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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant
Consultancy Title: Consultancy - To support Global Work and In-Country Piloting of Gender and Immunization (Gender Equality/PGLT)
Section/Division/Duty Station: Gender Equality Section – PG - NYHQ
Duration: 15 May 2024 – 30 November 2024
Home/ office Based: REMOTE
About UNICEF
Over 75 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. Funded entirely by the voluntary contributions, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
BACKGROUND
Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:
UNICEF seeks a consultant to operationalize the draft gender indicator tool as it intends to support countries as they work to measure and monitor gender-related barriers to immunization. It will be important to test the indicators and determine their utility and feasibility within countries and the next section includes a proposed number of tasks to be undertaken by the consultant for such testing. The consultant will follow the Country Workplan developed by UNICEF and Gavi team to operationalize the listed activities which will result in refinement of the tool. The iterative nature of this process is designed to ensure that the tool can be flexible, responsive, and tailored to the diverse contexts in which it is applied.
The consultant will undertake the following key tasks:
Pilot gender indicators developed to measure progress in addressing gender-related barriers to immunization, assessing their feasibility, relevance, and impact in line with the proposed country level operational plan.
Tasks under this deliverable include:
Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:
In-country work to support CO colleagues (tentatively the CO are Mozambique and Liberia)
NOTE for consideration,
i- the work at country level will be coordinated by UNICEF country office team assigned for this initiative.
ii- The work at country level can start parallel to the work at global level.
iii- The following proposal is for steps at country level, this is anticipated to be implemented in 2 countries.
Travel cost for in country missions should be added by the consultant
At end of the workshop the localized framework for each country is endorsed, sites/districts for piloting identified and workplan developed with costing. – By 31 July 2024
Conduct key informant interviews or focus group discussions (or other feedback mechanisms) to capture insights from individuals testing the indicators.
-By 30 September 2024.
Qualifications
Education:
A master’s degree or higher in public health, epidemiology, social sciences, gender studies, or a related field. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline would be advantageous.
Work experience:
Competencies/Knowledge:
Requirements:
Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and
U.S. Visa information:
With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.
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. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.