International Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management Consultant with UNICEF in Uzbekistan

An international consultant will be tasked with achieving a range of objectives. These include providing support for the design and development of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the selected regions, including conducting EOC operation staff capacity building training, tabletop exercises (TTX) and workshops. To ensure effective coordination among stakeholders, conducting in-country SOP development workshops, developing comprehensive activity reports that outline progress and recommendations, assisting in the development of webinar materials and delivering training sessions. Furthermore, the consultant will contribute to the development of the final report, which will provide a comprehensive summary of all activities conducted throughout the project.

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, safe!

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

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health emergency and disaster risk management, social sciences, international relations, or a related field.
• Proven experience in conducting risk assessments, emergency preparedness planning, and response coordination with focus on health.
• Strong knowledge of PHEM principles, practices, and guidelines.
• Experience in designing and conducting PHEM exercises and workshops.
• At least 3 year of work experience in international projects or programmes with
  focus on climate change, DRR, emergency with focus on health is an asset.
• Knowledge of Central Asia especially Uzbekistan’s context and government structures as well as operational aspects of work with the ministries.
• In-depth knowledge of international best practices in emergency preparedness
  and response.
• Familiarity with the IHR core capacities and JEE framework.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience working in Uzbekistan or similar contexts is an advantage.
• Proficient knowledge English is required.
• Knowledge of Russian and/or Uzbek is an asset.

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.