Individual Consultant: Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) National Consultant, 245 days within 11.5 months, Lebanon Beirut

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

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

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

Lebanon is currently facing multiple compounded emergencies – including the Beirut blast, a financial crisis, increased poverty, and Covid19 transmission – that have resulted in increased vulnerability of residents across the country and requiring urgent but robust response strategy that bridges both the public health crisis and the humanitarian response together.

Enhancing coordination among stakeholders, agreeing on common outreach communication approaches, strengthening community engagement by capitalizing on the strong community solidarity and community led- initiatives, along with elevating people’s voices to influence decision making by establishing an interagency cross-sectoral and trustworthy feedback and complaint mechanism require dedicated expertise and leadership.

For these reasons, UNICEF Lebanon country office requires an AAP National Consultant to support the AAP Lead Consultant to strengthen its interventions towards better accountability to affected populations (AAP).

How can you make a difference?

AAP Consultant reports to Chief C4D for supervision and guidance, in close consultation with the AAP Lead Consultant for technical guidance. The incumbent will be initially playing the supporting role of AAP Specialist but will be progressively leading the AAP agenda in LCO.

To view the detailed work expected deliverables, please open the attached document:

 National AAP consultant TOR.pdf

 

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

• University degree in sociology, anthropology, communication, public relations or other related field is required.
• At least 5 (five) years of experience in humanitarian emergencies with significant field experience working on AAP interventions in technical and/or leadership role. Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing evidence-based community engagement strategies in humanitarian contexts.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team in a challenging and highly fluid environment, flexibility and ability to handle constant change.
• Good analytical skills and knowledge of quantitative, qualitative and participatory research methodologies and analysis.
• Proven information management and data skills in the areas of mobile data collection, data visualization, including mapping and M&E.
• Proven skills and knowledge of project management / cycle and community engagement.
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to clearly and accurately convey information.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered as an asset.

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.

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 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:

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.