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Consultancy Title: Consultant Goal Area 3-Child Protection Global Annual Results Report Writer

Section/Division/Duty Station: Child Protection Section, Programme Group, UNICEF NYHQ

Duration: 1 February 2025 to 30 May 2025

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / Remote

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment: 

The Global Annual Results Report (GARR) for Child Protection highlights global results for children, progress and challenges against the outcomes and outputs as set out under Goal Area 3 of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (Every child is protected from violence and exploitation).

Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Child Protection Specialist for Communications, Advocacy and Knowledge Management, and in close collaboration with the Planning and Evidence Building Team and entire Child Protection Programme Team, the consultant will be responsible for writing the 2024 Global Annual Results Report for Goal Area 3 (Child Protection). The report will need to respond to the guidelines and timeframe established by UNICEF’s Programme Group for this purpose.

Scope of Work:

Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3): Write and support the production of the 2024 Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3) to be reviewed and cleared by senior management. The report will highlight country, regional and global Child Protection results for 2024, including successes/challenges; a contextual analysis; strategic innovations and a financial annex. This will represent the third year of reporting under the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. The report will be approximately 70 pages in length.

Task will include:

• Prepare first draft of the GARR based on relevant information, including Country Office Annual Results (COAR), Results Assessment Matrix (RAM) and Strategic Monitoring Questions (SMQs).
• Prepare second draft including coordination/determination of visual content (to be developed by a designer) of the GARR based on feedback from UNICEF staff and senior managers.
• Prepare final draft including inclusion of visual content (to be developed by a designer) of the GARR including fact- checking and proof-reading and facilitate design and editing process.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

1. Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3)

1. Review of background materials; Consultations held with key UNICEF staff; Submission of contents layout, including visual/design elements/photos, and human-interest stories and case studies, for Global Annual Results Report for Goal Area 3 (GARR). (Deadline: 15-Feb 2025)

• Background materials reviewed/analyzed
• Consultations held
• Layout submitted and cleared           

2. Prepare and analyze team inputs; Submission of first draft of Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3), including defining visual/design elements (to be prepared by a designer). (Deadline: 15 March 2025)

• First draft 2024 GARR submitted       

3. Submission of second draft of Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3), including review of visual/design elements, which incorporates all revisions requested (Deadline: 15 April 2025)  

• Quality second draft 2024 GARR submitted

4. Submission of final draft of Global Annual Results Report (Goal Area 3), including review of visual/design elements, which incorporates all revisions requested (Deadline: 15 May 2025)

• Quality final draft 2024 GARR submitted    

Qualifications

Education: 

Advanced university degree (Masters or higher) in Social Sciences, law or other related field, preferably with some specialized knowledge in child protection and training in development/international studies.

Work experience:

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *: 

• Extensive (10−years) writing editing experience of English language publications, preferably three or more UN corporate reports.
• English as mother tongue (or equivalent level).
• Experience in providing editorial review and line editing to a ‘suite’ or series of publications.
• Demonstrated capacity to analyze qualitative and quantitative data including statistics.
• Robust knowledge of Child Protection
• Demonstrated experience working in a multicultural environment, with non-native English speakers.
• Excellent computer skills: conversant with SharePoint.
• Experience working with the UN, particularly UNICEF; preference will be given to candidates who have a strong understanding of UNICEF’s policies and programming process.

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

- Upload copy of academic credentials

- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :

• • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability

- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.

- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.

- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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. 

Remarks:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.