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The UNICEF Lebanon Country Office (LCO) has strengthened targeted multisectoral results for and with girls for more comprehensive girl centred programmes. Indeed, a gender transformative girl-driven program for and with adolescent girls, part of global UNICEF initiative POWER4Girls and aligned with the UNICEF Adolescent Girls Program, was kicked off in 2023. It aims to promote girls’ leadership, decision making, agency, power, activism and access to learning, skills and prevention from GBV through building grassroot sustainable networks. The adolescent girls’ program includes several components such as implementation of tailored girls’ packages, building of girls’ networks, digital assets and a boys’ package.

Multisectoral programming for girls is aligned with the UNICEF global accelerator in the strategic plan, focusing on the importance of investment in securing the rights of adolescent girls as one of the most effective ways to transform societies, boost economies, lift communities out of poverty, and build a more equitable world. UNICEF will build a coalition of partners to leverage financial resources and scale up proven packages of cost-effective, multisectoral interventions promoting adolescent girls’ health and nutrition, education, and protection from violence, abuse and exploitation. The program is also aligned with UNICEF’s global Gender Action Plan of investing in targeted adolescent girl outcomes at scale that are multi-dimensional (policy, community-based interventions and rights-based programming) and multi-sectoral as well as integrated gender equality programming strategically across all sectors that will realize heightened results for women, men, girls and boys. Indeed, engaging men and boys to identify specific needs and strong allyship is a new focus to the UNICEF Gender Action Plan. 

The aim of this consultancy is to draft the boy’s package, complimenting the existing POWER4Girls package for girls. The main purpose of the package is to support boys to address harmful gender social norms impacting them and their choices in life.

The consultant will report directly to the Gender specialist and work closely with SBC specialist and education officer. The package will be piloted in LCO programs and sections where the adolescent girls' package is implemented in 2024-2025 (Makani, Dirasa, Palestinian Program).

How can you make a difference? 

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

• A Masters’ degree in gender, sociology, anthropology or related field.
• At least 7 years of work experience on adolescent girls’ or adolescent boys’ programming, gender, GBV and drafting packages. Experience on adolescent programming and gender is a must.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset. 
• Proven experience in adolescent girls’ programming or boys’ programming, gender, and GBV.
• Strong gender expertise and background.
• Knowledge and experience in drafting packages.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills.

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. 

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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. 

Please submit:

1- a detailed cost proposal to undertake the terms of reference above .  

2-  a concept note outlining approach to be used to deliver consultancy results.

Applications submitted without technical and financial proposal will not be considered.