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Individual Contractor for 'Community-based family support for early learning and responsive care for children aged 0-6 years project', Beijing China

Job no: 539096

Position type: Consultancy

Location: China Division/Equivalent: Bangkok (EAPRO), Thailand

School/Unit: China

Department/Office: Beijing, China

Categories: Early Childhood Development, Consultancy

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Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

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For every child, care

For new CP 2021-2025, Early Childhood Development (ECD) is one of UNICEF China's priorities, that we aimed to reach more children and families and support them with scientific parenting skills and knowledge. The outcomes in education section set for ECD is: By 2025, more boys and girls, especially the most disadvantaged, are adequately prepared to start school and are learning and acquiring skills in an inclusive, healthy and safe environment.

To achieve the above outcome, education section have successfully secured funding from LEGO, to support ACWF [1] to scale up the Community-based family support services for early learning and responsive care for children aged 0-6 years; the proposed project seeks to engender positive behaviour change among caregivers to better support child development. This includes Learning through Play (LtP [2]), and the development of sustainable systems for scalable community-based family support (CBFS) services. In partnership with ACWF, and building on past project work and learnings from the LEGO Foundation - supported projects, the project will entail working closely with local government, university experts, childcare service providers, communities and families to improve CBFS services. It will employ a sustainable capacity development model, whereby cascade training and on-line support will be provided to practitioners, combined with the provision of play materials and online demonstration and mini classes to guide local practitioners.

Purpose of Assignment:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical input and support in implementing the 'Community-based family support for early learning and responsive care for children aged 0-6 years' project.

Expected outputs/deliverables of the proposed project:

• Resource development: Package of resources to support early learning and responsive care (ELRC) at the community level developed and available for replication and potential scale-up.
• Building sustainable national and provincial support systems for CBFS services: National and provincial expert teams have improved knowledge of and competencies in ELRC to promote LtP
• Strengthened family-support services in communities: Service providers in selected communities are better able to provide quality ELRC support to children aged 0-6 and their caregivers, including by helping caregivers improve their playful parenting skills
• Advocacy for replication and scaling-up: Documented evidence and lessons learned are disseminated to influence decisions for wider scale-up and contribute to the development of national family education legislation.

[1] All China Women's Federation

[2] Learning through Play

How can you make a difference?

The Education section ECD team therefore requires an individual consultant with early learning technical expertise, who can provide technical support to the above expected result, in particularly for the deliverable:

• Resource development: Package of resources to support early learning and responsive care (ELRC) at the community level developed and available for replication and potential scale-up.
• Building sustainable national and provincial support systems for CBFS services: National and provincial expert teams have improved knowledge of and competencies in ELRC to promote LtP

For more details of this assignment, please visit the TOR - TOR for Individual Contractor consultant 2021 for VA.docx

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

• Minimum Academic Qualifications required and disciplines:
  • University degree to graduate and postgraduate level in ECD or related field, such as Education or Child Development. Post graduate degree in ECD is an asset.

Knowledge/Experience/Expertise/Skills required:

• • Experience as an ECD teacher
  • Background and expertise in ECD
  • Experience on ECD project management
  • Experience in communication and advocacy
  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and independently
  • Ability to work in international and multicultural environment, and to work with cultural sensitivity.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

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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.

Advertised: Mar 24 2021 China Standard Time Application close: Apr 07 2021 China Standard Time

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