U-Report Emergency Consultant at UNICEF

Job Summary

Under the guidance and supervision of the U-Report Global Coordinator the consultant will support the country and regional offices with their development of U-Report to support programmes specifically for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons. The position may be called upon to support the use of U-report in humanitarian crisis as a tool to support community engagement in line with the U-report in humanitarian action guidance note . Opportunities to scale U-Report On The Move in both new and existing contexts, including countries involved in the Dutch Partnership.

Job Description

Project Management of U-Report on the move

1. Planning and organizing U-Report on the Move and Prospects Partnership country calls, webinars and key knowledge management events with and for those country offices. Act as a U-Report focal point to the HQ team working on the Dutch Prospect in close collaboration with the 8 partnership countries; Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda
2. Managing the U-Report Global Poll calendar and ensuring regular and timely update. Manage poll creation and upload to the U-Report Global workspace, and on the website and manage poll calendar, content review with Steering Committee for all bots and polls. Develop template polls, live chat Q&A, bots and campaigns for refugee and migrant groups.
3. Supporting and encouraging U-Report on the Move country participation in Global Coordinated Actions. Working alongside the Country Support Consultant and U-Report Global Coordinator to ensure maximum engagement of countries in all Global polls advancing the Global Advocacy Priorities.
4. Management of the Prospects partnership work, U-Report Uinendo Voices and all U-Report on the Move platforms working with countries to ensure effective delivery, timely reporting on grants, proper budget management and tracking and follow up and regular check-ins with the Prospects HQ and country teams.
5. Support the rollout of U-report guidance note in humanitarian action particularly in actions on positioning U-report for preparedness actions such as dissemination of early warning messages, engagement of at risk and affected populations, monitoring of service provision etc.
6. Update/create guidelines and repositories of information for U-Report on the Move. Liaise with CO's to produce at least two case studies/stories every month on the use of U-report OTM and the use of the tool in humanitarian context in targeted countries
7. Provide support on U-Report rollout in country offices from concept stage to official launch and roll out where the target is on young people on the move. Support Prospect and other U-Report on the Move country offices in refining the U-Report component in their proposals and concept notes.
8. Work with DAPM to produce knowledge material based on the data collected by U-Report OTM.

Reporting Requirements (IF APPLICABLE)

Standard UNICEF Performance Evaluations will be conducted every 6 months and at end of each month a progress report will be shared per contract. The performance indicators for evaluation of results will be the quality and timeliness of outputs delivered by consultant.

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

1. Bachelor’s University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, public health, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines.
2. Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience at international level in emergency programme /project management including planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration.
3. Experience in technology for development, U-Report and Rapid Pro are considered an asset.
4. Specialized training/experience in emergency response management highly desirable.
5. Strong skills in communication, working with partners, with experience in consensus building and in motivating cross-functional teams to meet ambitious project goals and timelines.
6. Fluency in English (both written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.
7. Ability to juggle competing priorities, whilst maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines. Excellent documentation capabilities and a track record of producing high quality work for multiple audiences.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

1. Deciding and Initiating Action
2. Relating and Networking
3. Applying Technical Expertise
4. Planning and Organizing