Contract Duration: 11.43 months

Working arrangement: Office-based

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

NICEF Madagascar appuie le Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable et le Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports dans le développement d’une Stratégie nationale pour l’engagement et l'autonomisation des jeunes dans la transition écologique. Cette stratégie vise à établir un cadre national structurant pour permettre la participation effective et l’autonomisation des adolescent(e)s et des jeunes dans la transition écologique, l'action climatique, la gestion durable de l'environnement et le renforcement de la résilience à Madagascar.

Dans ce cadre, UNICEF Madagascar recrute un(e) consultant(e) individuel(le) charge(e) de concevoir, structurer, piloter le processus de développement de la stratégie.

Le/la consultante sera responsable de la conduite du processus de développement de la stratégie, de la revue documentaire à la validation finale de la Stratégie, en assurant sa cohérence, son ancrage institutionnel et son caractère inclusif et opérationnel. Il/elle veillera notamment à assurer l’articulation entre les différentes sources d’information (consultations, revue documentaire, étude, analyse), et à traduire les contributions en orientations stratégiques claires et opérationnelles.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0002261.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: advanced degree (Masters) in at least one of the following areas:

sciences sociales, politique publique, développement de la jeunesse, gouvernance environnementale, changement climatique, éducation, études du développement, sciences politiques, sociologie, anthropologie ou autres domaines connexes

• Work Experience:

- Minimum de 7 années d'expérience professionnelle en tant que responsable dans l'un ou plusieurs des domaines suivants : engagement et développement des adolescents et des jeunes, élaboration de stratégies et de politiques publiques, coordination de programmes, changement climatique, gouvernance environnementale, développement social ou secteurs connexes.

- Expérience avérée dans la conception, la structuration et la conduite de processus stratégiques multi-acteurs, incluant la coordination des parties prenantes institutionnelles et techniques.

- Expérience démontrée dans la rédaction de documents stratégiques ou de politiques publiques (stratégie nationales, cadres programmatiques, plans d’action).

- Expérience avérée dans la conception et facilitation de processus participatifs, inclus consultations et ateliers impliquant gouvernement, société civile, jeunes et partenaires techniques

- Expérience avérée de travail avec les enfants, adolescents et jeunes, et maitrise des approches d’engagement et de participation significative des jeunes, inclus des approches inclusives et sensibles au genre.

- Bonne compréhension des enjeux liés au changement climatique, a l'environnement, a la transition écologique et/ou a la gestion des risques de catastrophe dans le contexte malgache.

- Expérience de travail avec les institutions gouvernementales et dans des contextes de coordination multipartite

- Excellentes capacites d’analyse, de synthèse et de traduction d’informations complexes en orientations stratégiques opérationnelles

- Excellentes compétences de rédaction en français

- Compétences en facilitation des groupes

- Excellente maitrise du français/malgache

- Une expérience antérieure avec l'UNICEF, les Nations Unies ou les partenaires pour le développement est un atout.

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 template TMC0002261.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.