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For every child, Hope

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

UNICEF WCARO is recruiting a regional coordinator to oversee the implementation of the ambitious multiyear multi-country regional resilience programme of UNICEF in the Sahel (Building Resilience in the Sahel of BRS Programme). The Programme Coordinator will provide strategic planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting support to achieve the delivery of the targeted results.

How can you make a difference? 

Scope of Work:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Assignments Overview	Deliverables/Outputs	Delivery  deadline
Deliverable 1:	*Annual report 2025, BRS Programme (May) *Interagency report 2025, SRP (May) *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (May-July 2026)	July 2026
Deliverable 2:	*Progress report, BRS Programme (Oct) *Case studies x 3 *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (Aug-Oct 2026)	October 2026
Deliverable 3:	*Regional steering committee report *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (Nov-Jan 2027)	January 2027
Deliverable 4:	*Financial report confirming the adequate utilization of 2026 allocations in WCARO and Country Offices *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (Feb-April 2027)	April 2027
Deliverable 5:	*Annual report 2027, BRS Programme (May) *Interagency report 2027, SRP (May) *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (May-July 2027)	July 2027
Deliverable 6:	*Progress report, BRS Programme (Oct) *Case studies x 3 *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (Aug-Oct 2027)	October 2027
Deliverable 7:	*Regional steering committee report *Trip reports, technical assistance missions (Nov-Dec 2027)	December 2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

• Master’s degree in political science, social work, social sciences, education, law, international relations, management or any related field. Additional two years of work experiences could be considered in lieu of academic degree.
• 8 years of professional work experience in project management – delivering on results, monitoring, reporting.
• Proven experience in effectively managing grants.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize information and communicate outcomes clearly to different stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to work independently and in a team, high-level report-writing skills.
• Good understanding of the issues and complexities of the Sahel crisis and impact on children.
• Capacity to manage various tasks simultaneously in planning, implementing, and monitoring a complex project over an extended period.
• Experience coordinating initiatives with other UN Agencies.
• Knowledge of the institutions of the UN system. Knowledge of BMZ project management is a plus.
• Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment.
• Fluency (oral and written) in English and French is required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Requirements

• Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system /Most updated CV
• Academic credentials/certificates
• Consultancy technical proposal;
• Financial proposal that will include:
  • Costs for each deliverable and total all-inclusive (lump sum) fees for the whole assignment
  • Travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per ToR
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable
• Previously relevant consultancy products & final evaluations (if available)
• Indicate your availability
• 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.

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 here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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. 

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.