Consultancy – Climate Project Coordination Consultant, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The WASH, Climate and Environment Section at UNICEF’s East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking a national consultant to support the coordination of multicountry climate projects in the East Asia and the Pacific Region. This consultancy will be part-time with specific tasks indicated below.
 

Work assignment (remote/ home-based modality, not office-based except for days to coordinate with the rest of the team), Expected deliverable and Delivery schedule: 

Assignment 1: Analyse CO and RO programme targets, budgets and expenditures and prepare reports for different planning/reporting key dates

• Support on programme target discussion and input into Results framework

• Analyse allocations and expenditures by country office using PIDB codes, using InSight and PowerBI

• Verify information with country offices and other sections in EAPRO, and advise on corrections needed.

• Provide inputs to EAPRO to prepare project progress and utilization reports to donors or internally as requested

Expected deliverable 1:

• Dashboard of budget information.

• Inputs to the Results framework

• Quarterly updates on donor funds

Delivery schedule: 29 February, 30 April, 15 July 2024

Assignment 2: Maintain and update project schedules and events.

• Maintain overall project tracking tables, Gantt charts, and scheduling documents

• Prepare a detailed project preparation plan, and ensuring all relevant actors are providing inputs in a timely and relevant manner, and that progress on project/programme preparation is according to the designated timeline.

• Organize national consultations and workshops associated with the project/programme; develop and provide checklists and guidance to country offices to ensure that all relevant stakeholders at national level are invited to participate and assist in the preparation of agendas.

• Attend weekly team meetings in-person in Bangkok to provide updates on all project related information

Expected deliverable 2:

• Project tracking tables

• Guidance on workshop development

Delivery schedule: 31 January, 31 March 2024

Assignment 3: Knowledge management

• Prepare and file internal documentation, strategies, programme guidance and related documents

• Search and organize external resources that are relevant for project preparation.

Expected deliverable 3: SharePoint site organized with key resources.

Delivery schedule: 31 May 2024

Duration of Contract:  15 January 2024 – 15 July 2024
 

Duty Travel:  None
 

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

– Advanced university degree (Masters or higher) in areas related to business administration, public administration, project management, knowledge management or a related field

– At least 3 years of professional experience in project management

– Experience using SAP and Microsoft products (SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerBI)

– Experience designing and facilitating workshops and consultations 

– Experience working with UNICEF and knowledge of UNICEF processes and procedures

– Based in Thailand          

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 11 January 2024.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.