International Consultant, Partnerships & Reporting
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Job no: 578056
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Bangui
Level: Consultancy
Location: Central African Republic
Categories: Partnerships
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.
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And we never give up.
For every child, Resilience
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Background and Rationale The Central African Republic has suffered from an acute and protracted crisis since 2013, the result of civil unrest, internal warfare, violent conflicts, as well as natural disasters (flooding) and the ensuing related displacement and often trauma for the civilian populations. All of this has directly contributed to the country's development indicators being among the worst globally. The extended duration of the crisis has meant that CAR has progressively slipped in among the forgotten crises, becoming a decreasing priority for donors and investors both in the humanitarian and in the development sectors. The Country's political global alignment over the past 24 months, as well as new emergencies at the global level, have further accelerated the trend of decreasing resources to CAR by key donors – whether by direct contribution to the Government or via the UN Agencies. The country does not have a champion supporting and financing its evolution out of its systemic fragilities. Furthermore, increased stability in more areas of the country, while other areas remain hot-spots prone to shocks triggered by violent conflicts and/ or natural disasters, has given the country a "leopard skin" characteristic, mixing areas stabilized and ready to move towards development and areas still requiring humanitarian assistance and fast-tracked emergency response. The combination of all these factors risks slowing down and even hindering the country’s resolve to progress along the humanitarian peace development nexus, because humanitarian donors are generally decreasing resources for CAR, while the confidence of developmental donors is yet not sufficiently strong to step in and step-up investments in the country. Against this backdrop, UNICEF CAR is determined to rise to the challenge and pursue an adequate income for meeting its programmatic obligations against the current Country Programme (2023-2027) and under the HAC appeal for 2024; and ultimately to fulfill our UNICEF mandate in the best interest of children in CAR. The country office also developed the Resource Mobilization, Partnerships and Leveraging Strategy 2023-2027 and its Action Plan, which were formally adopted in August 2023. |
Accordingly, the hiring of an experienced, qualified consultant, with knowledge of UNICEF and of the subject matter, is required to support the UNICEF CAR Partnerships Section to uphold quality reporting to donors during one of the busiest period in terms of reporting in between end of January and April 2-25.
How can you make a difference?
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Within the scope of work of Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Management, Donors' Engagement, including reporting and within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Partnerships Manager, the Consultant Partnerships and Reporting will support the UNICEF CAR Partnerships Section fast track the implementation of some key components of the Resource Mobilization Action Plan 2023-2024 as well as support the Section's work on reporting to donors and related knowledge management. Objectives – see Work Assignment Overview section below for details about deliverable timeline.
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Advanced university degree in one of the following fields: Social Sciences and related technical fields, International relations, political science, communications, international development, or another relevant technical field.
- A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: Resource mobilization, external relations, communication.
- Knowledge and experience on donor reporting, development of proposal and/ or other communication material for donors and/ or fundraising events.
- Experience with setting up/ organizing office internal knowledge management systems and SOPs.
- Previous working experience with UN Agencies, ideally with UNICEF, including in context of supporting humanitarian and emergency response.
- 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.
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For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.
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Note: Applicants are required to provide:
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Names and contacts of three recent supervisors/clients (UNICEF will not contact them without informing the applicant).
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.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
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.
Advertised: W. Central Africa Standard Time
Deadline: W. Central Africa Standard Time