The UNICEF Niger Country Office is seeking for a Gender Programme Specialist to provide authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality in alignment with the Gender Action Plan.
UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan (2026-2029) and UNICEF’s WASH Strategy (2016-2030) both lay emphasis on the need for financial leveraging to accelerate delivery of results for children. WASH contributes to impact Areas 1 and 5 of the 2026-2029 Strategic plan focusing on lowering the child mortality rate and providing a foundation for healthy childhood development, as well as children being less vulnerable to climate and environmental risks. Aligned with our strategic goals and UNICEF's commitment to help governments accelerate SDG 6 achievement, our work will center on two key areas: developing WASH finance strategies to create frameworks to attract and deploy diverse resources for universal WASH access and designing and executing high-impact initiatives to boost financial leveraging and mainstream climate resilience in WASH interventions. UNICEF aims to establish a roster of pre-vetted and technically qualified individual consultants to support this expanding area of work in regions and countries.
Selected consultants will be eligible for a long-term agreement contract to provide on-demand technical support to UNICEF regional and country offices and to other UN agencies. LTAs are non-binding arrangements that do not constitute a commitment to acquire a consultant service.
PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to establish an LTA with multiple rostered individual consultants that will provide access to a repository of experts who meet the minimum technical requirements and can work as consultants to support UNICEF's work and provide technical expertise to (i) development of National WASH Finance Strategies, including options for climate financing and blended financing mechanisms, to enhance sustainability, equity, and resilience in the sector (ii) structuring blended finance initiatives for WASH inclusive of climate finance.
The National Committee Relations oversees the Joint Strategic Plans (JSPs) with 32 National Committees. Joint Strategic Plans (JSPs) are jointly developed and mutually agreed between UNICEF and each National Committee. The JSPs set out multi-year objectives, goals and strategies for the National Committee, as well as how UNICEF will support implementation.
The digitalization of the JSPs on the IMPACT Platform has enabled UNICEF and National Committees to access key data sources that provide insights into the joint strategies on income and influence, to achieve overall impact for children worldwide. To best maximize opportunities of engagement with National Committees and private sector partnerships, it is critical that JSPs are accompanied with data visualization tools that facilitate informed and faster decision making by using the right data at the right time. Furthermore, it is critical that National Committees also have access to important information and data from UNICEF systems to facilitate and maximize private sector fundraising and advocacy engagement in high income countries. This consultancy will also work across the division with PFP’s Business Intelligence Unit and ICTD focal points to support the analysis, data visualization and data management of information related to National Committees.
UNICEF Uganda seeks ongoing collaboration with social media influencers to strengthen visibility, maintain consistency, and adapt to developments in the digital environment. Although UNICEF maintains a significant global presence that extends to local offices, capacity gaps may arise during rapid campaign expansion or when developing content quickly. Establishing long-term partnerships with influencers can provide continuity, authenticity, prompt responses to emerging issues, and sustained communication while following UNICEF’s brand and safeguarding policies. This strategy aims to support advocacy for children’s rights, increase reach, and produce effective digital content relevant to both local and global audiences.
The UNICEF Niger Country Office is seeking for a Gender Programme Specialist to provide authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality in alignment with the Gender Action Plan.
UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan (2026-2029) and UNICEF’s WASH Strategy (2016-2030) both lay emphasis on the need for financial leveraging to accelerate delivery of results for children. WASH contributes to impact Areas 1 and 5 of the 2026-2029 Strategic plan focusing on lowering the child mortality rate and providing a foundation for healthy childhood development, as well as children being less vulnerable to climate and environmental risks. Aligned with our strategic goals and UNICEF's commitment to help governments accelerate SDG 6 achievement, our work will center on two key areas: developing WASH finance strategies to create frameworks to attract and deploy diverse resources for universal WASH access and designing and executing high-impact initiatives to boost financial leveraging and mainstream climate resilience in WASH interventions. UNICEF aims to establish a roster of pre-vetted and technically qualified individual consultants to support this expanding area of work in regions and countries.
Selected consultants will be eligible for a long-term agreement contract to provide on-demand technical support to UNICEF regional and country offices and to other UN agencies. LTAs are non-binding arrangements that do not constitute a commitment to acquire a consultant service.
PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to establish an LTA with multiple rostered individual consultants that will provide access to a repository of experts who meet the minimum technical requirements and can work as consultants to support UNICEF's work and provide technical expertise to (i) development of National WASH Finance Strategies, including options for climate financing and blended financing mechanisms, to enhance sustainability, equity, and resilience in the sector (ii) structuring blended finance initiatives for WASH inclusive of climate finance.
The National Committee Relations oversees the Joint Strategic Plans (JSPs) with 32 National Committees. Joint Strategic Plans (JSPs) are jointly developed and mutually agreed between UNICEF and each National Committee. The JSPs set out multi-year objectives, goals and strategies for the National Committee, as well as how UNICEF will support implementation.
The digitalization of the JSPs on the IMPACT Platform has enabled UNICEF and National Committees to access key data sources that provide insights into the joint strategies on income and influence, to achieve overall impact for children worldwide. To best maximize opportunities of engagement with National Committees and private sector partnerships, it is critical that JSPs are accompanied with data visualization tools that facilitate informed and faster decision making by using the right data at the right time. Furthermore, it is critical that National Committees also have access to important information and data from UNICEF systems to facilitate and maximize private sector fundraising and advocacy engagement in high income countries. This consultancy will also work across the division with PFP’s Business Intelligence Unit and ICTD focal points to support the analysis, data visualization and data management of information related to National Committees.
UNICEF Uganda seeks ongoing collaboration with social media influencers to strengthen visibility, maintain consistency, and adapt to developments in the digital environment. Although UNICEF maintains a significant global presence that extends to local offices, capacity gaps may arise during rapid campaign expansion or when developing content quickly. Establishing long-term partnerships with influencers can provide continuity, authenticity, prompt responses to emerging issues, and sustained communication while following UNICEF’s brand and safeguarding policies. This strategy aims to support advocacy for children’s rights, increase reach, and produce effective digital content relevant to both local and global audiences.
