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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

Natural disasters, climate change and conflicts place the population, and in particular children and adolescents, at greater risk of poverty, deprivation, disease, loss of livelihoods and food insecurity. These effects are more likely to fall upon those living in disaster-prone areas.  Women and girls are disadvantaged by discriminatory gender norms that heighten their risks and weaken their resilience to shocks, and continue to disproportionately bear the harmful impacts of climate change. 

Children and young people are highly vulnerable to earthquakes and destructive hazards. This is related to several factors: many educational facilities are not built to code and/or have not undergone regular maintenance in the past 30 or more years, increasing both structural and non-structural vulnerability. Schools often lack disaster management plans, clearly marked and unobstructed evacuation routes and children are not familiar with risks and appropriate behavior in disaster situations. Children with disabilities are at particular risk where facilities are not accommodating to physical and other challenges. Teachers are not prepared to convey disaster risk management (DRM) information to children and to manage the first response, including safe evacuation in case a disaster strikes. 

The scope of work for the National Consultancy will be focused to: 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
  Education 
  -   University degree in law, social sciences, environment, construction, or other relevant field; advanced degree in the same fields will be an asset;
   
  Experience 
  - Solid experience in working with government partners in the areas related to legislation, human rights, youth policy, education, gender, WASH, school safety aspects, emergency preparedness, climate change and construction;
  - Extensive experience in implementation of  international projects or programmes with focus on climate change, DRR, emergency, gender, WASH in schools, school safety assessment is required;
  - Experience to support UNICEF in implementation of the projects and programmes in CCA, DRR, emergency preoaredness, school safety is an asset; 
  - Experience to work with school administrations and teachers promoting, gender, WASH, school safety aspects, emergency preparedness, climate change topics is required;
  - Good communication and networking skills;
  - Knowledge of Turkmenistan’s context and government structures as well as operational aspects of work with the ministries;
  - Good technical knowledge and experience of disaster risk reduction/climate change, school safety assessment, emergency preparedness projects implementation at community and school level;
  - Extensive experience in promoting the interactive training methodologies for adults and children along with strong facilitation skills;
  - Experience in data collection, analysis and research;
  Language requirements 
  -  Proficient knowledge of Turkmen and Russian. 
• Please visit the attached ToR for more information  2025-02-26 ToR_BHA_DRR_Preparedness_SSA_National Consultncy_draft_vd.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

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.

Remarks:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.