This consultancy will provide direct technical support to the relevant COs, while also supporting Regional Office’s (RO)
Risk Management focal points to enhance their capacity in quality assurance, reviewing country-level submissions, and
guiding COs in strengthening their Complaints and Feedback Management. This will contribute to better alignment
between CO, RO, and HQ efforts in risk management, safeguarding, and programme quality, while ensuring compliance
with donor requirements, including those of the World Bank
TRANSFORM est un programme innovant de renforcement des capacités sur l'administration des socles nationaux de protection sociale. TRANSFORM a été commandé par l'Union africaine et développé conjointement par le BIT, l'UNICEF et le PNUD avec le financement de l'OCDE/UE-SPS/Finlande et Irish Aid en 2015. Depuis sa création, TRANSFORM a été mis en oeuvre par des experts régionaux de toute la région africaine dans plus de 20 pays et son groupe consultatif s'est élargi pour inclure d'autres acteurs essentiels de la protection sociale tels que le PAM, la FAO, SASPEN, le CCI-OIT, l'UNU-Merit et la socialprotection.org.
TRANSFORM est un programme innovant de renforcement des capacités sur l'administration des socles nationaux de protection sociale. TRANSFORM a été commandé par l'Union africaine et développé conjointement par le BIT, l'UNICEF et le PNUD avec le financement de l'OCDE/UE-SPS/Finlande et Irish Aid en 2015. Depuis sa création, TRANSFORM a été mis en oeuvre par des experts régionaux de toute la région africaine dans plus de 20 pays et son groupe consultatif s'est élargi pour inclure d'autres acteurs essentiels de la protection sociale tels que le PAM, la FAO, SASPEN, le CCI-OIT, l'UNU-Merit et la socialprotection.org.
DFAM ensures financial resources are efficiently allocated, timely, and effectively utilized within an optimized structure. This is achieved through performance measurement, transparent reporting, and risk-informed policies.The TSF Section manages relationships with Financial Service Providers (FSPs), ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulations, including KYC and international sanctions. It also enhances efficiency, transparency, and UNICEF’s digital financial transformation across Programmes, Fundraising, and Operations.This position within DFAM focuses on identifying and mitigating financial counterparty risks, collaborating with the TSF Section, DFAM Treasury, and global offices to safeguard UNICEF’s financial operations.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
The objective of this consultancy is to enhance the capacity of the RMPS and of their focal points in the Regional Offices (ROs) to support more efficiently Country Offices (COs) in reviewing ESS-related documents submitted by country offices, ensuring compliance with World Bank requirements and the Entity’s internal ESS policies, and providing recommendations to strengthen the quality of submissions and of their subsequent implementation.
It is anticipated that there are three key technical areas of work under this consultancy:
- Quality assurance of ESS-related documents developed by 11 Country Offices (COs), and technical assistance to country offices in the preparation of relevant ESS components.
- Analysis of the documentation provided by COs and/or ROs and development of generic ESS and Safeguarding Risk mitigation strategies according to the type of activities.
- Development of a concise guide for the RMPS unit to adopt in the support of CO and/or ROs in quality assurance of the risk management technical area as part of the IFI financial contributions (design, implementation and monitoring of ESS/Safeguarding instruments) from an ESS/Safeguarding perspective.
The consultant will also ensure better alignment of the RMPS’s work with other risk areas within the risk management framework including AAP and data protection and support ESS/Safeguarding compliance across programmes and operations.
The Risk Management in Programming and Safeguarding Unit (RMPS) is expected to manage this consultancy in close coordination and collaboration with other relevant units within DAPM and other stakeholders as needed
This consultancy will provide direct technical support to the relevant COs, while also supporting Regional Office’s (RO)
Risk Management focal points to enhance their capacity in quality assurance, reviewing country-level submissions, and
guiding COs in strengthening their Complaints and Feedback Management. This will contribute to better alignment
between CO, RO, and HQ efforts in risk management, safeguarding, and programme quality, while ensuring compliance
with donor requirements, including those of the World Bank
TRANSFORM est un programme innovant de renforcement des capacités sur l'administration des socles nationaux de protection sociale. TRANSFORM a été commandé par l'Union africaine et développé conjointement par le BIT, l'UNICEF et le PNUD avec le financement de l'OCDE/UE-SPS/Finlande et Irish Aid en 2015. Depuis sa création, TRANSFORM a été mis en oeuvre par des experts régionaux de toute la région africaine dans plus de 20 pays et son groupe consultatif s'est élargi pour inclure d'autres acteurs essentiels de la protection sociale tels que le PAM, la FAO, SASPEN, le CCI-OIT, l'UNU-Merit et la socialprotection.org.
TRANSFORM est un programme innovant de renforcement des capacités sur l'administration des socles nationaux de protection sociale. TRANSFORM a été commandé par l'Union africaine et développé conjointement par le BIT, l'UNICEF et le PNUD avec le financement de l'OCDE/UE-SPS/Finlande et Irish Aid en 2015. Depuis sa création, TRANSFORM a été mis en oeuvre par des experts régionaux de toute la région africaine dans plus de 20 pays et son groupe consultatif s'est élargi pour inclure d'autres acteurs essentiels de la protection sociale tels que le PAM, la FAO, SASPEN, le CCI-OIT, l'UNU-Merit et la socialprotection.org.
DFAM ensures financial resources are efficiently allocated, timely, and effectively utilized within an optimized structure. This is achieved through performance measurement, transparent reporting, and risk-informed policies.The TSF Section manages relationships with Financial Service Providers (FSPs), ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulations, including KYC and international sanctions. It also enhances efficiency, transparency, and UNICEF’s digital financial transformation across Programmes, Fundraising, and Operations.This position within DFAM focuses on identifying and mitigating financial counterparty risks, collaborating with the TSF Section, DFAM Treasury, and global offices to safeguard UNICEF’s financial operations.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
The objective of this consultancy is to enhance the capacity of the RMPS and of their focal points in the Regional Offices (ROs) to support more efficiently Country Offices (COs) in reviewing ESS-related documents submitted by country offices, ensuring compliance with World Bank requirements and the Entity’s internal ESS policies, and providing recommendations to strengthen the quality of submissions and of their subsequent implementation.
It is anticipated that there are three key technical areas of work under this consultancy:
- Quality assurance of ESS-related documents developed by 11 Country Offices (COs), and technical assistance to country offices in the preparation of relevant ESS components.
- Analysis of the documentation provided by COs and/or ROs and development of generic ESS and Safeguarding Risk mitigation strategies according to the type of activities.
- Development of a concise guide for the RMPS unit to adopt in the support of CO and/or ROs in quality assurance of the risk management technical area as part of the IFI financial contributions (design, implementation and monitoring of ESS/Safeguarding instruments) from an ESS/Safeguarding perspective.
The consultant will also ensure better alignment of the RMPS’s work with other risk areas within the risk management framework including AAP and data protection and support ESS/Safeguarding compliance across programmes and operations.
The Risk Management in Programming and Safeguarding Unit (RMPS) is expected to manage this consultancy in close coordination and collaboration with other relevant units within DAPM and other stakeholders as needed
