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Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist DRR/Emergency, the Consultant will provide strategic and technical support to strengthen Accountability to Affected Population (AAP), Risk Communication, and Capacity Building initiatives. The assignment focuses on scaling up the Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) across provinces, ensuring that provincial CFM systems are readily available to provide accurate information to communities and collect timely feedback to inform and improve floods and emergency response. The role also includes enhancing partner and government capacity for community engagement and disaster preparedness and supporting the integration of AAP and risk communication principles into training programs.

The Consultant will work closely with key stakeholders, including NDMA, NIDM, PGGA, and PBSA, to support curriculum development, training rollouts, and risk awareness campaigns, while ensuring timely reporting, data-driven decision-making, and harmonized implementation across all partners. Through this role, the Consultant will facilitate the systematic collection, analysis, and application of community feedback to inform program adaptation and strengthen the accountability and resilience of affected populations.

How can you make a difference? 

Tasks/Milestone:          

• Round 1: Strengthening Accountability to Affected People (AAP)
• Round 2: Risk Communication
• Round 3: Capacity Building     
• Round 4: Other

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Collaborate with SBC, PMDA, and ICT teams to integrate the CFM into UNICEF’s monitoring systems.

Ensure routine analysis, interpretation, and visualization of community feedback data through dashboards for timely programmatic decision-making.

Draft and contextualize provincial chapters of the Community Engagement (CE)/AAP Guidelines for Punjab, Sindh, KP, and Balochistan.

Maintain co-leadership of the AAP Working Group, facilitating regular meetings and promoting partner coordination and knowledge sharing.

2. Support the development of community-friendly risk messages and IEC materials (e.g., floods, droughts, epidemics)

    Support in the capacity development of DRR kits in four provinces.

3. Support NDMA, NIDM, PGGA, and PBSA in finalizing national level DRR training curriculum.

    Support PGGA in implementing its three-tier training structure to reach 10,000 Girl Guides and 40,000 peers.

    Processing of Round 2 data, completion of quality assurance, final analysis, reporting, and dissemination of results for Round 2, 

    including delivery of all documentation and cleaned datasets.

4. Offer technical support to Field Offices and partners on AAP, CE, and CFM, DRR and Risk Communication.

    Prepare monthly progress reports and a comprehensive final report detailing achievements, challenges, and recommendations.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  National Consultant Accountability to Affected People & Capacity Building.docx

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:

Advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Social and behavioral science, including sociology, anthropology, Public Health, communication studies development communication, health communication, community development, development studies, psychology and/or related social sciences are required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 05 years of professional experience at national/international level is required in one or more of the following areas: design and implementation of community engagement and accountability strategies, social sciences (including anthropology, sociology, and psychology), and social and behaviour change. 
• Proven experience in designing and developing community engagement strategies, Accountability to Affected People frameworks, Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFMs), and Risk Awareness, with strong qualitative research skills to conduct needs assessments and applied social science research.
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-level technical advice, supported by strong research, interpersonal communication, and advocacy skills, and expertise in participatory and engaging training methods to effectively guide senior officials on inclusive community engagement and accountability.
• Experience of working with government, academic research and education institutions, private sector, CSOs, faith engagement organizations.
• Excellent Communication skills
• Stakeholders’ engagement: experience of managing large and complex partnerships

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Urdu is required. 

Desirables:

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 
• Experience within the United Nations system or other international organizations is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of another local language(s) is an asset.

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  

Remarks: 

• Duration of the assignment is 06 months.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Applicants must submit a financial quotation indicating consultant fee against monthly deliverables as part of the application. Please see Terms of Reference.
• Consultant will be required to travel to 4 Field Offices
• Consultant needs to produce a copy of their health insurance coverage at the time the contract is awarded.

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

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