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• The position reports to the Regional Advisor, Emergency, and is responsible for ensuring that multi-country emergency preparedness and response is well supported and coordinated, especially in the Horn of Africa. The incumbent will ensure that the quality policy and program planning related to emergency preparedness and response as well as the risk-informed programming are implemented to promote resilience for countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) and the Regional Office (RO).

The Incumbent Will

• Supports the Regional Advisor, Emergency, to manage L2 and L3 Emergency Management Team (EMT) meetings, including Horn of Africa as well as Regional Director/ Deputy Regional Director (DRD) briefings.
• Provide high quality input to the development of critical analysis of emergency risk in the region.
• Provide technical advice to Country Offices on developing capacity building strategies for national partners (government at the national and sub national levels, civil society and community actors) to enhance their capacity for emergency preparedness and response guided by the Core Commitments for Children.
• Provide technical advice to Country Offices on integrating risk-informed programming to promote resilience into Programme planning processes.
• Provide technical advice and quality assurance to Country Offices and Inter-Agency Humanitarian Country Teams on planning, monitoring, and reporting for Humanitarian Action including:
  • The development of Inter-Agency Strategic Response Plans and Country and Regional chapters of the Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) report.
  • Regular reporting of UNICEF Country Offices using the Humanitarian Performance, Management System (HPMS) and regular Situation Reports (SITREPs).
• Ensure that timely and priority operational and programmatic support is provided by ESARO to designated Country Offices affected by emergencies by:
  • Mobilizing, coordinating, and deploying technical support to COs to respond to short-term surges in demand
  • Mobilizing and facilitating technical advisors to support COs meet the CCCs in the framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan.
• Ensure that COs approaches and learning on risk-informed programming to promote resilience are documented, packaged, and shared to promote evidence-based approaches in the region.
• Overview of the budget and financing management of HARP section as well as allocation and reporting of regional funds and grants across the CO (GHTF, FCDO, HIP).

Multi-country emergency preparedness and response is well supported and coordinated, especially in the Horn of Africa. Oversight of CO EPP compliance, quality review and country risk prioritization across the region.

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

• Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, public administration, law, public health, nutrition, international relations, business administration or other related disciplines. Preferably a combination of management, administration, and relevant technical fields.
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme/project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration.
• Specialized training/experience in emergency response management is required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

UNICEF Competencies Required For This Post Are…

• 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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people.

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Goal and objective

• Under the supervision of the Regional Health Emergencies Specialist (ESARO), the consultant will conduct an in-depth review of the implementation of the ESA cholera strategic framework, related procedures and make appropriate recommendations and update the related guidance to enhance readiness and response to current and future cholera outbreaks in line with findings and recent regional and global developments.

Activities and Tasks

• Develop inception report and workplan
  • Develop relevant protocols, questionnaires, analysis framework and list relevant data sources
  • Conduct desk review and primary data collection
  • Collect, review, and analyse data from country offices and ESARO
  • Conduct a stock take of the implementation of the ESA cholera strategic framework at regional and country levels

• Review cholera related emergency procedures and response, and develop recommendations to address emerging findings
  • Review cholera related emergency procedures, in line with the global standard benchmark for timeliness of response (ESARO SoPs, GTFCC guidance etc), regional needs, and findings from country response to cholera outbreaks between 2018 and 2023
  • Assess effectiveness of country office response with focus on effectiveness, appropriateness, and timeliness of intervention packages
  • Develop recommendations to enhance readiness and response to current and future cholera outbreaks in line with global practice and guidance.
  • Rank the recommendations, indicating the top 3 most important actions the RO should do differently in support to the CO before, during and after cholera outbreaks.
  • Other public health emergencies: Assess awareness and follow up of recommendations from evaluation of other public health emergency responses among ESARO and CO staff.

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

• Strong experience in disease prevention and control in Africa, with specific expertise in cholera outbreak preparedness and response.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations, and prepare well-written reports.
• Strong knowledge of the health and WASH sectors, with direct knowledge of field programmes.
• Drive to achieve results for impact (II)
• Works collaboratively with others (II)
• Thinks and acts strategically (II)

For every Child, you demonstrate…

• As the consultancy will be remote based, it is important that the candidate is available between 10 am to 4 pm Nairobi time. Progress meetings will be conducted monthly, following the inception report, based on a pre-agreed schedule.
• No travel is anticipated on this consultancy.
• Should any travel be required, it will be by most economical fare and reimbursement will be as per UNICEF policy. In that case, the selected candidate should confirm fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine prior to travel. The selected candidate will be solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance are valid for the entire period of the contract.
• As the consultancy is remote, neither office space nor equipment will be provided. The consultant is expected to use their own equipment.
• Official travel is by most economical fare and reimbursement as per UNICEF policy.
• As per UNICEF DFAM policy, payment 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 advances 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 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.