Home-based consultancy: Evaluation and communication consultant (40 days)

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, results

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will be expected to: 

• Develop a work plan including a comprehensive review of HNO/HRP 2021, a stocktaking workshop and a communication plan and tools to disseminate the reports, lessons learned and action points from the stocktaking workshop.

• Review all HNO and HRP 2021 according to the review checklists.
• Develop an interview checklist and a list of key informants based on findings from the HNOHRP literature review in consultation with the GCCU.
• Conduct interviews and document reviews.
• Write a report of the comprehensive HNO/HRP 2021 review and other communication materials to share the findings in user-friendly manners.

• Document good practices and challenges presented in stocktaking workshop and develop communication materials as planned in the communication plan.

Contractual arrangements:

• Estimated duration: The consultant is expected to work for 40 days  over a period of 4 months (between March and June 2021) 
• Duty station and travel: The consultant will be home-based. No travel is expected. 
• Payment: The consultant will be paid upon timely and satisfactory submission of deliverables as per the below timeline: 
  • Upon deliver of second deliverable – 13 days fee
  • Upon delivery of the final review of HNO/HRP 2021 – 20 days fee
  • Upon delivery of the communication materials from stocktaking workshop – 7 days fee

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

• A Bachelor’s degree in the field of Evaluation, Communication or Knowledge Management is required.
• At least five years of experience in evaluation, Communication and/or knowledge management.
• Proven experience of conducting a project evaluation.
• Good understanding of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle.
• Proven experiences and excellent skills to develop communication materials i.e. for humanitarian practitioners, donors and UN.
• Knowledge and experience of gender-based violence in emergency programming is desirable.
• Knowledge of humanitarian programme in Child protection, Education, Nutrition and WASH is also an asset.
• Excellent written communication skills
• Fluency in English is required, French is desirable.

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.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.

To apply:

Interested candidates should submit: 

1. complete their UNICEF profile 
2. attach latest P-11 History Form, CV and Motivation Letter (http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.htm)
3. Indicate a daily fee. Applications without fees will not be accepted.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.