Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 20 Nov 2018
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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
Overall purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to Communication for Development (C4D) section around the activities which aims towards strengthening capacity of the local government institutions, including city corporations and relevant partners in local level planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring programmes for children and adolescents.
Rational for hiring a consultant:
At present, C4D section is working in 37 Upazilas of 19 Districts to facilitate community engagement activities which will subsequently increase to 22 Districts. Orientations in four divisions have already been conducted and two more will be done in October 2018. Divisional level orientation will be followed by a series of district, upazila and union level capacity building initiatives and on-the-ground community engagement activities in bottleneck analysis, micro planning, coordinated SBCC planning, monitoring by the local level functionaries.
Besides, C4D section, along with other sections is also working in 8 City Corporations including Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Gazipur, Barisal, Sylhet, Khulna, Chittagong, Rangpur covering over 400,000 under privileged urban children. Under the urban programme, UNICEF is working on child responsive programmes which includes but not limited to child friendly city initiative, where C4D capacity building plays an important role. Also, the community engagement activities are being implemented and the capacity will be strengthened in these City Corporations the coming days.
In 2018-2019, C4D section also plans to provide technical support to frontline workers and community mobilizers in strengthening capacity on Interpersonal Communication (IPC), community mobilization, SBCC skills and tools necessary to reinforce key care practices within families and in communities.
All these capacity building initiatives mentioned above are not just one-shot training programme, rather require regular mentorship inputs to regional offices and technical guidance from central level to adjust the inputs per the needs and progress, as well as the feedback from the implementing partners. Keeping the gamut of system strengthening work and importance of continued technical input in refining and finalizing the community engagement package in local level child-focused programming for long term sustainable inclusion in the system, C4D section plans to bring one consultant on board to help in providing intensive and uninterrupted technical support to ensure meeting the deadlines and ensuring high quality of work.
Deliverables/Outputs:
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
Education:
Advanced University Degree in Public Administration or any other discipline of Social Science or Communications
Experience:
Language:
Excellent skills in both oral and written in English and Bangla
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are….
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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=517447