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ABOUT THE COMPANY
UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child's path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person's future
JOB SUMMARY
Desired Competencies, Technical Background, And ExperienceEducation: A master's degree in social sciences or related field. A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.Skills: The consultant must possess demonstrated skills in team building and change management and experienced in facilitating meetings and workshops. Excellent communication skills are required.Experience: A minimum of ten to twelve years of professional experience related to human resource development, hands-on change, and people management expertise. Experience in conducting similar assignments, particularly with UN agencies is highly desirable
RESPONSIBILITIES
The consultant will undertake the following tasks to achieve the objectives of the consultancy.Entry meeting with UNICEF on the signing of a consultancy contract.Familiarization of UNICEF WASH and CEE Programme in ESARReview of the report of the last Network meeting to ensure sufficient understanding of the meeting context.Develop tools/packages and Facilitate team interaction and cohesion throughout the WASHNET meeting and Finance trainingMake inputs to the finalization of the meeting and training agenda to ensure the agenda flows smoothly with a logical progression.Develop/ adapt short sessions/energizers that will be interspersed during the meeting/training to sustain the engagement of participants.Develop and facilitate one outdoor/indoor teambuilding session of half a day duration.Monitor and gauge participants' engagement and provide structured feedback to ESARO and the technical facilitatorsObserve the meeting and training processes and provide near real-time feedback to technical facilitators.Design and implement feedback and monitoring mechanisms with indicators to rate the achievement of the meeting and training objectives respectively.Provide WASH and CEE Network Meeting reportThe report will be a non-technical report but will cover the soft aspects of the events, and provide lessons learned in team building including recommendations.The consultant can make value-added inputs into his technical proposal that will enhance the quality of his intervention in the workshop. These may include materials and specialized support staff, the cost of which must be commensurate with the level of inputs.Work PlanEntry meeting: 6-10 MayDevelopment of Tools/Session Packages/Materials/Presentations including incorporation of UNICEF comments/feedback: 13-17 MayFacilitate team building sessions: 27-30 May.Prepare meeting/training report including incorporation of UNICEF feedback: 3-7 June.Final report approval: 10-14 JuneContract Closure: 17 June -6 JulyDeliverablesDetailed materials and description of the teambuilding sessions including methodology. Final report on the meetingAll reports and materials presented by the consultant will have to be reviewed and approved by UNICEF before payment will be made.The consultant is not expected to have any work relations with partners under this consultancy.Deliverables and Schedule of PaymentAll training materials, presentations, and reports are to be in English and be submitted in electronic copy. The meeting will be conducted in English.CostingThe consultant is expected to make a financial proposal based on a daily rate for professional fees. The consultant will be responsible for the provision of all training materials, transportation, and DSA and should put this as a separate cost in the financial proposal.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Reporting, Stakeholder communication, Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E), Ability to coordinate, Team leadership, Data analysis
REQUIRED EDUCATION
Post-graduate education