Join our UNICEF Colombia team and make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents!
UNICEF Colombia is looking for a professional passionate for the improvement of health and nutrition conditions for children and adolescents, professional with experience in program management and/or technical expertise in child survival and healthcare, and with knowledge of emergency situations. Experience in policy formulation, management, promotion, and public health policies focused on children is an asset.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical, coordination, and capacity-building support to UNICEF Guinea for the implementation of the project “Reaching Every Child: Gender-Responsive Polio Strategies in Dubreka”, which is part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Gender Equality Strategy. The consultant will contribute to strengthening gender-responsive planning, delivery, and monitoring of polio immunisation services in Dubreka, a high-risk prefecture with persistent coverage gaps due to social and gender-related barriers.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The Consultant will support the Corporate Partnerships team at PFP and designated National Committees and UNICEF country offices by:
- Facilitating understanding and use of agreement templates and tools.
- Supporting the drafting and negotiation of business terms for private sector partnership agreements.
- Providing guidance on negotiations and alignment with UNICEF policies.
- Monitoring and tracking agreements through the approval process.
- Supporting post-signature contract management (remedial actions, amendments, terminations).
- Acting as a knowledge center for best practices in agreements and partnership management.
Join our UNICEF Colombia team and make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents!
UNICEF Colombia is looking for a professional passionate for the improvement of health and nutrition conditions for children and adolescents, professional with experience in program management and/or technical expertise in child survival and healthcare, and with knowledge of emergency situations. Experience in policy formulation, management, promotion, and public health policies focused on children is an asset.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical, coordination, and capacity-building support to UNICEF Guinea for the implementation of the project “Reaching Every Child: Gender-Responsive Polio Strategies in Dubreka”, which is part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Gender Equality Strategy. The consultant will contribute to strengthening gender-responsive planning, delivery, and monitoring of polio immunisation services in Dubreka, a high-risk prefecture with persistent coverage gaps due to social and gender-related barriers.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The Consultant will support the Corporate Partnerships team at PFP and designated National Committees and UNICEF country offices by:
- Facilitating understanding and use of agreement templates and tools.
- Supporting the drafting and negotiation of business terms for private sector partnership agreements.
- Providing guidance on negotiations and alignment with UNICEF policies.
- Monitoring and tracking agreements through the approval process.
- Supporting post-signature contract management (remedial actions, amendments, terminations).
- Acting as a knowledge center for best practices in agreements and partnership management.
