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Contract Duration: 8.5 months

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, love

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF seeks an experienced consultant to provide high-level technical, policy and coordination support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, ASEAN Health Cluster 1 and Member States to accelerate progress on large-scale food fortification (LSFF) across the East Asia and Pacific Region (EAPR).

The consultant will support ASEAN to operationalize the ASEAN Guidelines and Minimum Standards for LSFF, strengthen accountability and peer learning across Member States, advance policy dialogue to sustain LSFF mandates, and improve regional monitoring systems.

The consultant will also support priority countries facing risks of policy backsliding or implementation bottlenecks through tailored technical assistance, advocacy support, evidence generation and partner coordination.

Scope of Work:

The scope of work covers regional coordination, technical assistance, policy development, programme management, partnerships, advocacy and monitoring of LSFF initiatives across ASEAN Member States.

Strengthen ASEAN leadership and regional coordination for LSFF

• Support ASEAN Health Cluster 1 to coordinate regional dialogue and leadership on LSFF.
• Strengthen and institutionalize ASEAN LSFF partner coordination platform(s).
• Facilitate engagement between ASEAN Secretariat, Member States, UNICEF, development partners and technical institutions.
• Support follow-up on decisions and commitments related to LSFF.

Support operationalization of ASEAN LSFF Minimum Standards

• Support Member States to review alignment with ASEAN LSFF minimum standards (2024).
• Develop tools and guidance for country self-assessment of adoption and implementation.
• Provide technical support to countries to strengthen implementation of LSFF mandates.
• Support selected countries facing private sector pressure or rollback risks.

Strengthen monitoring, data systems and accountability

• Lead development of the ASEAN Annual LSFF Scorecard.
• Support annual benchmarking of Member States against ASEAN LSFF standards.
• Prepare scorecard findings for ASEAN Health Ministers’ review processes.
• Support country roadmaps based on scorecard findings.

Policy advocacy and knowledge products

• Develop policy briefs, country summaries, advocacy materials and technical updates.
• Document best practices, innovations and lessons learned.
• Generate evidence to support sustaining mandatory LSFF legislation.
• Support communications and strategic engagement on LSFF.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the Terms of Reference here:   ToR Consultancy to provide technical support to ASEAN Secretariat TMS.pdf

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

Minimum requirements: (Qualification/Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

• Education: Master's degree in Nutrition, Partnerships, Advocacy, Development, Communications

• Work Experience:
• 10-15 years of progressively responsible professional experience in public nutrition, food systems, public health or related development programming, with substantial experience in LSFF, USI or micronutrient deficiency prevention.
• Demonstrated experience supporting regional or multi-country programmes in Asia, preferably within EAPR.
• Proven track record of working with inter-governmental bodies such as ASEAN, Asian Development Bank, Regional Economic Communities, governments, UN agencies, development partners, academia and/or private sector stakeholders.
• Strong experience in policy reform, standards development, regulatory frameworks, trade facilitation or programme implementation in low- and middle-income countries.
• Experience in planning and facilitating high-level consultations, ministerial meetings, technical working groups and multi-stakeholder platforms.
• Strong communication, negotiation, diplomacy and stakeholder management skills.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in French and English is required

• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
• Strong technical knowledge of LSFF, USI, food systems, food standards, quality assurance/control systems, premix supply systems, regulatory monitoring and compliance mechanisms.
• Good understanding of regional trade systems, including certification and cross-border regulatory frameworks.
• Desirables:
• Previous experience working with ASEAN or any other Asian Regional Economic Communities.
• Experience in EAPR countries.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter 
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal Consultancy - provide technical support to ASEAN Secretariat TMS.docx

Remarks:  If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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