International consultant with UNICEF Albania office for for Climate Landscape Analysis for Children in the country

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. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, wellbeing and protection

 

How can you make a difference? 

The consultant will examine the baseline situation of climate, energy, and environment-related issues affecting children in Albania and will provide actionable recommendations to the Government of Albania and UNICEF, including a child-sensitive harmonization of European Union chapters 14 and 27 and other climate and environmental policies, possibilities for expanding public and private partnerships towards addressing the impact of climate, energy and environment related issues on children and identify adaptation needs.

Specific deliverables, activities and timelines are mentioned below:

Deliverable 1: Implementation plan prepared for the exercise (1-2 pages) outlining steps and timeline.  

Specific tasks:

• Interact virtually with UNICEF staff – CLAC manager
• Desk review of the package of materials provided by UNICEF.
• Upgrade the repository of materials with new/additional information; Identify the need for additional materials for desk review; compile an analysis scheme for the materials that are in Albanian language (for UNICEF to follow up)
• Agree with UNICEF on the implementation plan/timeline for the exercise

Timeline: 2 weeks after the start date of the consultancy – Duration: 7 working days

Deliverable 2: Inception Report and PPT prepared.

Specific tasks:

• Interact virtually with UNICEF staff – CLAC manager
• Prepare the analysis of the key stakeholders in Albania (providing ratings on interest, power, position, role, engagement, etc)
• Draft CLAC’s Inception Report (IR)
• Consult IR with young people (advisory board)
• Present the Inception report to UNICEF staff. (PPT)
• IR will be reviewed by UNICEF staff and external peer reviewer. It is expected that up to 3 versions of the IR will be delivered until finalized.

Timeline: 2 months after the starting date of the consultancy – Duration: 15 working days

Deliverable 3: Plan of data collection updated.

Specific tasks:

• Data collection and analysis; Consultant will conduct interviews (online) with stakeholders (not children/young people). He/She will oversee the plan of data collection and analysis that UNICEF will facilitate through the national consultant.
• Interact virtually with UNICEF staff – CLAC manager

Timeline: 4 months after the starting date of the consultancy – Duration: 10 working days

Deliverable 4 – Final report and PPT prepared 

Specific tasks

• Draft Final Report (2) to be shared with UNICEF staff and peer reviewer. The consultant is expected to prepare PPT for a validation workshop with UNICEF.
• finalize the report

Timeline: 6 months after the starting date of the consultancy – Duration: 15 working days

Deliverable 5 – Advocacy brief prepared

Specific tasks 

• Interact virtually with UNICEF staff-CLAC manager.
• Consultant is expected to prepare an advocacy brief for use with the external publicc

Timeline: one working day

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If any question related to the TOR for this assignment, please reach HR unit in UNICEF Albania office at epernaska@unicef.org

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. 

 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.