Contract Duration – 10 days

Working arrangement: remote + on-site

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

An external consultant will facilitate the retreat and produce a strategic synthesis report with key recommendations and an action roadmap for SBC in Mozambique. This retreat will support the retreat will create a structured space to:

• reflect on the evolving UNICEF programme environment and on SBC delivery model
• strengthen SBC work within the CPD 2027–2030 framework
• identify practical approaches to reach and demonstrate SBC impact
• strengthen team cohesion and internal collaboration.

Under the supervision of the Chief of SBC, the consultant will design and facilitate a five-day strategic retreat for the SBC team, applying participatory methodologies such as Design Thinking, Liberating Structures and Systems Thinking.

The consultant will be responsible for:

• Designing the facilitation methodology and detailed agenda for the retreat • Reviewing relevant UNICEF programme documents and strategic priorities
• Facilitating the five-day retreat using participatory and collaborative approaches
• Supporting participants to identify solutions to operational and strategic challenges
• Supporting the development of a prioritized SBC strategic roadmap aligned with CPD 2027–2030
• Consolidating retreat discussions into a Strategic Retreat Report with recommendations

The consultant will also support the team to identify strategies to strengthen:

• SBC impact measurement
• integration of behavioral insights into programmes
• SBC Emergency Preparedness & Response Framework embedded into routine sectoral programs
• knowledge management and institutional learning
• resource mobilization positioning for SBC.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: SBC Retreat Consultant.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in social science, behavioral sciences, communication for development, sociology, anthropology, social psychology
• Work Experience: Minimum 8 years working in the SBC field.
• Language requirements: English
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: strong writing, planning and group facilitation and coordination skills, including methodologies such as design thinking, liberating structures and system thinking.
• Desirables:
  • UNICEF experience is an asset.
  • PhD
  • Experience in the academia

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal SBC Retreat Consultant.docx

Remarks:  

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.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.