Organization:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Country:
United States
City: New
York
Office:
UNICEF New York
Closing date:
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Job no: 499069
Work
type: Consultancy
Location: United States of America
Categories: Consultancy
If
you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a
lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights
organization would like to hear from you.
For
70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and
territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The
world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports
child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education
for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,
exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary
contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Background
& Rationale
Thematic
funds are contributions that donors earmark for UNICEF Strategic Plan Outcome
Areas. Thematic funding provides an opportunity to facilitate financing of
UNICEF programmes in a more strategic and flexible manner in order to achieve
the results of the Strategic Plan. The arrangement with the donors entails the
preparation of one consolidated report, the 'Annual Results Report', per
Outcome Area including Outcome Area 6 Child Protection. This report follows
guidelines and processes set by UNICEF's Public Partnership Division (PPD) in
close collaboration with Programme Division. The report highlights global
results for children, progress and challenges against the outcomes and outputs
set out in each Outcome Area of UNICEF's Strategic Plan.
In
addition to the Annual Results Report, and also related to the reporting on
results, UNICEF Child Protection provides inputs annually to two other UNICEF
corporate reports, namely the Programme Division Annual Report and the
Executive Director Annual Report. These reports are produced in accordance with
the guidelines and timeframes established by Programme Division (PD) and the
Division of Research and Policy (DRP).
A
senior writer is required to produce all three reports.
Purpose
The
purpose of the consultancy is to coordinate and write the 2016 Annual Results
Report for Outcome Area 6 Child Protection in line with the guidelines and
timeframes shared by Public Partnership Division. It is also to produce the
Child Protection inputs to two other UNICEF corporate reports, namely the
Programme Division Annual Report and the Executive Director's Annual Report in
accordance with the guidelines and timeframes established by Programme Division
and Data Research and Policy Division.
Expected
results: (measurable results)
Child
Protection i nputs into the UNICEF Programme Division Annual Report and the
UNICEF Executive Director's Annual Report
· December 2016 - March
2017: Draft Child Protection inputs into the UNICEF Programme Division Annual Report
and the UNICEF Executive Director's Annual Report. These reports are produced
in accordance with the guidelines and timelines provided by PD and DRP. They
are also reviewed and cleared by UNICEF senior management.
2016 Child Protection
Annual Results Report
Coordinate
the production of the 2016 Child Protection Annual Results Report to be
reviewed and cleared by senior management. The report will highlight global and
regional Child Protection results, including successes/challenges in key Child
Protection indicators for 2016. It will also highlight selected investments
made that were strategic and increased results in 2016.
More
specifically
· October 2016 -
December 2016: Liaise and conduct face-to-face and/or remote (by phone, skype,
or email, as required) consultations with key UNICEF staff to take stock of the
2015 Annual Results Report and re-design contents layout for the strategic
context and programme areas in view of the 2016 Annual Results Report.
· January - March 2017: Prepare
first draft of the 2016 Annual Results Report based on relevant information**,
including from information to be released early 2017 such as the Results
Assessment Matrix (RAM) and Strategic Monitoring Questions (SMQs).
· April 2017: Prepare
second draft of the Child Protection 2016 Annual Results Report based on
feedback from UNICEF staff and senior managers.
· May 2017: Prepare
final draft of the Child Protection 2016 Annual Results Report including
fact-checking and proof-reading, including after the report goes to the designer.
· June 2017: Produce
lessons learned document making recommendations for future Child Protection
Annual Results Reports beyond 2016.
NB: the timeline and process for the Annual
Results Report has not yet been finalized, but is expected to broadly follow timelines
and processes in previous years. This time frame is based on previous
experience.
In
addition to the analysis and information provided by colleagues in the Child
Protection section, additional materials to be used for the analysis include
· Technical analysis of
the investments made in Child Protection and the reported results (attributable
to UNICEF) produced by New York Headquarters Child Protection Section
(specifically for the Programme Division Annual Report);
· Annual Workplan and
Mid-Year Review reports for the Child Protection Section in New York
Headquarters (specifically for the Programme Division Annual Report);
· Strategic monitoring
Questions;
· Results Analysis
Modules (RAM);
· Regional Annual
Reports (RAR);
· Global data sources
such as MICS, DHS, and other related surveys;
· Country-specific
thematic reports;
· Regional Office
summaries and related documents;
· Executive Director's
Annual Report, including its Data Compendium;
· Programme Division
Annual Report;
· Studies of innovations
in Child Protection;
· Reports of select Mid
Term Review countries in 2016;
· Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG)-related documents;
· Evaluation studies
from UNICEF HQ, regional and country offices;
· Documentation produced
by country and regional offices (including official documents) of systems
strengthening and concerning the financial aspects of the Child Protection
system;
· CRC concluding
observations.
Duty Station
The
assignment is remote-based and no travel to NYHQ is required. Communication can
be done via phone, skype and email.
Timeframe 9 months - Start date: 1 October 2016
End date: 30 June 2017
Key
competences, technical background, and experience required Deadline
· Advanced university
degree in social sciences or other related field, preferably with some
specialized training in development studies.
· At least 10 years of
solid responsible professional work experience in a relevant field.
· Previous work
experience with UNICEF an asset, in particular, producing Annual Results/Global
Thematic Reports.
· Previous experience in
copy-editing and fact-checking.
· High level proficiency
in standard computer software, in particular, Microsoft word.
· Demonstrated ability
to meet deadlines.
· Excellent written and
oral communication skills in English, of publication standard.
· Persistence in follow
up, tact and diplomacy to work with international personnel.
.
Applications
must include
· Cover letter,
· CV, and
· P-11 form [1]
· Indicate where you
heard about this advertisement
[1] P 11 form can be
downloaded from our website at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/Personal_History_P11.doc
Please
indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to
undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence
allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate
will not be considered.