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Contract Duration - 19 months

Working arrangement: Home-Based

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

Le/la Consultant.e d’évaluation mènera une évaluation des activités de CSC pour prévenir les VSBG faites aux enfants et aux adolescents pour la communauté de Buterere et la commune de Kirundo et renforcer la recherche d’aide. L'évaluation déterminera les changements d'attitudes et de comportements liés aux résultats souhaités du projet afin de:

• Remettre en question les normes sociales favorisant la VSBG;

• Réduire la stigmatisation envers les survivants;

• Encourager la déclaration des cas et la recherche de soutien.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0001247 ToR.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Diplôme universitaire supérieur (Masters ou BAC+5) en sciences sociales, droits humains, ou tout autre domaine similaire

Work Experience:

• Au moins 5 ans d’expériences dans la réalisation des évaluations des programmes dans la domaine des sciences comportementales les analyses comportementaux; ou les changements de normes sociales, surtout dans le domaine de protection de l’enfant et la lutte contre les VSBG
• Au moins 5 ans d’expérience de recherche rigoureuse dans le domaine des sciences comportementales et du changement de comportement, ainsi que dans le domaine de la recherche qualitative et quantitative et des modèles et méthodes d'évaluation, y compris les méthodes expérimentales et quasi expérimentales visant à éclairer la programmation sur le terrain dans des contextes de développement.

Skills:

• Capacité à travailler de façon indépendante, sous pression, avec la contrainte de produire des résultats de qualités 
• Compétences rédactionnelles et éditoriales avérées.
• Une excellente compréhension des pratiques culturelles locales liées aux VSBG et à la violence envers les enfants au Burundi.
• Capacité avérée à élaborer des documents d'orientation, des analyses techniques et des produits de développement de grande qualité.

Language Requirements:

• Parler et écrire parfaitement le français, et des excellentes capacités de rédaction en français et en anglais. Parler et écrire en kirundi sera un atout.

Desirables:

• Une expérience avec les institutions ONU serait un atout.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  TMC0001247 FINANCIAL PROPOSAL.docx

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.