Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeCONS Local
Target Start Date2024-03-01
Job Posting End DateFebruary 14, 2024
Terms of ReferenceTitle of project: Supporting employment and entrepreneurship platforms for refugees
Purpose of project: Hire a national individual consultant to support the Livelihoods Unit and the Unit´s online platforms: “Refugee Entrepreneurs” and “Companies with Refugees”. The consultant will act under the supervision of the Durable Solutions Associate and the Livelihoods Officer.
Duration and dates of the assignment: From: 01/03/2024 to 31/12/2024
Work 100% (fulltime) during above-mentioned period: Yes No (if no specify) : Monday to Thursday 9:00 to 18:00 and Friday 09:00 to 14:30 (37.5 hoes per week)
Working Hours [check one]: ( ) Applicable (x) Not Applicable
Total amount of days/weeks/months to be worked: 10 months
Location(s) (specify if working from home): Remote work
Suggested fee (daily/weekly/monthly/lump sum) and currency:
Total budgetary amount allocated for individual contract: BRL 78.000
Payment schedule:
1st payment on the last week of April 2024, corresponding to BRL 15.600 (fifteen thousand six hundred reais), after the satisfactory completion of Deliverable 1.
2nd payment on the last week of June 2024, after the satisfactory completion of the Deliverable 2, corresponding to BRL 15.600 (fifteen thousand six hundred reais)
3rd payment on the last week of August 2024, after the satisfactory completion of the Deliverable 3, corresponding to BRL 15.600 (fifteen thousand six hundred reais)
4th payment on the last week of October 2024, after the satisfactory completion of the Deliverable 4, corresponding to BRL 15.600 (fifteen thousand six hundred reais)
5th payment on mid December 2024, after the satisfactory completion of the Deliverable 5, corresponding to BRL 15.600 (fifteen thousand six hundred reais)
UNHCR’s Livelihoods Unit coordinates two online platforms that promote employability and entrepreneurship of refugees: the Companies with Refugees Platform and the Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform (“Platforms”) and is looking for an individual consultant to provide support to the initiatives and produce relevant content for these platforms.
Moreover, the consultant will provide support to the Companies with Refugees activities.
Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform - https://www.refugiadosempreendedores.com.br/
UNHCR and the UN Global Compact Brazil, and partners, launched the online platform named Refugee Entrepreneurs (www.refugiadosempreendedores.com.br) aiming to give visibility to businesses run by refugees.
The platform also features a series of relevant tools for entrepreneurs including training opportunities, list of reference organizations, guidance on how to legalize businesses in Brazil, mentorship and information about microcredit. Since its launch in February 2021, the platform has promoted over 150 refugee businesses and organized meetings and workshops to support refugee entrepreneurs and refugees who want to start a new business.
Companies with Refugees Platform and Forum - https://www.empresascomrefugiados.com.br
UNHCR and the UN Global Compact Brazil launched, in April 2019, the online platform Companies with Refugees, which promotes good business practices in hiring refugee and provides information on refuge, reference materials and guidance on how to support refugee employability. The platform offers support to companies of all sizes, sectors and regions of the country that are engaged with the refuge cause and developing projects for the socioeconomic inclusion of refugees in Brazil. Today, the platform brings together good practices from over 40 companies that have already benefited more than 10,000 refugees and migrants. In June 2021, the Companies with Refugees Forum was launched gathering companies and business organizations interested in supporting the integration of refugees in the Brazilian society. The Forum aims to promote the exchange of experiences among companies, to offer training sessions on the hiring of refugees and to promote sharing of good practices on the inclusion of refugees in the workplaces, as well as other work-related experiences in the support of this population.
Occupational Safety and Health Considerations
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Specific Occupational Safety and Health Considerations to this assignment (if applicable): N/A
Overall Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
Concise and detailed description of activities, including measurable outputs and delivery dates, impact indicators (what qualitative and quantitative results would be achieved upon completion of individual contract), performance indicators (timelines, value of the service rendered in relation to the cost, timeliness) and work plan:
Support the management of the Companies with Refugees Forum, supporting the entry of new companies, the production of content for the online platform, including good practices by companies, guides on diversity/inclusion policies with a focus on the inclusion of refugees, the Forum's quarterly newsletter, concept notes and briefing notes for events and support for the Annual Meeting. In addition, the consultancy will support the launch and implementation of the new membership monitoring system, by collecting data on the hiring of refugees and other activities that support this population.
- Support in prospecting new members for the Forum (proposing potential companies and holding meetings to present the initiative)
- Monitoring and support for the implementation of the pledges that Companies with Refugees Forum members presented at the 2023 Global Refugees Forum. (https://www.empresascomrefugiados.com.br/compromissos)
- Monitoring the flow of job vacancies received by the Companies with Refugees platform and liaising with partner organizations for the intermediation of refugees and support in strengthening the network of Employability Civil Society Organizations.
- Support for the management of the Refugee Entrepreneurs platform, keeping the registered entrepreneurs up to date, adding new support materials and, above all, interviewing and adding new businesses run by refugee entrepreneurs.
- Map potential good practices related to employment and entrepreneurship of refugees and other UNHCR’s people of concern that could be listed on the Platforms;
- Support the Livelihoods unit in monitoring and reporting and produce content on Interiorization and Livelihoods activities and elaborate the bi-yearly Livelihoods reports and Interiorization quarterly reports.
- Produce communication content such as Press Releases related to the Platforms and Livelihoods Unit;
Deliverable 1 –Report of Activities March- April
• Status of monitoring of flows of employers and organizations engaged in the Companies with Refugees Platform during the period;
• Status of new cases for Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform and new practices for the Companies with Refugees platform during the period;
• Clipping of media content of the Platforms during the period;
• Activities related to administrative support of the Platforms and Forum during the period;
• Support to the production of the Livelihoods reports in the period (Interiorization and Livelihoods).
• Additional activities in support to the Livelihoods Unit, Platforms and Forum.
Deliverable 2 – Report of Activities May-June
• Status of monitoring of flows of employers and organizations engaged in the Companies with Refugees Platform during the period;
• Status of new cases for Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform and new practices for the Companies with Refugees platform during the period;
• Clipping of media content of the Platforms during the period;
• Activities related to administrative support of the Platforms and Forum the period;
• Support to the production of the Livelihoods reports in the period (Interiorization and Livelihoods).
• Additional activities in support to the Livelihoods Unit, Platforms and Forum.
Deliverable 3 – Report of Activities July-August
• Status of monitoring of flows of employers and organizations engaged in the Companies with Refugees Platform during the period;
• Status of new cases for Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform and new practices for the Companies with Refugees platform during the period;
• Clipping of media content of the Platforms during the period;
• Activities related to administrative support of the Platforms and Forum during the period;
• Support to the production of the Livelihoods reports in the period (Interiorization and Livelihoods).
• Additional activities in support to the Livelihoods Unit, Platforms and Forum.
Deliverable 4 – Report of Activities September-October
• Status of monitoring of flows of employers and organizations engaged in the Companies with Refugees Platform during the period;
• Status of new cases for Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform and new practices for the Companies with Refugees platform during the period;
• Clipping of media content of the Platforms during the period;
• Activities related to administrative support of the Platforms and Forum during the period;
• Support to the production of the Livelihoods reports in the period (Interiorization and Livelihoods).
• Additional activities in support to the Livelihoods Unit, Platforms and Forum.
Deliverable 5 – Report of Activities November-December
• Status of monitoring of flows of employers and organizations engaged in the Companies with Refugees Platform during the period;
• Status of new cases for Refugee Entrepreneurs Platform and new practices for the Companies with Refugees platform during the period;
• Clipping of media content of the Platforms during the period;
• Activities related to administrative support of the Platforms and Forum during the period;
• Support to the production of the Livelihoods reports in the period (Interiorization and Livelihoods).
• Additional activities in support to the Livelihoods Unit, Platforms and Forum.
Required level, qualifications and work experience:
The assignment is for an Individual Consultant
Qualification and experience required (degree required, years of work experience, field of expertise, language required):
Annex 1
• Graduation in relevant areas of study, such as Journalism, Marketing, Social Communication, Public Relations, Advertisement, Law, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Assistance or related fields. Postgraduate studies in related fields are desirable.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in writing content for web portal/platforms or in working in the Communication field.
• Proficiency in Portuguese, including excellence in grammar and writing. Advanced level of English. Practical knowledge of Spanish will be considered an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills.
• Excellent analytical and drafting skills.
• Experience as Individual Consultant for UN Agencies will be considered an asset.
• Knowledge of policies related to the protection and local integration of refugees in Brazil will be considered an asset.
• Specific work experience with refugee and migrant population, will be assessed as an asset.
• Specific work experience with the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) agenda and diversity and inclusion will be considered as an asset.
Monitoring and Progress Controls (report requirements, periodicity, format, deadlines):
a. The final product (e.g. survey completed, data collected, workshop conducted, research documents produced specify):
b. Work on the basis of time employed: Yes
Supervisor of Project/Individual Contract: Durable Solutions Associate
Hiring Manager (project owner and/or supervisor): Livelihoods Officer
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