Consultancy: Adolescent Health Consultant – Req. #574124

The Adolescent Health Consultant will support remotely the Maternal Newborn Adolescent Health Unit. The Health Specialist (Adolescent Health, Mental Health, School Health) will be the consultancy contract manager. The Adolescent Health Consultant is responsible for facilitating and supporting implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the Global AstraZeneca YHP- UNICEF Partnership, UNICEF Zurich Foundation mental health programme, WHO UNICEF Joint programme on mental health, JO Malone-UNICEF mental health programme, and Sony-UNICEF partnership on adolescent health and mental health. The consultant provides facilitation and support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results according to the partnership agreement and amplify the work in 17 UNICEF adolescent health programme countries in promotion of mental health including through digital formats, health system strengthening efforts for integration of child and adolescent mental health and inform adolescent NCD prevention programming in other regions and countries.

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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Adolescent Health Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station:, MNAH Unit, MNCAH Section, Health Programme Division / New York HQ

Duration: 1 August 2024 to 30 June 2027

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ/ Remote 

About UNICEF

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. 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: 

The Adolescent Health Consultant will support remotely the Maternal Newborn Adolescent Health Unit. The Health Specialist (Adolescent Health, Mental Health, School Health) will be the consultancy contract manager. The Adolescent Health Consultant is responsible for facilitating and supporting implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the Global AstraZeneca YHP- UNICEF Partnership, UNICEF Zurich Foundation mental health programme, WHO UNICEF Joint programme on mental health, JO Malone-UNICEF mental health programme, and Sony-UNICEF partnership on adolescent health and mental health. The consultant provides facilitation and support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results according to the partnership agreement and amplify the work in 17 UNICEF adolescent health programme countries in promotion of mental health including through digital formats, health system strengthening efforts for integration of child and adolescent mental health and inform adolescent NCD prevention programming in other regions and countries.

Scope of Work:

• Implementation and Monitoring Support:

• Review and align country workplans under AstraZeneca, Zurich Foundation, Jo Malone, and SONY partnerships for adolescent NCD prevention and mental health integration.
• Facilitate with global and regional teams to promote NCD and mental health awareness among adolescents via UNICEF digital platforms.
• Provide technical assistance to ensure effective implementation, monitoring progress against targets, and timely reporting on program outcomes.

• Facilitation and Reporting:

• Facilitate resource mapping and validation of the WHO-UNICEF child and adolescent mental health training package for primary health care, ensuring quality and relevance across settings.
• Assist in developing proposals for global adolescent health programming, integrating inputs from partners to align with UNICEF’s strategic goals.
• Facilitate with regional and country offices to produce comprehensive reports, including annual donor reports and evaluations, to demonstrate program impact and outcomes.

• Capacity Building and Knowledge Management:

• Facilitate capacity-building activities for country teams on adolescent health, mental health, and NCD prevention strategies.
• Support knowledge product development such as case studies and policy briefs to promote evidence-based practices in adolescent health programming.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among UNICEF staff, partners, and stakeholders to enhance program effectiveness and innovation. 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

1. Develop template and coordinate orientation (compilation of partnership information, M&E requirements, and activity plan templates) to 4 regional offices and 15 country offices on inception planning for the development of Helping Adolescents Thrive Works plans (under ZZF phase 2 partnership countries)

August 10, 2024

2. Collect and consolidate information from 7 country offices and write up of the final report for UNICEF-ZZF partnership phase 1 on adolescent mental health     

September 10, 2024

3. Stakeholder theory of change workshop and report for adolescent mental health prevention for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal    

October 10, 2024

4. Development of UNICEF AZ partnership phase 2 proposal 2024 Annual Report (AZ-YHP) + collect and consolidate information from countries for annual donor report to AstraZeneca on Adolescent NCD prevention program        

November 10, 2024

5. Annual review and reporting on COARS and CSI as relevant for results area 1.4.3 (adolescent health) and 1.5.1 (mental health)

December 10, 2024

6. Development of country selection criteria checklist in consultation with ESAR/WCAR health specialists and create planning templates for health promoting schools (GAVI supported)       

January 10, 2025

7. Development of 2 country case studies on best practices around integration of child/adolescent mental health services in primary care implemented with UNICEF support      

February 10, 2025

8. write up on multi-country CAMH mapping service mapping (Iraq, Cambodia, Paraguay, Mali)

March 10, 2025

9. Collect and consolidate information from country offices for donor report (SONY/JML) -Nepal, India, Iraq, Paraguay, Mali, Cambodia, Kenya, Belize, Argentina       

April 10, 2025

10 Conduct ZZF, AZ and SONY grants budget analysis review including follow up with COs flagged with underutilization. Prepare a financial budget narrative of funds utilization in annual donor reports of ZZF, AZ and SONY grants, with recommendations for adjustment.   

May 10, 2025

Qualifications

(1) Education

• Master’s degree in public health, school health, global health, nursing, or medicine

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Master’s degree in public health, international health, global health, medicine, nursing etc.
• proven experience in adolescent health programme for more than 7 years in country, regional and international level.
• Prior experience working with UNICEF at global or regional and country level on adolescent health programming
• Strong command English is required.

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

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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. 

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.