Job Openings at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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 not 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.

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Scope of Work 

In order to capture the impact of the Action and demonstrate the positive results from ECHO funding, UNICEF ESARO Communication section requires the services of an experienced professional photographer to deliver a series of high-quality photos that will be used to support visibility and awareness to constituencies in Europe, as well as social media and website activities. Given the COVID-19 situation, the delivery of the project would span the three years of the project to ideally permit obtaining content in all three programme countries and in year two and/or three establish photo exhibits in Brussels and/or other European cities.

The main messages to be captured in the series of professional photographs:

Malnutrition is complex; it is not only about the lack of food, but it is also about the quality of food and the diversity of food given to children. Tackling malnutrition also requires addressing underlying causes such as malaria and diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
Saving and improving the lives of children affected by severe acute malnutrition is not only the right thing to do but the smart thing to do.  It is a more cost-effective way to address malnutrition, and more importantly can help save lives and prevent suffering.  Malnutrition and hunger are painful and can lead to long term physical and cognitive damages that will require a long-term and even more costly response.

The photographer will work in collaboration with the UNICEF ESARO Communication section in Nairobi, and the Chiefs of Communication in the three countries to:

Year 1 – Obtain photos and visual material that could be used for some human-interest stories, social media packs, short video clips and infographics
Year 1 – Obtain visuals that could feed into 3 X 90” videos on the Action;
Year 2 – Obtain photos to develop 3 X photo essays on the Action (1 per country)
Year 2 – Develop content and more visibility in Europe through creative platforms and displays where funds would strengthen the distribution plan  
Year 3 – Provide photos to develop one or three photo essays on the Action in 1 or all three countries
Year 3 – Visuals and montage for a photo exhibition/display in Brussels and/or other European cities
The consultant will deliver a package of 3x15-30 photographs and 3x10 photographs (all approved from wider selection) with captions/quotes (Relevant permissions from those photographed is required – UNICEF to provide form).  Ideally the photographer would start travel possibly to South Sudan as a first stop in quarter 4 to ensure quality content that could be used for key calendar moments to provide added visibility to the ECHO funding and UNICEF’s work around malnutrition. 

Task and Responsibilities:

1. Take high-resolution photographs (minimum resolution of 2000 x 3000 pixels; 6 mega pixels with zero compression in JPEG and/or PNG formats), according to UNICEF photography guidelines.
2. Provide captions with locations and names for photos depicting 1-2 persons and small groups that don’t fall under the category of “mass.” Date when photo was captured, and other relevant information, including longer caption on the human interest story of the child/persons in the photos, should also be provided. All information, including complete name of photographer should be embedded in the metadata.
3. Select best photos related to each task (minimum of 15 and maximum of 30) in consultation with the Communication teams across the three countries and ESARO.
4. Photographs will be provided in raw format and optimized resolution via file transfer service or an external memory medium.
5. Photographs must be provided in high quality suitable for printing, processing or publishing.
6. Obtain consent forms with complete information and duly signed by children’s guardians and stakeholders.
7. Further discussion on the creative side – for example portrait photos or other style – will take place closer to the date taking possible access constraints into consideration.
8. The tone of the photo should be dignified, strong, with sense of hope though still capture the urgency in responding.

Deliverables:

Original (not manipulated or compressed) photos with minimum resolution of 2000 x 3000 pixels; 6 mega pixels with zero compression. JPEG and/or PNG formats.
A set of 15 to 30 edited/optimized photos with the original files retained.
Signed consent for photos depicting 1-2 persons and small groups that don’t fall under the category of “mass”. 

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. 

1. Proven ability in photography and ability to assimilate and communicate complex visual messages in an engaging and user-friendly manner
2. Advanced knowledge and skills of MS Office, including Adobe Suites and other editing tools is required
3. At least ten years’ experience in professional photography documentation, processing and editing photos
4. Extensive experience in covering development, emergencies, conflict-areas and humanitarian stories
5. Previous experience working with UN / INGO sector
6. Previous experience working with a major donor like ECHO/EU to provide visibility;
7. Knowledgeable on ethical journalism and photography
8. Familiarity with UNICEF’s work and children’s issues, and UNICEF’s reporting guidelines
9. Proven experience in working with children and families in complex emergencies
10. Reliable and able to work under tight deadlines, with little supervision
11. Willingness to travel to emergency zones around in the three countries (dependent on permits)
12. Previous experience in one or all of the three focus countries and possible use of file photos from prior missions with a thematic focus on malnutrition.
13. Proven experience of organizing and participating in a photo exhibition that might include high-level donors

Core Values 

1. Builds and maintains partnerships
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
3. Drive to achieve results for impact
4. Innovates and embraces change
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity
6. Thinks and acts strategically
7. Works collaboratively with others 

Conditions 

As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment is made against approved deliverables. No advance payment is allowed unless in exceptional circumstances against bank guarantee, subject to a maximum of 30 per cent of the total contract value in cases where advance purchases, for example for supplies or travel, may be necessary.
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 not 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.

Intellectual Property Rights

The consultant expressly assigns to UNICEF any copyright arising from the outputs produced while executing the service contract. The consultant may not use, reproduce, disseminate, or authorize others to use, reproduce or disseminate any output produced under the service contract without prior consent from UNICEF. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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Job Description

The Programme Specialist (HACT) reports to the Implementing Partnership Management Specialist or other supervisor as locally determined for supervision. The Programme Specialist (HACT) main role is preventive detection of potential irregularities through financial and programmatic data analysis as a result of the HACT assurance activities.   Provides professional financial, operational and programmatic assistance throughout the programming process by preparing, managing and/or executing a variety of technical and administrative tasks to facilitate the effective implementation of HACT in line with the UNICEF HACT Policy and UNICEF HACT procedure..

Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks

1. Support to HACT planning during the programming process
2. Support to implementation of assurance activities
3. Review and use of HACT reports
4. Networking and inter-agency partnership
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
6. Support to the HACT planning during the programming process
7. Participate in HACT planning and discussions and support the development and completion of HACT plans through research, collection, analysis and reporting of related information/data to facilitate planning and priority setting for HACT activities.
8. Provide technical and operational support throughout the process by executing/administering technical, operational and administrative transactions and preparing related materials/documentations to ensure the incorporation of HACT into the country programme.
9. Prepare CO-wide micro assessment and assurance plans in collaboration with other programme staff and relevant operations colleagues.
10. Prepare information on shared implementing partners to facilitate joint planning and execution of micro assessments and audits in line with the UNICEF HACT procedure.

Support to implementation of HACT activities

1. Serve as the reference person on HACT implementation in the office.
2. Facilitate the execution of HACT activities undertaken by external service providers through scheduling, arranging briefings and related administrative needs to ensure service providers have appropriate and comprehensive information for effective and efficient completion of assignments.
3. Conduct and/or coordinate spot checks of implementing partners in collaboration with other CO staff.
4. Support in tracking to ensure that management response to the findings and recommendations of both financial and programmatic monitoring is completed, recorded, and followed up for implementation.  
5. Support the preparation of HACT implementation status report in InSight through collation of implementation information from relevant CO colleagues.
6. Contribute to the development and monitoring of implementation of CO HACT related SOPs and internal procedures, including for escalation of issues identified through assurance activities.
7. Align the financial findings highlighted by financial assurance activities and/or financial reporting by the partner with the programmatic monitoring data collected either by programmatic visits and/or TPM’s in order to inform the risk strategy.
8. Detect irregularities highlighted by triangulation of financial and programmatic analysis and escalate to the attention of the Implementing Partners Management Specialist (P4) for further action.

Review and use of HACT Reports

1. Support  the recording and updating of risk ratings of implementing partners in VISION through review of the Vendor Master and provision of relevant information to appropriate colleagues in the CO.
2. Under the leadership of the P4, support the establishment of a central repository for HACT decisions, documentation and reports to provide timely and current information to facilitate implementation of HACT in the CO.
3. Review financial assessments and programme assurance reports to identify areas of weaknesses related to the implementation of HACT and keep supervisor/partners informed of findings for timely action and/or intervention.

Networking and inter-agency partnership

1. Support Programme and Financial HACT Officers to provide technical information and operational support to implementing partners, UN system partners and other stakeholders in the CO on the implementation of HACT to reinforce UN/CO harmonization and coordination.
2. Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of HACT information and knowledge to facilitate/build their capacity for implementing HACT.
3. Participate in appropriate inter-agency meetings/events to facilitate and promote sharing of information, knowledge, experiences and best practices.
4. Interact regularly with other country offices and the regional office on HACT when deemed necessary by the Implementing Partnership Management Specialist.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

1. Identify, synthesize and share lessons learned from HACT and its implementation for integration into broader knowledge development planning and management efforts.
2. Identify, synthesize and share lessons learned and best practice in the implementation of HACT.
3. Under the leadership of the P4, support the  the design and implementation of capacity development strategy/initiatives for implementing partners which can be supported by UNICEF through identification of common weaknesses in financial and procurement management from review of micro assessment and assurance activity reports of high and significant risk partners.
4. Under the guidance of the P4, support the design and implementation of capacity development strategy/initiatives for CO staff to ensure that staff has the knowledge and skills to fulfill their responsibilities under HACT framework.

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

Education:             

1. An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Development studies, International Development, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, Auditing, Project/Programme Management or another relevant technical field.

Experience:

1. A minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: programme development/management, financial planning and management, or another related area.
2. Demonstrated experience implementing and monitoring HACT or other grant management oversight approaches.
3. Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset. Financial and programme monitoring experience in development agencies or an international organization is highly desirable.
4. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

Language Requirements:

1. Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

1. 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...

Core Values

1. Care
2. Respect
3. Integrity
4. Trust
5. Accountability

Core Competencies

1. Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
2. Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
3. Works Collaboratively with others (2)
4. Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
5. Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
6. Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
7. Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
8. Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Functional Competencies

1. Analyzing (2)
2. Applying technical expertise (2)
3. Relating and networking (2)
4. Learning and researching (2)
5. Planning and organizing (2)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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Job Description

The Programme Monitoring and Verification Officer (HACT) reports to the Programme Specialist HACT or other supervisor as locally determined for supervision. The Programme Monitoring and Verification Officer (HACT) provides professional programme monitoring and administrative assistance throughout the programming process by preparing, managing and/or executing a variety of technical and administrative tasks to facilitate the effective implementation of HACT in line with the UNICEF HACT Policy and UNICEF HACT procedure.

Key Function, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks

1. Support to HACT planning during the programmatic assurance activities process
2. Support to implementation of HACT programmatic assurance activities
3. Networking and inter-agency partnership
4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
    

        1.  Support to the HACT planning during the programmatic assurance activities process

Participate in HACT programmatic monitoring planning and discussions and support the development and completion of HACT programmatic plans through research, collection, analysis and reporting of related information/data to facilitate planning and priority setting for HACT programmatic activities.
Prepare CO-wide programmatic assurance plans in collaboration with other programme staff and relevant teams.
Prepare information on shared implementing partners to facilitate joint HACT programmatic visits planning and execution of UN agency joint field monitoring in line with the UNICEF HACT procedure.
       2.  Support to implementation of HACT programmatic assurance activities

• Serve as the reference person on HACT programmatic monitoring (PV’s and TPM’s)  implementation in the office.
• Facilitate the execution of HACT programmatic monitoring activities undertaken by external service providers through scheduling, arranging briefings and related administrative needs to ensure service providers have appropriate and comprehensive information for effective and efficient completion of programmatic visits assignments.
• Conduct and/or coordinate programmatic visits of implementing partners in collaboration with other CO staff.
• Support the preparation of HACT programmatic implementation status report in InSight through collation of implementation information from relevant CO colleagues.
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of implementation of CO HACT Programmatic field monitoring related SOPs and internal procedures.

        3.  Networking and inter-agency partnership

• Provide technical information and operational support to implementing partners, UN system partners and other stakeholders in the CO on the implementation of HACT programmatic verification to reinforce UN/CO harmonization and coordination.
• Participate in appropriate inter-agency meetings/events to facilitate and promote sharing of information, knowledge, experiences and best practices

        4.  Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Contribute to design and implementation of capacity development strategy/initiatives for implementing partners which can be supported by UNICEF through identification of common weaknesses programmatic verification findings from review of micro assessment and assurance activity reports of high and significant risk partners.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of capacity development strategy/initiatives for CO staff to ensure that staff has the knowledge and skills to fulfill their responsibilities under HACT programmatic field monitoring visits.

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

Education:             

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Development studies, International Development, Social Sciences, Development Planning, Evaluation, Advanced Statistical Research, or another relevant technical field.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: programme development, planning and monitoring or another related area.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

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...

Core Values

1. Care
2. Respect
3. Integrity
4. Trust
5. Accountability

Core Competencies

1. Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
2. Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
3. Works Collaboratively with others (2)
4. Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
5. Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
6. Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
7. Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
8. Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Functional Competencies

1. Analyzing (2)
2. Applying technical expertise (2)
3. Learning and researching (2)
4. Planning and organizing (2)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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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