National Consultant; Project Coordinator (3RCACE), Addis Ababa-Ethiopia (For Ethiopian nationals only)

Job no: 565395
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Level: Consultancy
Location: Ethiopia
Categories: Child Protection

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Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous country on the continent, with an estimated population of 115 million. It borders six African countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 square kilometers. Approximately 85 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of ancient cultures, with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident in the religious, ethnic, and language composition of its people.

Over the past two years, children and their families across Ethiopia faced multiple and complex emergencies, such as the conflict in northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in millions of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. UNICEF has programmes in Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, and Education and serves over 15 million children in Ethiopia. Join UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to improving the lives of children and women.

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Purpose:

The Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA) is implementing a multi-year intervention, the Response, Recovery, and Resilience for Conflict-affected Communities in Ethiopia (3RCACE) Project, with financing from the World Bank. More information on the 3RCACE project can be found here: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P177233

UNICEF is a partner in the delivery of a component of this project, which will focus on improving access to multi-sectoral response services for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors.

The consultant will support UNICEF’s Child Protection Section in the coordination of the various aspects of the partnership with MoWSA, including developing and implementing a GBV prevention methodology, enhancing the delivery of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for survivors of GBV, and providing technical assistance to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) within MoWSA.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will lead the coordination of the various workstreams and activities undertaken by UNICEF in support of the delivery of the 3RCACE project. This will include:

- Act as a focal point within UNICEF for the 3RCACE project; maintain document library, coordinate UNICEF staff within the Country Office (CO) and Field Offices (FOs) in support of PIU, and monitor progress against the work plan.

- Regularly liaise with the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of MoWSA as well as the UNICEF GBV in Emergencies Specialist, MHPSS Specialist, and other members of the UNICEF Child Protection Section in the Country Office as well as in the relevant Field Offices.

- Provide project updates to the Chief of Child Protection, GBViE Specialist, MHPSS Specialist, and others in UNICEF, as required.

- Support the PIU to establish and lead a technical working group or other coordination mechanism to support the delivery of 3RCACE.

- Coordinate contracting of suppliers to undertake activities required for successful implementation of UNICEF’s contribution to the 3RCACE project, including liaising with UNICEF Supply colleagues, overseeing tender and selection processes, quality assurance of deliverables, and payment upon receipt of acceptable deliverables.

- Receive requests for technical assistance from PIU and forward them to appropriate staff within UNICEF for follow-up and action.

- Support delivery of capacity building: plan trainings, coordinate with training facilitators to send invitations, book venues, prepare materials, and draft training reports.

- Support monitoring efforts, including planning field visits and preparing visit reports. Coordinate with stakeholders of the project, including Bureaus of Women and Social Affairs, woreda leadership, women’s organizations, and women and girls affected by conflict.

- Oversee reporting to PIU, including collecting and combining input from relevant colleagues for UNICEF’s contribution to the 3RCACE project and liaising with Donor Relations.

Work Assignment Overview:Tasks/Milestone:Deliverables/Outputs:Act as focal point within UNICEF for the 3RCACE project; maintain document library, coordinate UNICEF staff within Country Office(CO) and Field Offices (FOs) in support of PIU, and monitor progress against work plan.

Monthly report and timesheet Regularly liaise with the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of MoWSA as well as the UNICEF GBV in Emergencies Specialist,MHPSS Specialist, and other members of the UNICEF Child Protection Section in the Country Office as well as in the relevant Field Offices.Monthly report and timesheet

Provide project updates to the Chief of Child Protection, GBViE Specialist, MHPSS Specialist, and others in UNICEF, as required.

Monthly report and timesheet

Support the PIU to establish and lead a technical working group or other coordination mechanisms to support the delivery of 3RCACE.Monthly report and timesheet

Coordinate contracting of suppliers to undertake activities required for successful implementation of UNICEF’s contribution to the3RCACE project, including liaising with UNICEF Supply colleagues, overseeing tender and selection processes, quality assurance of deliverables, and payment upon receipt of acceptable deliverables.

Monthly report and time sheet Receive requests for technical assistance from PIU and forward them to appropriate staff within UNICEF for follow-up and action.Monthly report and timesheetSupport delivery of capacity building: plan trainings, coordinate with training facilitators to send invitations, book venues, preparematerials, and draft training reports.

Monthly report and timesheetSupport monitoring efforts, including planning field visits and preparing visit reports Coordinate with stakeholders of the project,including Bureaus of Women and Social Affairs, woreda leadership, women’s organizations, and women and girls affected by conflict.Monthly report and timesheet

Oversee reporting to PIU, including collecting and combining input from relevant colleagues for UNICEF’s contribution to the 3RCACEproject and liaising with Donor Relations.Monthly report and timesheet

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

Job requirements

• An advanced university degree in Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, Public Health, International Development, Business Administration, Project Management, or equivalent programme experience.

• A minimum of Five (5) years of professional experience in managing development projects, ideally with a focus on gender and/or GBV.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

• Excellent organizational skills, including managing multiple concurrent tasks, prioritizing urgent activities, and ensuring timelines and deadlines are met.

• Experience working on World Bank-funded projects or with a UN organization.

• Excellent communication skills, able to write concise and informative reports using information from multiple sources.

• Able to effectively engage with various audiences, including senior leadership teams and Government and community-based stakeholders.

• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence and practice on GBV prevention, including social norm change interventions.

• Familiar with basic concepts of MHPSS, including the survivor-centered approach in service delivery.

• Strong networking and influencing skills; able to solve problems creatively.

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• Care

• Respect

• Integrity

• Trust

• Accountability

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UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

• Works Collaboratively with others (1)

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)

• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)

• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)

• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

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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. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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 (if 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: 30 Aug 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 12 Sep 2023 E. Africa Standard Time

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