National Consultant: Education and Child Protection Programme Coordinator, Tripoli, Libya, for a period of 11 months.

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:  OPPORTUNITY!

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

UNICEF is seeking to recruit a programme coordinator based in Tripoli, to coordinate UNICEF’s programms based in the South. The five municipalities are Alkofra, Ghat, Sebha, Brak Al Shati and Ubari. The key focus of the programms will be on youth engagement, including life-skills and basic literacy and numeracy training, community engagement as well as child protection services. Key aspects of this role include representing UNICEF in the South, planning implementing and close monitoring, relationship management with counterparts and stakeholders and close coordination on the ground in the selected municipalities.

How can you make a difference? 

Scope of Work:

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

• Master’s degree in education, social sciences, child protection or law or related discipline
• Minimum of 6 years relevant work experience (Education, Child Protection, Youth empowerment and Participation) in the field, (or 8 years with a Bachelor’s degree).
• Proven track record in coordination and/or institutional strengthening of governance and civil society organizations, preferably in the field of youth development and participation.
• Excellent knowledge of current affairs in Libya, with particular focus on local governance, youth development, and civil society organizations role.
• Experience in working with local municipality Government including relationship building and policy development.
• Proven track record in report writing, proposal writing, and note taking. 
• Fluency in English required. 
• Previous experience with UN agencies including UNICEF is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

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

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 UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. 

Candidates meeting the minimum requirements should apply with a detailed CV, Cover Letter and an all-inclusive financial proposal as well as a technical proposal. Applications without these will not be accepted.