I. About UNICEF:
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization, we would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.
II. Background & Rationale:
In line with the Country Office priorities for 2020-2021, we are looking for an individual contractor who will provide professional, technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for ECD programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks.
III. How can you make the difference?
Contributing to the achievement of sustainable results on early child development programmes. Maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promote greater social equality in the country.IV. Main tasks and responsibilities:
Support to ECD programme development and planning: Conduct and update the situation analysis and carry out assessments on early childhood development related issues to establish evidence-based data to support holistic policy and programme development, as well as coordinated planning, implementation, and monitoring of ECD related programmes/projects. Contribute to the development and establishment of ECD programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of ECD related information and data for development planning and goal setting. Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical, programme, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results. Prepare required programme documentations/materials/data to facilitate the program review and approval process. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results: Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss ECD operational and implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions. Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned. Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with governments and other counterparts to assess ECD programmes/projects and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management. Monitor and report on the use of ECD programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on critical issues/findings to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution. Prepare regular/mandated ECD programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress. Define a metrics plan and set KPIs according to the Fundraising Strategy. Propose improvements according to results obtained. Generate and share monthly digital reports. Develop and maintain dashboards to oversee key digital performance indicators. Follow results and reporting on Investment Funds expenditure. Technical and operational support to programme implementation: Conduct regular programme field visits and surveys and/or exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support, take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results. Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on ECD related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results. Networking and partnership building: Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders across relevant sectors through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on ECD programmes. Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support resource mobilization for ECD programmes. Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) meetings/events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of ECD programmes/projects and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF’s position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process. Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.e. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:
Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders. Apply innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results. Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems. Participate as resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.V. Consultancy contract general conditions:
The individual contractor is expected to work from contract signature till end of May 2021. Consultancy fees will be paid according to the UNDP local scale for services contracts at the “Coordinator” level:https://www.uy.undp.org/content/uruguay/es/home/jobs.html The individual contractor will work from UNICEF Uruguay office premises. The consultancy contract requires full-time dedication. The individual contractor will be supervised directly by UNICEF Uruguay Representative.VI. To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, health, nutrition, psychology, sociology, social sciences, human development, child development, family studies or another relevant technical field. Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in early child development related areas is required. Experience working in a developing country and/or relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization are considered an asset. Languages: good writing and speaking of Spanish and English is a must.VII. How to apply?
Interested applicants are required to submit their personal information throughout our recruitment system at www.unicef.org/about/employ attaching the following information:
Motivation letter and CV. Degrees and certifications relevant to this consultancy.UNICEF will receive applications until March 13th, 2020.
VIII. Selection process:
The selection process of the individual contractor will be done based on the following evaluation criteria:
Competencies and qualifications: 40%* Technical evaluation: 20% Interview: 40%* Only candidates who reach 70% of the score assigned to point a) will advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Candidates who do not complete their profile fully in the system, do not comply with the above conditions mentioned in point VI and/or fail to attach any document requested in point VII, will be automatically disqualified. UNICEF reserves the right to advertise this consultancy again if fail to find the right candidate for this consultancy. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to inform about the next stage of the selection process. Disqualified candidates will be notified by email and through our recruitment system.REMARKS:
All consultants and individual contractors, even those working from home or private space, must complete the following online courses prior to signature of contract.
Prevención del acoso sexual y abuso de autoridad (PSHAA) Abuso de Explotación Sexual (PSEA) Ética e integridad en UNICEF Derechos humanos y responsabilidades de la ONU Curso de Concientización sobre Seguridad de la Información Curso de Seguridad UNDSS BSAFE UNICEFFraudAwarenessIf the selected individual contractor/consultant is a government official, he or she must submit to UNICEF (prior signature of contract), authorization from the corresponding government agency that enables him / her to provide services to our organization.
The individual contractor/consultant must respect the impartiality and independence of UNICEF and the United Nations in regards of the contract with UNICEF and must not seek or accept instructions from any other party than UNICEF. For the duration of this contract the individual contractor/consultant must refrain from any conduct that may reflect negatively on UNICEF or the United Nations and should not engage in any activity that is incompatible with UNICEF instructions, policies and procedures. The individual contractor/consultant must exercise discretion in everything related to this contract.
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.
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