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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: E-Learning Production of Gender Equality E- Course

Section/Division/Duty Station: Programme Strategy and Coordination Hub, Programme Division, NYHQ

Duration: 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / Remote

About UNICEF – DO NOT EDIT

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

 

Scope of Work:

The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop online self-learning modules for an all-staff gender equality e-course that includes the following responsibilities

1. Instructional design to technical content (to be provided by UNICEF) that would be engaging for adult learners;
2. Design of complementary visuals, PowerPoint slides, videos, etc.(this would be a combination of using stock and UNICEF images/videos and where these are insufficient to convey the intended messages, this would require creation of custom graphics); and
3. Development of e-course in an online medium.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Storyboard

Storyboard for the e-course  

This will be reviewed by an internal reference group and the Content Developer consultant. By 7 October 2024

Alpha version

Alpha version of the e-course This will be reviewed and tested by an internal reference group and the Content Developer consultant. – By 31 October 2024

Beta version

This version will be reviewed by an internal reference group and the Content Developer consultant. This version will be reviewed by an internal reference group and the Content Developer consultant. By 21 November 2024

Accessibility testing

Accessibility testing  - 21 November 2024

Translation master document

Document with all text elements in a structured format (on-screen text, graphics, voice over/closed caption text, navigation elements) and all source files. Includes Gold versions (SCORM 1.2 zipped files of the course) – 31 March 2025 and 30 Nov 2024

Qualifications

Education: Masters

Advanced degree in information technology for education; education technology; instructional design, or a related field.

Work experience:

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:

• At least 5 years of experience in instructional design of e-learning courses for adult learners
• Demonstrated experience with standard authoring tools
• Experience with H5P
• Relevant experience in international development preferred
• Relevant experience in developing gender-related learning resources in development or humanitarian settings preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; knowledge of another UN language is an asset
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• Foundational competencies required: commitment, embracing diversity, integrity, self- awareness and self- regulation, teamwork, and drive for results.
• Knowledge and understanding of children’s rights, women and girls’ empowerment, gender rights is desirable.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills
• Fluent knowledge of computer applications related to writing, packaging, social media

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

- Upload copy of academic credentials

- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :

• • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • 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.
  • Indicate your availability

- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.

- 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.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

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:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.