Consultant documentation MyName campaign challenge on birth registration, Yaoundé Cameroon,6months (Remote/Home Based))

The consultant will have as its main objective to document through multimedia assets the MyName campaign challenge open to the 374 municipalities in Cameroon from July to the end of October 2024 to improve the birth registration offer of services. The two criteria are the number of BR spots in health centers and health and immunization activities, and the number of children from Primary schools registered in schools. This documentation that will be made accessible online on the dedicated My Name campaign page is aimed to galvanize the participation of the mayors and allow a follow-up of the progress made.

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 fulfill their potential. 

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

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In Cameroon, 38% of the children are not registered a birth and thus deprived of a legal identity.

The right to a legal existence is the first right for every human being and is concretely embodied by the birth certificate, which establishes the child’s name and affiliation. Birth registration provides an important layer of protection for a child, which marks acknowledgment of a child’s existence and identity. Enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 7 and 8), and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Article 6), the right to be recognized as a person before the law is a critical step in ensuring lifelong protection and may be a prerequisite for children’s ability to claim other rights

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The purpose of this assignment is the production of advocacy and communication assets to document the new activities set up by municipalities, schools, and governments and update these assets on the dedicated webpage and social media.

The consultant will travel in all the 10^th Regions of Cameroon under the guidance of the Child Protection team to document (in English and French) through video, interviews, articles, human interest stories, and case studies, the activities led at the local level to increase the registration capacities through vaccination and education, in alignment with the “Charter of the Mayors” where the 374 mayors of Cameroon engage to increase birth registration through:

• Interoperability with health: registration spots in health facilities, outreach via community health workers, and immunization in routine or campaigns.
• Interoperability with education: registration of children in Primary schools before the end of Primary exams.

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have 

• An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in   Communication, advocacy, partnership, and Youth engagement.
• A Minimum of five years of work experience                         
• A solid experience in communication and digital assets and tools
• A strong capacity to make interviews and videos
• Strong writing skills in English and French
• A good capacity to work with others

To apply the consultant must submit the technical proposal form attached to this requisition including the following:

• A copy of the diplomas mentioned in the CV.
• A CV
• A cover letter.
• A technical and financial offer – Financial Proposal Template.xlsx
• A detailed methodological note for the conduct of this mission, with an indicative schedule of the different stages of the consultation and the expected products or deliverables as well as the relative costs.

For every Child, you demonstrate 

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

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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.