National Consultancy to Support the Implementation of Youth for Children (Y4C) Model through Youth Digital Engagement Platforms at UNICEF

Objectives

Under the overall supervision of the Innovation manager, the consultant will:

• Support the scale of Youth for Children model through YOMA and Yunitok.
• Scale the Yunitok and YOMA platforms to an additional 500,000 young people collectively with a gender disaggregation of 50% and disability inclusive.
• Support capacity building of State Department for Youth Affairs in coordination of Youth initiatives including: Yunitok, YOMA, GenU, EKYAN and BeGreen through various governance mechanisms and steering committees.

Activities and Tasks:

• Collaboration Framework: Establish a collaborative framework in partnership with the State Department for Youth Affairs to convene the national steering committee for Yunitok and facilitate the YOMA learning-to-earning program and other youth initiatives.
• Opportunity Awareness Campaign: Execute an awareness campaign to inform and engage young people in available opportunities related to green, digital, and girls' initiatives on Yunitok.
• Platform Scalability and Maintenance: Deliver a comprehensive sustainable plan for scaling YOMA to 60,000 participants and Yunitok to an additional 440,000, including regular updates to ensure all platforms are functional and current.
• Youth Engagement in Climate Action: Develop and implement strategies that engage youth on the move in Yunitok and YOMA while documenting their contributions to climate initiatives through the Green Rising program.
• Virtual Event Series Documentation: Organize and conduct a series of 8 virtual events for Yunitok and YOMA, with all participant insights and experiences documented for future reference. Analyze data from polls from Yunitok to inform programme priorities and areas.
• Feedback and Poll Mechanisms: Create and execute polling mechanisms to gather participant feedback and document the engagement and success stories of young people, including adaptations for global contexts.
• Ecosystem Partnership Support: Provide tailored technical support for key partners in the YOMA ecosystem, managing feedback systems and highlighting young people's achievements within the program.
• Comprehensive Reporting Framework: Compile a detailed report outlining findings, use cases, and lessons learned from Yunitok and YOMA initiatives, with recommendations for future activities.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelors Degree in one of the following areas- Innovation, IT, Computing, Digital Media, International Relations, Social Sciences or Marketing or related field. An advanced degree in one of the key areas is an asset.

 Work Experience: 

• A minimum of seven (5) years of professional experience in Innovation, IT, Computing, Digital media, International Relations, Social Sciences or Marketing, or related field.
• Experience in partnership development, youth engagement, and youth outreach and advocacy.
• Demonstrated expertise in conceptualizing, planning, and executing ideas as well as transfer of knowledge and skills.
• Previous working experience with U-Report (Rapid Pro and Partners Page).
• Experience with a high-level communications campaign across multiple mediums, with national brand recognition.
• Expertise in social media platforms, preparing brochures, newsletter, fact sheets, research analysis, feature stories, social media engagement content and online communication
• Understanding of community-based channels of influence, community-based communication, and development. And community-based organizations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write succinctly and clearly.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required; strong written and verbal competency is necessary.