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Objective:

The overall objective of the consultancy is to monitor and facilitate the implementation of the Child Survival and Development program at the governorate level, aiming to achieve the following three main outputs:

• Strengthened Capacity of partners and Key Stakeholders: Enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) and key stakeholders at national and subnational levels, including the MOHP, Water companies, Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS), National Council for Childhood and Mother NCCM, NGOs, and others, to plan and manage inclusive, high-quality, responsive, sustainable, and environmentally sensitive maternal and child service packages aligned with national reform priorities in UNICEF intervention areas.
• Increased Capacity of Service Providers: Improve the capacity of healthcare providers and other relevant service delivery entities (including MOSS, NGOs, water companies, the private sector, and others) to deliver quality, comprehensive maternal and child health, immunization, nutrition, development, and environmentally sensitive WASH interventions.
• Enhanced Knowledge and Capacities of Targeted Communities: Empower targeted communities, families, and caregivers by increasing their knowledge and capacities to practice, support, and promote age-appropriate feeding, positive parenting, good sanitation and hygiene practices, climate change solutions, and to demand high-quality, integrated health, nutrition, early childhood development (ECD), and WASH services.

Methodology:

The Field Coordinator will serve as an extension of UNICEF in the field, responsible for monitoring of child rights (health, nutrition, ECD, WASH and other services as needed) and overseeing the implementation of the agreed Child Survival and Development (CSD) program interventions at the governorate, district, facility, and community levels in a coordinated manner.

Key duties will include regular field visits to project sites within the assigned governorates for monitoring, follow-up, and supervision of activities related to health, nutrition, early childhood development (ECD), and WASH.

The consultant will contribute to the achievement of CSD program objectives through the following responsibilities:

• Work independently with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to assist in integrated planning and facilitate the coordinated implementation of the CSD program at the governorate, district, and facility levels.
• Facilitate coordination among various departments at the governorate, district, and community levels.
• Leverage partnerships with local civil society organizations, as well as community and religious leaders, to improve healthcare services and foster social and behavioral change in the community for enhanced health and nutrition outcomes.
• Oversee the training of service providers on maternal and newborn health, infant and young child feeding, WASH, and early childhood development (ECD).
• Support and follow up with community volunteers to reach families and disseminate awareness messages.
• Monitor the use of new technologies and social media platforms (including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Rapid-Pro) to disseminate health, nutrition, WASH, and ECD messages.
• Monitor the quality of services provided and support partners management in developing and implementing quality improvement initiatives.
• Anticipate and resolve challenges while providing regular updates to the CSD team on the status of projects, serving as the primary source of information on program implementation monitoring.
• Attend events, campaigns, and meetings with stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain program records related to field implementation (both technical and administrative).
• Review documents, reports, and other materials from partners to ensure compliance with UNICEF program requirements.
• Assist in organizing field visits, meetings, documentation, visibility activities, and other interventions related to the CSD program.
• Act as a liaison between the CSD program and other relevant programs within the governorates.
• Conduct supply end-user monitoring and report the results to the CSD section colleagues
• Support CSD section in updating situation analyses, obtaining required data from district and implementing partners, providing photos, and sharing human interest stories for further documentation and donor reporting.

The process should be participatory, bringing together multiple stakeholders to share knowledge and insights.

The time allocation for this assignment is as follows:

• 50% technical activities: Monitoring and field visits to CSD intervention sites including Primary Health Care (PHC) units, nurseries, schools, water companies, and partners NGO and other facilities implementing the project, providing technical support and guidance.
• 30% coordination activities: Facilitating coordination and collaboration among various stakeholders and departments.
• 20% reporting, data updates, and attending meetings: Ensuring accurate reporting, updating program data, and participating in relevant meetings.

Key Activities

• Oversee the roll-out of the 1000 days program, training initiative in close coordination with manager and partners, including attending selected trainings, visiting facilities after training to follow-up implementation, and capacity building of middle managers
• Document the roll out the different Initiative in selected facilities, and advocate for implementing them in non-supported facilities within the governorate assigned.
• Sensitize community on proper health and nutrition practices, including by overseeing partners leveraging their social media and other communication channels.
• Leverage partnership and establish coordination with the primary and secondary care sectors of the MoHP, other relevant ministries, national councils, private sector, academia and NGOs in local governorate.
• Monitor the implementation of the program activities at primary health care units, nurseries, schools and community levels in his/her assigned governorate to deliver the planned results. 
• Provide technical assistance to local health and nutrition teams to ensure quality implementation of the program in the targeted areas as per the technical protocols and plans.
• Support local health and nutrition teams at PHC units, district and governorate levels for proper management of the program activities including implementation, supervision, and reporting.
• Support the roll out of the ECD/counselling room activities and its institutionalization in the selected PHU and hospitals.
• Ensure quality data management and timely results reporting. He/she will support government entities local teams for proper data collection, validation and analysis, and ensure that timely result- based reports will be issued and communicated to higher government levels and to UNICEF.
• Be a member of the Programme Governorate Committee, he/she will support the harmonization and the effective coordination between relevant departments of local government authorities as well as participate in regular meetings with government and NGO counterparts to review implementation and troubleshoot challenges; implement innovative solutions in coordination with government and community partners
• Support community mobilization activities including but not limited to liaisons with local NGOs, community volunteers and community and religious leaders
• Monitor and support in coordination with partners staff - different training courses run by UNICEF to ensure quality delivery and to report on the number and category of participants.
• Support documentation- whenever relevant- different events, success stories and case studies.
• Monitor ECD interventions in government, NGO and private entities at central and governorate levels, in accordance with agreed milestones and workplans
• Assist in exploring mechanisms of reaching the surrounding communities with CSD interventions through different entities, including surveying existing NGO/CDA capacities
• Facilitating and ensuring that cash assistance is spent as per the appropriate budget agreements/arrangements, and that liquidations are completed within a reasonable time frame.

Deliverables:
Support the orientation of target gov. facilities on interventions and in conducting needs assessment.
Participate in monthly meetings with partners to manage the program (health, nutrition, ECD, WAS1H)
Progress report as detailed above: 15 days, payment: 5%

Oversee implementation of agreed interventions in target governorates.
Participate in monthly meetings with partners to manage the program (health, nutrition, ECD, WASH).
Schools’ awareness component progress report indicating updates on the implementation of school activities for and by school children, the number of children engaged, and documentation of children's activities.
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 6%

Support CSD colleagues in the finalization of the needs assessment.
Supervise roll-out of training packages according to plan
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 10%

Supervise roll-out of training packages according to plan
Support the distribution of supplies and IEC materials to selected primary health care (PHC) facilities.
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Schools’ awareness component progress report indicating updates on the implementation of school activities for and by school children, the number of children engaged, and documentation of children's activities.
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 5%

Support the distribution of procured items to selected primary health care (PHC) facilities and nurseries.
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Revolving Fund progress report indicating achievements which include (No. of installed households’ connections, detailed repayment rates and Details of fund available (unused fund)
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Visit selected facilities where training and supplies are deployed to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Support the rollout of the new HIS.
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Verify the distribution of waste management system items and the smooth running of the system
Support in conducting required capacity building sessions and follow up on the implementation process
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Map linkages with the agricultural system implementation of joint activities with the FAO.
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Revolving Fund progress report indicating achievements which include (No. of installed households’ connections, detailed repayment rates, and Details of fund available (unused fund)
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Monitoring school health and nutrition activities in selected districts and ensuring smooth documentation of these activities.
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above and annual report: 1.5 Month, payment: 15%

Document implementation and different success stories covering various elements of the program
Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Revolving Fund progress report indicating achievements which include (No. of installed households’ connections, detailed repayment rates, and details of fund available (unused fund)
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, payment: 7%

Visit selected facilities where training was implemented to review and troubleshoot the implementation of packages
Participate in monthly meetings with partners, including academia, NGOs, and the private sector, to follow up on implementation and troubleshoot challenges
Progress report as detailed above: 1.5 Month, paymnet: 7%

Documentation of interventions for showcasing results.
Final report of all interventions 1 month, payment: 10%

Implementation of previous month’s plan and recommendations, photo documentation of training sessions and health awareness activities, meeting minutes, monthly indicators, achievements, constraints and recommendations, plan for the next month, in relation to project implementation and documentation. The report should include but not limited to:

1. Brief on monthly meetings of the respective districts
2. # of families benefited from the access to safe water and proper sanitation (revolving fund)
3. Update on performance Indicators for the specified PHC units, nurseries, schools, water companies, communities in targeted districts and the governorates as a whole
4. Training conducted during that month and # of trainees by category
5. # of awareness sessions and # of beneficiaries attended
6. # of children benefiting from growth monitoring and follow up visits
7. # of children benefiting from schools activities and follow up visits
8. # of pregnant women visiting FHUs for ANC
9. # of children benefiting from ECD interventions
10. Visits conducted by the consultant to PHC units and support given to improve quality of services
11. Brief on Technical support provided to district teams
12. Follow up for community mobilization activities including volunteers’ activities and partnership with local NGOs
13. Brief on quarterly Directorate meeting when conducted
14. Update on progress made in respective districts

Conditions of work:

This assignment is field based requiring frequent presence in the field, in the assigned governorate/s. Reporting and documentation can be done remotely, as per the schedule agreed upon with the supervisor.

Payments are made upon satisfactory delivery of acceptable report based on agreed work plan.

Required field travels outside the assigned governorate related to this assignment will be compensated as per UNICEF policies and Procedures.

Programme meetings outside the assigned governorates (e.g. in Cairo) might be called for when required.

This is a full-time field-based assignment; the FC is expected to operate in his/her assigned governorate/s for full working hours. 

Selected Governorates: Cairo and North Sinai

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

UNICEF Egypt is looking for a consultant with strong expertise and a good track record in implementing primary health care initiatives, who has a good relation and networking with local partners including MoHP addition who is respectful to cultural diversities, community values, and who is sensitive to gender issues, with zero tolerance for violence, child abuse, and neglect and other harmful practices. The following expertise is required:

-Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields is required: General medicine, public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, socio-medical sciences, health education, epidemiology, environment or other relevant technical field (gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics...). MBA in health/enviroment related field or related field will be an asset.

-At least 5 years of considerable experience in working with the primary health care systems including field experience in management of nutrition and/or health programs, including quality control /quality assurance of health programs, data management, monitoring and evaluation, and documentation. Experience working with public health, nutrition, ECD, and WASH programs is an asset. Familiarity with government systems and services is extremely important

-Excellent command of project management (technical, administrative and financial monitoring); ability to work under stress, resolve conflicts, build networks and trusting relationships with government, NGOs and other stakeholders and continually demonstrate openness. Experience in conducting research, and data analysis, and surveillance systems is an asset. Experience working with international organizations or donor supported programs is highly desirable.

Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English is a must. Good presentation, communication, and writing skills. Excellent command of working with Microsoft applications and other computer programs analytical skills are an asset

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.