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Purpose of Activity/Assignment

The Senior knowledge management consultant will be structuring lessons learned captured through meta-analysis, a combination of multiple sources of information including evaluative exercises and other documentation of ECA region work on humanitarian programming, humanitarian preparedness, and humanitarian-development nexus. The structuring of lessons learned should be prepared for external audiences such as policy makers and donors, as well as for UNICEF staff in High and Upper Middle-income countries. The Senior consultant will also propose capacity building entry points within the UNICEF emergency preparedness training to incorporate the lessons learned in the different modules of the training.

Scope of Work

In coordination between the Evaluation and Emergency sections of the Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO), and with inputs of the ECARO sections and Country Offices, the consultant will:

• Review of documentation, evaluation, studies, and other evidence generation outputs related to ECA region work on humanitarian programming, humanitarian preparedness, and humanitarian-development nexus, particularly associated to the Ukraine refugee response, and combining it with lessons from other emergencies such as the impact of COVID19, and Türkiye Earthquake, and other emergencies showing the system strengthening approach of UNICEF in upper and high-income contexts.
• Guide consultations and prepare a proposal for KM products on lessons learned targeting different audiences.
• Consolidate and prepare lessons learned documents targeting specific audiences: Externally: policy makers in high income countries (HICs) and Upper middle-income countries (UMICs), donors; Internally: high-level management and technical staff.

Work Assignment Overview

Estimated Duration of the Contract

23 working days between March and June 2025.

Consultant's Work Place and Official Travel

The Consultant will be home-based with no travels foreseen.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs are incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines. All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future.

Please submit a professional fee (in USD) based on 23 working days to undertake this assignment.

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

• Master’s degree in International Development, Economics, International Relations, Business Administration, or another relevant field.
• At least 10 years of work experience in applied research for policy making
• At least 10 years of experience in facilitating policy dialogue and evidence-advocacy with governments and donor countries.
• At least 8 years experience applying mixed-methods analysis in development and humanitarian work
• Knowledge of applied research to guide policy dialogue in high and upper middle-income contexts.
• Experience in capacity building programmes for policy makers and UN staff
• High quality writing skills in English.
• Fluency in English

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most marginalized children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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:

Please include a full CV, a Cover Letter, and a writing sample of maximum three (3) pages in your application. Additionally, indicate your availability and professional fee (in USD) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a professional fee will not be considered. 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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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.