International Consultancy: Junior Consultant- Yoma Program Officer for Southern Africa at UNICEF

Scope of Work
Goal and Objective: Under the general supervision of the Yoma Program Manager, the post is expected to lead the coordination for the expansion and operationalization of Yoma in Southern Africa and beyond as required.

• Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: Oversee overall coordination and provide Technical Assistance to UNICEF Country Office's on innovative platforms for youth engagement, skills building, and employability in the green sector (ie greem yoma, Atingi), as well as the African Data and Drone Academy (ADDA)

Activities And Tasks
The Consultant will work closely with country offices and Yoma global team to achieve the following results/deliverables.

• Enhance the programmatic linkage between Yoma and UNICEF programming to facilitate relevance and scaling within UNICEF.
• Liaise with Country Offices to promote Yoma and assist them in assessing the possibility to adapt support the roll-out processes of Yoma to their country context with a particular focus on country office programmatic priorities and interventions.
• Review programmatic priorities at country levels to identify entry points for youth agency through Yoma and provide strategic orientation leveraging on the Youth4Children (Y4C) model of mobilizing young people to support key programmatic priorities and interventions (e.g., in birth registration, education, immunization)
• Provide required support to the Yoma operation Team and assist in the workplan development and monitoring.
• Support COs to develop scalable Yoma models especially among young people in marginalized communities (with little or no connectivity).
• Provide support to monitoring, strategic learning and evidence generation.
• Lead the process of documenting lessons learned during the expansion of Yoma and facilitating peer learning processes and compiling experiences gained at various levels.
• Facilitate dialogues (through country visits, workshops, webinars) around the strategic relevance of Yoma for UNICEF programming and interventions and keep in contact with different relevant innovation initiatives.
• Work closely with GenU and other UNICEF actors engaged in the youth innovation portfolio to ensure that Yoma is linked to the organization priorities.
• Conduct in-country technical and monitoring visits.
• Manage programmes related to Yoma.
• Monitor the expansion of Yoma in Southern Africa and the achievement of its objectives in terms of scaling and impact by keeping track of individual country requests and their action, maintaining an overall dashboard containing disaggregated data compiling different initiatives. Provide support on the preparation of funding proposals that allow for Yoma scaling.
• Ensure the linkage between operational research and implementation both in the conceptual and implementation stages.
• Identify opportunities for resource mobilization and new partnerships, and work closely with the regional resources-mobilization unit in developing proposals and partnership development efforts.
• Develop, build, and maintain partnerships with local, regional, and global youth-led networks including civil society networks to promote and scale Yoma related activities and programs.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
• Work relationships: The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Programme Manager (Yoma) and the Senior Program Manager.

Outputs/Deliverables:

As Part Of UNICEF Team, Efficient, Timely, Responsive, Client-friendly, And High-quality Support Rendered To Yoma And Its Ecosystem Partners In The Accomplishment Of Her/his Functions, Including

• Timely and quality support provided to UNICEF Country Offices implementing Yoma and the Yoma operation Team located at Rlabs in close relationship with the Programme Manager (Yoma)
• Quality project proposals and reports produced and submitted, particularly for GIZ and Fondation Botnar
• Documentation of Yoma expansion in Southern Africa

Deliverables
Estimated number of days
Deadline
Schedule of payment
Validated workplan of the Yoma Operation Team
10
20 March 2024
25%
Report on status of Yoma implementation in Southern Africa specifying opportunities for expansion.
55
30 May 2024
30%
Proposal for Botnar Foundation
45
30 July 2024
30%
Final report on the assignment containing review of all the areas covered with corresponding recommendations
15
30 August 2024
15%
125 days
Payment Schedule

• As per table above

Desired Competencies, Technical Background, And Experience

• Education: Postgraduate degree in development economics or economics with background in business administration & management
• Experience in working with young people in a digital environment.
• Young professional (<35) preferred as Yoma is a youth-led initiative.
• Experience in working in the Global South, previous experience in working in Southern Africa an asset.
• At least 2years of relevant work experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong drafting skills
• Fluency in English, Knowledge of French & Spanish an asset as Yoma is also active in Spanish & French speaking countries.

Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability
• Sustainability

Key competencies required:

• Building and Maintaining Partnerships
• Drive to achieve Results for Impact
• Innovates and Embraces Change
• Manages Ambiguity and Complexity
• Works collaboratively with others