Consultancy for Developing a Toolkit for Integrating Child Rights in the National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) at UNICEF

Payment Schedule The payment schedule is based on deliverables as per the above table upon delivery of satisfactory and complete products. The candidate should have:

• At least a master’s degree in public policy, development planning, economics, development studies, statistics, or similar disciplines.
• At least 10 years proven experience in development planning, and data and statistics strategies.
• Possess strong knowledge of national statistical systems, development data initiatives, advocacy for data use and financing for data and statistics, negotiation and influencing, etc.
• Have proven experience working with integrating child rights related issues in national policies and strategies, at least one core child rights related sector.
• Experience with consultative and participatory approaches in developing guidelines and strategies
• Excellent drafting, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills, and ability to think innovatively and strategically
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office software.
• Fluency in English. Working level of French is an advantage.

In addition, the candidate must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:

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

Administrative issues

• As this is a remote-based consultancy the working hours will be arranged with the consultant – ideally to be available within the core hours of CET/EAT.
• Any planned travel will be by most economical fare and reimbursement will be as per UNICEF policy.
• The consultant is expected to be home based with potential[1] travel for a validation workshop (date and location to be determined) depending on COVID-19 travel restrictions for which the UNICEF office would cover subsistence allowances and travel costs.
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.

Conditions

• 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 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.

Risks The consultant should also identify potential risks that can impact quality and timeliness of the work and suggest relevant mitigating measures.

• Delays in securing the relevant stakeholders for consultations and/or incomplete or insufficient responses
• Limited availability of high-quality documentation
• High volume of documentation
• Various and differing ideas and inputs from stakeholders

Qualified candidates are requested to submit to the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• a cover letter – highlighting their suitability and experience for the job
• CV or P11 form, and
• technical proposal (not more than 4-5 pages)
• Two references of similar work and published/accessible writing samples that can be shared

Interested candidates to indicate their to undertake the terms of reference. The fees should be inclusive of other costs incurred such as travel or subsistence allowances for international consultants who might have a travel. Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered.

• Applicants should quote a potential 3 days travel plan to Nairobi, Kenya as a tentative within their budgets.
• This should be crisp document with no repetition at most 10 pages without annexed tools.