Skills for Girls Consultant (Open to Nationals of Kyrgyzstan only)
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Job no: 544056
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Categories: Gender Equality
For every child, equal opportunities
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UNICEF Kyrgyzstan is implementing a three-year project titled STEM for Girls (STEM4Girls) in partnership with Cle de Peau Beaute. This project aims to improve education and job prospects for adolescent girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) areas through supportive school, family, and community environments. Three implementing partners have been selected to lead their respective components of the project, namely: 1) peer training and learning reaching 30,000 adolescent girls, engaging 10,000 parents and caregivers, mentorship programme, 2) policy advocacy for improved STEM education for girls and boys, 3) teacher training for effective teaching of STEM and gender-responsive pedagogy. UNICEF is starting two new initiatives closely linked to STEM4Girls project, jointly referred to as Skills for Girls Initiatives. First, in partnership with local technical universities, UNICEF will identify 50 girls to undergo training on how to build a nanosatellite and use it to conduct interactive sessions in schools reaching 500 schoolchildren within a sub-regional initiative with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Country Offices. Second, the Country Office will adapt and co-design the Oky app for girls using girl-centred design methodology for further testing and finalisation. Oky app is the first-of-its-kind open-source mobile phone period tracker and menstruation education application co-created with and for girls. Oky is built together with girls to meet their digital realities (connectivity, devices, literacy, gatekeepers) and increase girls’ digital literacy while learning about their bodies, puberty, and reproductive health.
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How can you make a difference?
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The consultant will report to the UNICEF Gender Programme Officer. They will be expected to work in close coordination with the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/Gender Programme Associate, Communications Officer, and other relevant UNICEF colleagues, partners and stakeholders at the national and regional level. He/she will have the following tasks:
Programme Management and Coordination:
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Sciences, Development or related field
*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. - A minimum of five of relevant professional experience in the area of gender equality, empowerment of women and girls
- Experience with school-based gender-responsive adolescent programming;
- Work experience in programme planning, management, coordination and implementation;
- Experience in facilitating partnerships with Government, civil society and private sector required;
- Fluency in English and Russian is required. Knowledge of Kyrgyz is 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.
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
– builds and maintains partnerships4
– demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness4
– innovates and embraces change;
– drive to achieve results for impact;
– manages ambiguity and complexity;
– thinks and acts strategically;
– works collaboratively with others.
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.
Remarks:
Please include fee and travel offer as per the above described TOR.
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.
Advertised: Central Asia Standard Time
Deadline: Central Asia Standard Time
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