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Consultancy Title: National Consultancy to Deliver SBC Capacity-Building Trainings for National Stakeholders

Section/Division/Duty Station: Partnerships / Operations sections, UNICEF Belarus CO

Duration: June 2025 – 31 December 2025

Home/ office Based: Remote/Home-based

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BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the national capacity of government institutions and higher education establishments in Belarus to understand, apply, and advocate for the Social and Behavior Change (SBC) approach within their respective mandates. Through a two-day training, the assignment aims to introduce key SBC concepts, build practical skills in behaviorally informed planning and communication, and foster critical reflection on the limitations of traditional approaches such as propaganda, information dissemination, and prevention work.

The training will be delivered by a national expert in a pair with UNICEF SBC Officer and tailored to the diverse professional backgrounds of participants, with a focus on relevance, application, and sustainability. Each training will be followed by structured post-training support, including the facilitation of Viber group and regular group consultations (supervision), to reinforce learning and promote peer exchange.

This assignment directly supports UNICEF’s strategic objective of institutionalizing SBC as a cost-effective, evidence-informed approach to achieving positive social and behavioral outcomes in Belarus. It contributes to the creation of an enabling environment for SBC integration into national policies, training systems, and programmatic frameworks, while also serving as a demonstrable model for donor engagement in SBC system strengthening.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will be responsible for delivering pre-designed capacity-building trainings on SBC for national stakeholders, including representatives of key ministries, government institutions, and higher education establishments. The consultancy will involve the following key components:

1. Training Preparation

• Participate in an initial coordination meeting with UNICEF in Belarus SBC Officer to clarify objectives, timeline, and audience profiles.
• Review pre-developed UNICEF’s SBC training materials.
• Contribute ideas on maximizing the effectiveness of pre-designed training materials and training agenda.
• Adapt material to each institution to be trained, by adding relevant examples and exercises relevant to their mandate, experience and interest.

2. Delivery of Trainings

• Conduct up to six (6) two-days in-person trainings, each targeting a group of up to 30 specialists from ministries or academic institutions.

3. Post-Training Support

• Establish and moderate a dedicated Viber group to provide continued guidance (monthly topics) and peer-to-peer exchange (each month one participant is invited to share their example or challenge).
• Conduct bi-monthly online support calls (one per group) until the end of 2025 following each training to:
• Address questions on applying SBC in participants’ work.
• Offer feedback on planned or ongoing SBC-related interventions.
• Submit brief summaries of each online call, including key discussion points and action items.
• Revise training material based on experience and feedback from participants

4. Reporting

• Maintain attendance lists and training feedback forms for all sessions.
• Conduct in-person reflection roundtable.
• Submit a final analytical report (maximum 10 pages) covering:
• Summary of each training session and key learning outcomes.
• Analysis of Participant feedback and reflections.
• Observations on institutional opportunities and constraints.
• Insights from follow-up support and recommendations for further SBC institutionalization.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables / Delivery Deadline:

Travel (if required as per TOR):

Travel to Gomel is planned within this TOR (local, Belarus)

Qualifications 

Education:

• Master’s degree in Social and Behavioural Sciences, Public Health, Education, Communication, Psychology, or a related field relevant to SBC

Work experience/Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• At least 3 years of professional experience in designing and facilitating adult learning, training programs, or capacity-building workshops, preferably with government or academic institutions.
• Fluency in Russian
• Strong applied knowledge of SBC principles, including behavioral drivers, social norms, and communication strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating adult learning, especially with institutional and academic audiences.
• Familiarity with government systems and intersectoral prevention work in Belarus, including ideological, propaganda, and information channels.
• Skills in developing and moderating peer-learning communities (e.g., group chats, professional forums).
• Experience in drafting clear, concise analytical reports and training summaries.
• Proficient use of virtual collaboration tools (Zoom, MS Teams, Viber).

Competencies:

• Communication: effectively conveys complex concepts to diverse professional groups; listens actively; encourages open dialogue.
• Drive for Results: delivers high-quality work on time; meets deadlines; takes accountability for outcomes.
• Planning and Organizing: strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple training cycles and follow-up activities.
• Analyzing: demonstrates critical thinking and uses evidence to inform training delivery and follow-up.
• Relating and Networking: builds trust and maintains effective working relationships with counterparts in government and academia.
• Sensitivity: understands the specific governance and institutional landscape in Belarus and navigates it respectfully and effectively.

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Interested applicants should share their latest CV/Resume and financial proposal  Financial Offer template Consultancy SBC trainer.docx to undertake this job.
• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal should be submitted using the financial offer template and must:
  • Reflect the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment period (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • Include travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR. Consultants are responsible for arranging their own transportation arrangements. UNICEF can provide office vehicle for some duty travel missions with prior agreement as per monthly travel plan approved by the supervisor.
  • Include any other costs: health insurance, payment of an incidental expenditure (such as bank charges, insurances, etc.) 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.

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

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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.