point, Communication, Advocacy and Partnership, and Social and Behavior Change, contribute to develop awareness raising materials for UNICEF, partners and communities including leaflets, brochures, and posters. 2 weeks 15%
10 Support PSEA focal point to implement dissemination and distribution plan of PSEA/GBV material and store all PSEA/GBV materials on SharePoint. 2 weeks
11 Write a report on the assignment including recommendations. 1 week 10%
12 Total duration and payment 24 weeks (120 days) 100%
PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
Payments for the professional fee will be made upon submission and acceptance by UNICEF Tanzania of the specified deliverables and submission of an invoice. The main deliverables will be linked to payments of 25% (deliverable 1), 25% (deliverable 2), and 50% (deliverable 3) of the contract amount, respectively. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/output is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.
International Consultant Job Vacancy at UNICEF
ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS
The selection process will follow the normal SOP for individual consultancy
• The weight allocated between technical and financial proposal is 75/25 (technical/ financial).
• Minimum technical assessment points are 50 points (50% of 75 points).
• The following technical assessment criteria and points can be used for analyzing the proposals.
MEDICAL EVACUATION COVERAGE.
The consultant will be required to submit the proof of medical/Health Insurance with medical evacuation coverage.
DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE CONSULTANCY
This consultancy covers a period of 120 days from 1 October 2022 to 30 March 2023. The incumbent will be based in Dar es Salaam covering mainland and Zanzibar.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will need to have…
• An advanced university degree (Masters and above) in one of the following areas is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in child protection, or prevention and/or protection against sexual exploitation and abuse or gender-based violence.
• Demonstrable familiarity and technical knowledge on the latest developments in PSEA and inter-agency PSEA responses.
• Demonstrable experience in working on PSEA and GBV risk mitigation.
• Experience in conducting protection, PSEA and/or GBV risk mitigation trainings.
• Experience working in multi-cultural settings.
• Excellent organizational and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in Swahili is highly desirable. Excellent English written and spoken communication skills is required.
• UNICEF’s core values are care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability. UNICEF’s core competencies are communication; working with people; and drive for results. Applicants are required to have proficiency in all these areas.
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 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 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.
The deadline for submitting the application is 04 October 2022.
JOB DETAILS:
Key tasks, deliverables and time frame
1. Training and capacity building:
i. Develop a training plan to implement PSEA and GBV risk mitigation capacity building for implementing partners.
ii. Conduct face-to-face group training for implementing partners on PSEA using the available PSEA toolkit training package, joint UN PSEA assessment protocol, GBV risk mitigation training package and other available products.
iii. Conduct PSEA training for contractors and suppliers on their roles and responsibilities within their own organizations.
iv. Develop a compendium of FAQs with responses from trainings and share links to relevant reference materials with UNICEF Tanzania’s PSEA focal point.
v. Maintain a database and compile a training report for each training event, including lists of participants with relevant details of their organization, position and contact details.
2. Conducting PSEA assessments:
UNICEF’s PSEA assessments of civil society organizations (CSOs) are intended to provide a baseline for tracking progress of the partners’ organizational capacities on PSEA. These assessments need to be carried out before UNICEF enters into a partnership with that organization. Globally, all UN agencies are currently moving away from agency-specific PSEA assessments to use the newly introduced joint UN PSEA assessments for CSOs. The consultant is expected to complete all pending CSO assessments with high and moderate risk together with the UNICEF Tanzania PSEA focal point and Partnership Specialist in line with the UNICEF global plan to shift from UNICEF PSEA partnership assessments to joint UN PSEA assessments. The PSEA assessment is documented in a standard template, and supporting evidence is collected and filed against each Core Standard.
i. Draft the joint UN PSEA Partnership Assessment Toolkit Training Package in line with global guidance to be used for CSO trainings.
ii. Conduct orientation sessions for all UNICEF CSOs on PSEA assessments.
iii. Conduct individual PSEA partnership assessments for implementing partners based on the risk level. The list of CSOs with SEA risk level will be provided by UNICEF Tanzania’s partnership specialist.
iv. Support CSOs to draft PSEA action plans and put basic standards in place.
v. Support UNICEF Tanzania to upload all relevant evidence/supporting documents to the UN partnership portal (UNPP).
3. Community based complaint and feedback mechanisms
Support UNICEF’s PSEA focal point to establish a complaint and feedback mechanism and integrate PSEA/GBV risk mitigation into community engagement activities through UNICEF Tanzania’s Social and Behaviour Change team.
I. Support the PSEA focal point and Social and Behavior Change Specialist to map out opportunities across UNICEF programmes for community sensitization, risk assessment and capacity building on SEA.
II. Support implementing partners and UNICEF field offices to implement community awareness sessions and consultations to conduct safety audits and other PSEA tools to mitigate SEA risks.
III. Together with the Social and Behavior Change team, and in liaison with the PSEA Taskforce, develop awareness raising materials for UNICEF, partners and communities, including leaflets, brochures, and posters.
Timeline and terms of payment
Payments for the professional fee will be made upon submission and acceptance by UNICEF Tanzania of the specified deliverables and submission of an invoice. The main deliverables will be linked to payments of 25% (deliverable 1), 25% (deliverable 2), and 50% (deliverable 3) of the contract amount, respectively.
DELIVERABLES, TIME FRAME AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
SN Key deliverables and actions Duration/time frame Payment
Deliverable 1 (6 weeks)
1 Draft work plan detailing phases and steps of the consultancy for review. 1 week 25%
Develop training and capacity building plan to achieve the deliverables 1 and 2.
2 Conduct face-to-face trainings for CSOs on PSEA protocol, GBV risk mitigation including safety audits. 5 weeks
Deliverable 2 (6 weeks)
3 Training package developed on joint UN assessment with a training schedule. 1 week 25%
4 Orientation sessions held for all CSOs on Joint UN assessments. 5 weeks
5 Support prioritized CSOs to conduct UN joint assessments and action plan to improve PSEA in respective organizations and reassess all CSOs with low and moderate risks using joint UN assessment tool by April 2023
Deliverable 3 (12 weeks)
6 Map out opportunities across UNICEF programmes for community sensitization, risk assessment and capacity building on SEA. 1 week 25%
7 Conduct ToTs for all sections and relevant CSOs on integrating SEA/GBV risk mitigation into complaint and feedback mechanisms training packages. 2 weeks
8 Support implementing partners and field offices to implement community awareness and consultations to mitigate SEA risks by introducing safety audits and other PSEA tools. 4 weeks
9 Together with the PSEA focal point, Communication, Advocacy and Partnership, and Social and Behavior Change, contribute to develop awareness raising materials for UNICEF, partners and communities including leaflets, brochures, and posters. 2 weeks 15%
10 Support PSEA focal point to implement dissemination and distribution plan of PSEA/GBV material and store all PSEA/GBV materials on SharePoint. 2 weeks
11 Write a report on the assignment including recommendations. 1 week 10%
12 Total duration and payment 24 weeks (120 days) 100%
PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
Payments for the professional fee will be made upon submission and acceptance by UNICEF Tanzania of the specified deliverables and submission of an invoice. The main deliverables will be linked to payments of 25% (deliverable 1), 25% (deliverable 2), and 50% (deliverable 3) of the contract amount, respectively. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/output is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.
International Consultant Job Vacancy at UNICEF
ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS
The selection process will follow the normal SOP for individual consultancy
• The weight allocated between technical and financial proposal is 75/25 (technical/ financial).
• Minimum technical assessment points are 50 points (50% of 75 points).
• The following technical assessment criteria and points can be used for analyzing the proposals.
MEDICAL EVACUATION COVERAGE.
The consultant will be required to submit the proof of medical/Health Insurance with medical evacuation coverage.
DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE CONSULTANCY
This consultancy covers a period of 120 days from 1 October 2022 to 30 March 2023. The incumbent will be based in Dar es Salaam covering mainland and Zanzibar.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will need to have…
• An advanced university degree (Masters and above) in one of the following areas is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in child protection, or prevention and/or protection against sexual exploitation and abuse or gender-based violence.
• Demonstrable familiarity and technical knowledge on the latest developments in PSEA and inter-agency PSEA responses.
• Demonstrable experience in working on PSEA and GBV risk mitigation.
• Experience in conducting protection, PSEA and/or GBV risk mitigation trainings.
• Experience working in multi-cultural settings.
• Excellent organizational and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in Swahili is highly desirable. Excellent English written and spoken communication skills is required.
• UNICEF’s core values are care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability. UNICEF’s core competencies are communication; working with people; and drive for results. Applicants are required to have proficiency in all these areas.
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 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 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.
The deadline for submitting the application is 04 October 2022.
Job Info
Job Category:
Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Tanzania
Job Type:
Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 4 October 2022
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam
Posted:
28-09-2022
No of Jobs:
3
Start Publishing:
28-09-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030):
28-09-2066
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