Consultancy: Consultant, Project Officer – Capacity Building of OPDs – Children with Disability Section, PG, NYHQ/Remote – Req # 545738

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Consultancy Title: Project Officer – Capacity Building of OPDs

Section/Division/Duty Station: Children with Disability, PGLT

Duration: 10 months November 22, 2021 to November 4, 2022

 

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 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.

BACKGROUND

This assignment is being implemented in support of the project, ‘Capacity building of OPDs- strengthening disability inclusive humanitarian action’. The project is being implemented by the Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action (DRG), which is chaired by UNICEF together with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and CBM-Global Disability Inclusion (CBM Global). The project will contribute to ensuring the active participation, coordination with and meaningful consultation of organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) in humanitarian action. Specifically:

1. To have a set of core capacity development introductory resources developed and rolled out with OPDs, in multiple accessible formats and languages to support capacity of their members to engage in key humanitarian process at global, regional, and country levels
2. To have an active core cadre of OPDs whose staff and members have capacity to effectively engage with humanitarian actors to influence policy, programming, and implementation to ensure humanitarian action is inclusive of and accountable to all persons with disabilities, especially under-represented groups.
3. To capture the perspectives and experiences of OPDs on how to strengthen inclusive humanitarian action and localization efforts

This assignment will support effective implementation of the project, with a particular focus on accountability to the donor (USAID/BHA) and supporting partnership arrangements between UNICEF and IDA/ CBM Global.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

This assignment is to support effective implementation of the Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action (DRG) project titled ‘Capacity building of OPDs- strengthening disability inclusive humanitarian action’. This role will work closely with IDA, CBM-Global and the coordination mechanisms established for implementation of this project. Specifically, this assignment will:

1. Keep track of the project implementation plan and flagging any delays or other issues to the Project Coordination Group (PCG)
2. Prepare project reports and other donor requirements, based on inputs from UNICEF and partners involved in project implementation, especially DRG 6 co-leads.
3. Provide support to the effective functioning of the PCG, including compiling the agenda under advice of chair and with support of DRG WG 6 co-leads, preparing background materials and documenting agreements and action points
4. Provide close support to partnership arrangements between UNICEF and IDA/CBM-Global, including working with relevant administrative focal points to ensure that all requirements are met and monitoring budget expenditure
5. Support the development of communication materials about the project, internally for UNICEF, for the DRG and for external audiences (such as humanitarian networks)
6. Working with the DRG  WG 6 co leads and IDA Support officer to keep track of the project implementation plan and flagging any delays or other issues to the Project Coordination Group (PCG)

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s degree in project management, humanitarian assistance, international development, disability studies, social science, or related fields. 

Work experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively professional experience in supporting project management and implementation in international organizations
• Understanding of and commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities is a requirement
• Strong organization and writing skills are a requirement
• Experience with multi-partner projects is highly desirable
• Experience with USAID-funded projects is a strong asset
• Familiarity with humanitarian action systems and processes is an asset
• Experience in engaging and partnering with disability actors, including organizations of persons with disabilities, is an asset
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

Competencies

• Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.)

Requirements:

• Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include:
• your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • • travel costs & daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
    • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
    • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, 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.