🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ UNICEF – International Consultant to Support Management of GPE Multiplier

Job no: 568406

Position type: Consultant

Location: Sierra Leone

Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal

School/Unit: Sierra Leone

Department/Office: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Categories: Education

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, an advocate

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How can you make a difference?

Purpose and Objectives:

The purpose of the consultancy is to support PIU and UNICEF in specific tasks related to programme management to ensure timely and quality delivery of core activities as per 2024 quarter one implementation plan under the four main components of the programme.

The specific objectives of this assignment are to:

•  Coordinate with MBSSE, MTHE, TSC, LEG members and experts to ensure quality implementation of key activities scheduled for 2024 quarter 1 under the four main components of the programme.
•  Facilitate consultations with MBSSE and LEG to finalize the non-minor revision to the approved grant following the decision to drop the results-based financing approved as the variable part and convert it to non-results-based financing.

Methodology and Technical Approach:

This is a full-time assignment that will consist of programme management tasks as listed below under objective one as well as the preparation of the programme documentations that is required for the non-minor revision of the grant to be submitted to GPE.

Specific Tasks:

Under objective 1 the specific tasks are:

•  Conduct regular meetings with the Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) within MBSSE to coordinate the planning and implementation of the activities with MBSSE component Leads.
•  In coordination with PIU, to prepare and deliver the three regional inception workshops.
•  In coordination with PIU, to develop ToRs for recruitment of technical support needed under the four components and work with UNICEF and PIU to recruit the consultants.
•  In coordination with PIU, to develop/review terms of reference for working groups/steering committees to be established/revived under each component.
•  In coordination with PIU, to organize and to attend the quarterly meeting of the Foundational Learning Steering Committee. d9Sfudb B2NIbU
•  In coordination with PIU, to work with the procurement steering committee to ensure a clear and actionable procurement schedule is in place and to ensure procurement planned for 2024 quarter one are effected.

Under objective 2 the specific tasks are:

•  In coordination with PIU, and UNICEF to revise programme budget and result framework.
•  In coordination with PIU, to present the revision at the LEG meeting for endorsement.
•  In coordination with PIU, to prepare the documentations required for the non-minor revision to be submitted to GPE.

Please see attached ToR for detailed information GPE Consultancy ToR.pdf

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

•  Advanced university degree in Education and/or Economics or related social sciences from a recognized institution
•  Minimum of five years of relevant work experience, preferably at national and international levels, in proposal development and management.
•  Professional Experience of working in the education sector in Africa/Sierra Leone is an added advantage.
•  Demonstrated experience in strategy development for government and/or international development organizations in the social sector.
•  Fluency in English is a must.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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:

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Advertised: Dec 21 2023 Greenwich Standard Time

Application close: Dec 30 2023 Greenwich Standard Time