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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

UNICEF Eswatini, in partnership with CDC Eswatini, is implementing a project whose main objectives are (a) to disseminate the findings of the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey 2022 (VACS 2022) to key national child rights stakeholders, (b) to develop a National VACS Plan (complementary to the National Strategy to End Violence) and (c) to support the use of VACS data to develop, improve, and enhance prevention and response strategies to address violence against children and youth. The project outcome is that key national multi-sector stakeholders active in child protection in the country are enabled to use evidence in legislative, policy and programme decisions.

The UNICEF Eswatini country office is seeking the services of a consultant to support implementation of the UNICEF/CDC collaborative Data to Action project described above.

Scope of Work:

Under the general supervision of the Chief of Section LLPD and day-to-day guidance of the Child Protection Specialist, the consultant work to implement the following:

a) Lead the implementation and monitoring of all project activities.
b) Coordinate consultations and engagements with all relevant project stakeholders.
c) Lead the development of the National VACS Action Plan (an addendum to the Strategy to End Violence).
d) Facilitate the production, quality review and dissemination of all project knowledge products.
e) Develop and finalize all project reports, including monthly progress reports against agreed deliverables, final project report and lessons learned document.

Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:	Deliverables/Outputs:	Timeline	Estimate Budget
Develop project implementation plan with timelines according to existing established project objectives.	Project implementation plan	10 days	To be paid monthly on submission of progress report
Engage key project stakeholders to validate and finalize project implementation plan	Stakeholder meeting reports	10 days	Same as above
Coordinate and monitor project implementation as per project document	Monthly progress reports	10 days	Same as above
Develop, review, and finalize all project knowledge documents	Project knowledge products	20 days	Same as above
Develop National VACS Action Plan (an addendum to the National Strategy to End Violence) to strengthen and supplement existing national strategies on VAC	National VACS Action Plan (an addendum to National Strategy to End Violence)	30 days	Same as above
Coordinate and lead intra-departmental and intersectoral engagements of VAC and GBV within DPMO	Meeting reports and outcomes	30 days	Same as above
Draft and finalize final project report (with key project learnings).	Final project document	10 days	Same as above

Minimum Qualifications required:

Masters : A minimum qualification of a Master’s in either Social Sciences, Development Studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, or related disciplines.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

a) Proven knowledge and experience in project implementation, monitoring and coordination.
b) Strong coordination skills, with ability to work with multi-sector national stakeholders
c) Traceable examples of professional work in assignments of similar magnitude
d) Strong research skills and experience developing knowledge products from data, will be an added advantage.
e) Relevant and similar work in child rights (particularly VAC) in Eswatini will be an added advantage.

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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.