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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Care.

How can you make a difference? 

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the consultancy is to advance the evidence base and policy advocacy efforts related to child wellbeing, social protection, and public budget engagement in Egypt, contributing towards UNICEF Egypt’s Output 1.1: The social protection system and selected social protection interventions are strengthened to effectively support and empower poor and vulnerable children and Output 1.3: Increased availability of quality, up-to-date data and evidence on children rights, including relevant Sustainable Development Goal indicators.

Expected results are focused on 1) Advancing Research and Data Analysis for Enhanced Child Wellbeing and Social Protection in Egypt, 2) Promoting Evidence-Based Policies and Knowledge Dissemination for Child and Youth Welfare in Egypt and 3) Promoting Citizen Engagement in the Public Budget at the local level.

Methodology:

The activities and deliverables, outlined in the following section include an enhanced evidence base on social protection, poverty, and child wellbeing, increased capacity of young researchers, strengthened policy advocacy efforts, and improved citizen engagement in the public budget process, particularly among youth and adolescents.

ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES, PLUS BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE:

Conditions of work:

The consultant will work on a hybrid basis, combining remote work with in-person meetings, as needed. Any additional requirements or support will be discussed and agreed upon as necessary. The consultant is responsible for their own health and travel insurance.

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

-A master's degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.

-A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required.

-Experience working on social protection in a developing country is considered as an asset.

-Previous work experience with government is considered an asset.

-Previous work experience with International Organizations is considered an asset.

-Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.

-Humanitarian work experience is considered an asset.

-Fluency in English and Arabic languages, spoken and written, is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

  To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

  UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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:  

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. 

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.