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For every child, hope
How can you make a difference?
| Work assignment overview | Deliverables | Number of days/deadlines |
| Support the coordination structures in Education and ECD responses – more specifically support the coordination of the interagency Education Working Group co-led by UNICEF |
– Development of the annual programme for 2024 of the WG
– For each monthly meeting ( 7 meetings total):
o Development of meeting agenda;
o Communicate with and contact WG members;
o Attend meeting and take notes;
o Share minutes/synthesis of meeting.
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– 2 days for the annual programme (due: 15 February 2024) – 2 days/ monthly coordination meeting (i.e. 14 days total) |
| Strengthen capacities of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the National Institute for Education and Youth (NIVAM) to operationalize the joint work plans with UNICEF for the integration of Ukrainian children in Slovak education system. |
– Monthly updates on progress of implementation of work plan activities (10 days) -Monthly operational plans outlining key priorities for the implementation of the work plan activities and implementation of priorities (40 days) – 5 Programme Monitoring Visits and Field Visits Reports (1 day/visit and 1 day/report) |
– 10 days – 40 days – 10 days ( 5 for the trips and 5 for the preparation and reporting) |
| Monitor the trends and emerging data and evidence of refugee education and concerns and the response by the Government and partners, including conducting data analyses and mappings to inform the education and ECD/ECE responses across the country. |
– 3 technical briefs presenting emerging data and evidence, analyses of trends and recommendations for policy measures in the area of education and ECD/ECE – PPTs on data and evidence related to education and ECD refugee responses – Comprehensive mapping of education-related data (enhancing existing PowerBI database and mapping |
– 2 days per brief due in March, May and July 2024 (6 days total) – 3 days for 3 powerpoints due in march, May and July 2024 – 5 days to update the mapping |
| Support Education team in organising technical meetings, training, translating related materials, developing communication materials, etc. (as needed) |
– # of meeting minutes; – # of translated materials; – # of communication materials (as needed) |
16 days |
| TOTAL | 106 days |
Estimated Duration of the Contract
106 working days from 1 February 2024 to 31 August 2024
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a remote consultancy, with frequent travels to Slovakia for field monitoring and programmatic visits related to deliverables and/or the Education team’s programmatic work.
The consultant will arrange her/his travel as and when they take place. The consultant will be reimbursed based on actuals, upon agreement with the supervisor.
Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule
Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant. Please propose a Professional Fee for 106 working days between 1 February 2024 to 31 August 2024 to undertake this assignment.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
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Required:
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An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, Early Childhood Development, Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Pedagogy or other related field.
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Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in programme planning, management, research in Education, ECD/ECE, or a similar field, at the international level with experience in the Slovak Republic or similar context.
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Fluency in English is required.
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Fluency in Slovak is required.
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Experience working with or in UN organization.
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- Desired:
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Experience working within refugee setting is an asset.
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Understanding of policies and strategies to address issues related to resilience and conflict situations
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Experience working with state and NGO partners is strongly desired
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Fluency in Ukrainian and/or Russian is an asset.
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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:
Please include a full CV, and a Financial Proposal in your application by indicating your availability and a lumpsum based on 106 working days to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a professional fee will not be considered. 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.
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