Disability Inclusion National Consultant, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 months (Open for Malaysian only)
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Job no: 581251
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Kuala Lumpur
Level: Consultancy
Location: Malaysia
Categories: Adolescent Development
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, hope.
Together with the Malaysian government and others who are truly passionate about child rights, UNICEF works in Malaysia to ensure every child has the opportunity to grow healthy and happy; live safely; and achieve their full potential.
With the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the 12th Malaysia plan as our guides, we endeavor to change minds, change policies, and in turn change the lives of all children in Malaysia. https://www.unicef.org/malaysia/
How can you make a difference?
The Consultant will focus specifically on the following:
(ii) Establishing a Centre of Excellence for disability inclusion leadership training in Malaysia, including:
- Through periodical engagements with the CSO partners with both IPs, provide technical expertise to support their programme implementation to address bottlenecks and identify opportunities where applicable to synergize with programmes, advocacy and evidence generation initiatives;
- Document best practices and case studies of the programmes, captured in two Outcome Reports and disseminate to internal teams at MCO (programmes, communications and fundraising), regional and national UNICEF teams.
- Organise monthly DI subgroup meetings, and coordinate agenda setting, and monitoring of the subgroups workplan in coordination with key personnel, including UNICEF’s Deputy Representative, the Disability Inclusive Technical Advisor Consultant, and the Disability Inclusion (DI) Team including the East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) Disability Inclusion Specialist, the Disability Officer, the Lead for Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP), Disability and Gender Officer in Charge (OiC);
- Provide technical support on the review of the DI subgroup’s results in line with the UN Disability Scorecard indicators.
- Provide technical support and advice on integrated disability inclusive programming, specifically from the national context to the relevant sections for ongoing programming, including the review of technical documents as and coordination of capacity building initiatives on data collection, analysis and utilization of data on children with disabilities;
- Develop key mappings on disability data resources to inform the climate and disaster risk index, and a mapping of assisting technology provisioning and financing in the country.
- Provide technical support for end-of-year reporting on disability inclusive programming, and, reporting on core standard indicators for disability as required.
- Working with the Social Policy and Disability Inclusion (DI) team to design and put into place preliminary steps to follow up on once the data becomes available;
- Developing recommendations for the “Cost of Raising Children with Disabilities Study” with the DI and Social Policy team;
- Working with the Social Policy and DI team to review MCO’s public financial management work to identify entry points for disability inclusion;
- And, working with the Evaluation Specialist in quality assurance of the “Longitudinal Impact Evaluation on One Stop Early Intervention Centers in Sarawak”, to help utilize of the findings, including for planning future rounds of data collection.
- Provide technical guidance on disability inclusion, particularly from the national context, in key CPD documents (Programmatic Explanatory Notes, CPD Narrative and Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP).
For more details, please refer to the attached TOR
Terms of Reference_NATIONAL Disability Inclusion Consultant_VA.pdfTo qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
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An advanced degree (Masters or higher) in the social sciences, such as social development, early childhood development, sociology, anthropology, development studies, public health and/or any other related field including an area relevant to UNICEF’s sectoral work (e.g. health, nutrition, education, child protection, social inclusion) is required
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience and demonstrated track record in having undertaken and/or led substantive programme and research in disability inclusive programming
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Demonstrated ability to engage with a wide range of partners, such as civil society organizations, government, private and academia is essential.
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Strong substantive, technical programmatic and research skills in disability, along with sectoral expertise in one of the following sectors: health, education, protection, social policy, ECD.
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Wide knowledge and understanding of country disability equality issues, specifically relating to children, adolescents and women and the current trends is required.
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Clearly demonstrated ability to conceptualise development issues and write quality technical reports and analytical materials is essential.
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In-depth knowledge of children’s rights, including CRPD, CRC and other international legal instruments is essential.
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Ability to conceptualize and articulate ideas in a clear and concise form is an asset.
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Understanding of UNICEF’s work in Malaysia is an asset.
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Programme/project development and management in a UN system or organisation is an asset.
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Ability to take initiative and work with minimum supervision is an asset.
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Relevant experience of national level advocacy on disability related issues is an asset. Lived experience of disability, be it with a child or with self, is an asset.
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Fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia are required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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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.
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.
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