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UNICEF is 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, ...
Justification
As UNICEF Kenya Country Office continues with the implementation of the current Country Programme Cycle (2018 – 2022) there is a great need to increase capacity and expertise in the Country Office on gender programming. This was also one of the key recommendations of the Gender Programmatic Review (GPR) that was completed in October 2020. A dedicated function is needed to increase the gender programming capacity in the Country Office and therefore a consultant will be hired to provide technical expertise to the Office. This will be essential in order to implement GPR recommendations and to achieve better results for girls and boys, particularly adolescents, through:
Provision of technical support to Kenya Country Office’s on major programme directions on gender equality and ensuring existing programmes are gender responsive and where possible also gender transformative.
Provision of technical support to UNICEF programme sections/staff to systematically integrate and apply gender analysis, with particular focus on adolescents into assessment, planning, programme design, implementation, monitoring tools and reporting at national and sub-national levels; and
Advancing one or more of the five targeted gender priorities in the GAP.
In 2021, UNICEF Kenya will deliver an integrated programme for the first ‘1000 Days’ and adolescent wellbeing encompassing interventions in health, nutrition, child protection, social protection and HIV. This is an initiative that has been developed in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As part of this programme UNICEF will implement evidence-driven interventions across sectors to address gender inequality, including specific programming to reduce the barriers faced by girls and women in accessing services. This function will directly support the delivery of the gender related outputs under this integrated programme.
Reference to RWP areas/UNDAF output covered:
This assignment will contribute to the implementation of the following UNDAF and UNICEF Country programme outcomes:
UNDAF:
SRA Outcome 1: By 2022, the people of Kenya enjoy improved Governance, access to justice, respect for the rule of law, human rights and gender equality
SRA Outcome 3: By 2022 people in Kenya access high quality services at devolved level that are well coordinated, integrated and transparent and equitably resourced and accountable.
UNICEF Country Programme outcomes:
Outcome 3.1 Reduced mortality and stunting Increased proportions of vulnerable children and pregnant and lactating women, including adolescent girls, have equitable access to and use quality WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), nutrition, health and HIV/AIDS services to reduce their risk of mortality, preventable diseases, stunting and other forms of malnutrition, and improve their birth outcomes.
Outcome 3.2. An increased proportion of children aged 0 to 18, especially girls from the most disadvantaged counties, informal settlements and those affected by humanitarian crisis, access quality, gender sensitive ECD and education services, with increased transition to secondary education.
Outcome 3.3. Children and adolescents are increasingly protected from exposure to HIV and AIDS, violence, abuse, exploitation and harmful practices, and benefit from increased access to prevention, care, treatment, support, justice and other services needed to ensure their physical, mental and social wellbeing.
Outcome 3.4. An increased number of children from the poorest and most vulnerable households benefit from shock-responsive and integrated social protection interventions, as well as from child-specific policies
Objectives
The objectives of the assignment is to provide technical advice to the Country Management Team and coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of high-quality gender programming across sectors and in alignment with the GAP, with a specific focus on adolescent girls’ empowerment and well-being.
Activities, Tasks, Outputs and Deliverables
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Deputy Representative, the individual contractor has the following key functions/accountabilities:
Selected Key Milestones/deliverables:
Minimum Qualifications required:
Advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas:
Social Sciences, Gender, Women’s Studies, International Development.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
Administrative Details:
The consultancy assignment will be for a duration of 10 months from 01 April 2021 to 31 January 2022. It will be homebased until COVID restrictions allow for inoffice work
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