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Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda  

Contract Duration: 6 months (starting from 1/12/2025 -until 31/05/2026) 

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

At the end of the five-year implementation cycle, the UNICEF Uganda Country Office (UCO) will work on several strategic
reports for its five-year Government of Uganda/UNICEF Country Programme (2021-2025). This includes an internal and
external Annual Report for 2025, and a Summative five-year Country Programme Report.
The Internal Annual Report 2025 will analyze key results achieved for children in 2025, with focus on partnerships,
analyzing the impact of UNICEF interventions on children; and highlighting lessons learned and challenges faced in 2025.
The External Annual Report 2025 will be crafted to address external audiences including donors, partners, government,
and private sector. The Summative five-year Report will be a high-level advocacy document capturing the cumulative
results achieved for the five years period, major shifts in the situation of children in Uganda as a result of UNICEF
programming and advocacy, key achievement from collaborations with stakeholders, with specifically highlighting
transformative donor contributions and how flexible funding made a change during the implementation of the five-year
Country Programme.
The UNICEF Uganda Country office requires the expertise of an individual with proven storytelling and impact writer’s
skills, including good communication, adaptability, and the ability to edit and revise, ensuring the final product is clear,
concise, and effective for the intended audience.

Scope of Work:

Quality Assurance of RAM Narratives
The individual consultant will review, edit and consolidate the Country Programme Outcome and Output narrative
reports as provided by UNICEF Programme and Operations Sections to ensure high level, impact and strategic results
are well captured in a compelling narrative. This will involve quality assurance of the information presented (ensuring
the narrative speaks to the programme results and targets as set at the beginning of the year), and editing for English
grammar, style, and logical flow.

Internal Country Office Annual Report (COAR):
The individual consultant will be responsible for consolidating the Country Program Outcome and Output narrative
reports as provided by UNICEF Programme and Operations Sections into the 2025 End Year Summary Narrative report.
This will involve in dept critical analysis of RAM narratives and deriving from those high impact results, that should be
presented into compelling narrative on results for children, in addition to editing for English grammar, style, and logical
flow. The assignment will also involve cross-checking and triangulation of information and data to ensure consistency
with the previous End Year Summary Narratives of the Country Programme cycle.

Five Year CPD Thematic Report:
The consultant will consolidate key elements of the five annual COARs from 2021 to 2025 in to a high-level advocacy
document capturing the cumulative results for children achieved for the five years period, highlighting major shifts in
the situation of children in Uganda as a result of UNICEF programming and advocacy, key achievement from
collaborations with stakeholders, with specifically highlighting transformative donor contributions and how flexible
funding made a change during the implementation of the five-year Country Programme. The report will reflect in a
compelling story telling manner on each of the six outcomes of the 2021 – 2025 Country Programmes.

External Annual Report:
The individual consultant will consolidate and condense the Internal COAR for external audiences. Additional elements
will include a foreword, identifying, and editing blurbs from feature stories, and a donor funding overview. This will also
require quality assurance for accuracy of the information presented, compiling inputs from various sources, editing and
proof reading in line with the UNICEF Style book and brand guidelines.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:                                                                                              
1   Sharpened End Year Reporting Timeline. 
2   Draft RAM Analytical Statements with comments for section consideration. 
3   Draft COAR with comments for section consideration. 
4   Draft COAR due to DRP. 
5   Draft 2 RAM Analytical Statements for each Outcome. 
6   Draft 2 COAR due to DRP. 
7   Final Draft Report. 
8   All Comments on COAR and RAM analytical statements addressed.
9   Draft External Report for review. 
10 Final External Report incorporating all comments.

Minimum Qualifications required:

 Bachelor's degree in mass communication or any related fields

 Advanced University degrees in relevant fields is an added advantage.

PLEASE REFER TO DETAILED TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR) ATTACHED  TMC0001014 External ToR.pdf

HOW TO APPLY:

The application to be submitted through the online portal and must contain these separate attachments, as follows:

1. A cover letter/ Letter of interest (max 2 pages) explaining the motivation for applying and explaining how the qualifications and skillset of the candidate are suitable for this position.

2. An updated CV demonstrating all requirements stated in the ToR. 

3. A Technical Proposal outlining a road map for review and implementation timeline. 

4. A Financial Proposal outlining the total costs for this consultancy with payment linked to the main four deliverables outlined above. The financial proposal should indicate an all-inclusive lump sum fee composed of consultancy fees.  TMC0001014 FINANCIAL PROPOSAL.docx

Important Note: Please do not indicate financials anywhere else in the online application form, please mark "n/a or 00", under the fee related questions in the online application form.

Without all the above documents, your application will be considered incomplete and invalid and will not be considered further.

• Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
• Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.
• Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process.
• Women, trans, non-binary and gender diverse candidates meeting the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds including persons living with disabilities to apply.
• General Terms and Conditions for the Consultancy Contract is attached for your reference.  GTCs for Individual consultants.pdf

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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.

Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Please ensure that the technical and financial proposals are submitted as distinct documents.

Interested applicants must clearly indicate:

• Their availability to undertake the assignment
• Their capacity to fulfill the Terms of Reference

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