Consultancy – Public Finance for Children (PF4C) Consultant, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA), Kathmandu, Nepal, 20 Days (Remote-Based)

  • Contract
  • Nepal
  • Posted 6 months ago

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each little one, Studying 

South Asia area accounts not just for the most important share of the world’s kids and adolescents but in addition carries a disproportionate share of lots of the deprivations these kids face. Along with longstanding challenges comparable to under-immunization, undernutrition, lack of entry to studying and expertise, and dangerous practices comparable to little one marriage, the affect of COVID-19 and the cost-of-living disaster has been devastating. Obstacles to tackling these deprivations and bettering little one outcomes can be straight traced to the challenges mendacity with public monetary administration (PFM). International locations within the area are going through important shortfalls in financing for social providers together with well being, training, and social safety, and several other international locations are starting to chop social sector budgets. Serving to the area and the international locations to safeguard vital social spending and reduce the damaging impacts on kids of the pandemic and financial disaster is much more urgent for UNICEF.

Even previous to COVID-19, as in lots of low- and middle-income international locations governments, had been investing insufficiently in sectors and applications that profit kids; and the pandemic and financial disaster have widened the funding hole. As we speak, low, and lower-middle-income international locations are going through important shortfalls in finance for social providers together with well being, training, and social safety, and several other international locations are starting to chop social sector budgets. Fiscal fairness is way from optimum, and it’s vital to common entry to social providers. Safeguarding vital social spending and minimizing the damaging impacts of the financial disaster is much more urgent within the aftermath of COVID-19. Proof means that child-focused public spending is a great funding for kids, households, and international locations, leading to enchancment in well being outcomes, rise in earnings ranges, and financial progress main societies to develop into extra cohesive.

UNICEF in any respect ranges has dedicated itself to tackling these public finance administration challenges to attain sustainable financing for child-focused social providers, together with by way of evaluation, evidence-based advocacy, technical assist, and capacity-building to assist governments to make sure that sources are used successfully, effectively, and equitably. UNICEF works to deal with the challenges in public finance administration to make sure that all kids, particularly probably the most susceptible get a good likelihood in life. Public Finance for Kids (PF4C) goals to enhance using home sources for providers of significance to kids.

How are you going to make a distinction? 

A. Key Assignments/Duties:

1. Help the Nation Places of work (COs) with the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) technique by following the Regional Administration Group (RMT) assembly/dialogue.

– Background assessment of present Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) engagement inside the international locations of South Asia.

– Develop methods and assist CO to interact, together with presentation and steering.

 

2. Develop a Regional Roadmap to be mentioned with COs’.

– Conduct follow-up engagements with the DROPs to set out a time-bound plan for a cross-sectional Public Finance for Kids (PF4C) technique, supplementing and complementing the Nation Workplace.

 

B. Key Deliverables 

Deliverables

Estimated variety of working days

Due date/newest date for completion of deliverable

(if not sure about particular calendar dates, put the variety of days after the contract begins and precise dates solely in CIC)

Steerage doc on engagement with the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) for the area and some international locations.

7 days

7 days after contract begin

Develop a roadmap for a cross-sectional regional PF4C technique.

13 days

25 days after contract begin

Due dates could shift on account of unexpected circumstances and with the settlement of the supervisor/supervisor with out the necessity for amendments so long as the general price stays the identical.

The language of the deliverables can be English.

 

C. Key operate/actions

Help the Social Coverage Group with capacity-building workouts, formulate an motion plan and technique to develop a roadmap on PF4C, and assist different workstreams as required by the Social Coverage Regional Advisor.

 

Responsibility Journey:  There isn’t any anticipated journey.

 

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have… 

A) Grasp’s diploma in economics, Social Sciences, or associated.

B) Minimal 5 years of related expertise.

C) Fluency in English is required. One other native language is taken into account an asset.

Please quote your all-inclusive each day fee (USD) and different value estimates whereas making use of. Software with out each day fee, and many others. won’t be entertained.

 

For each Youngster, you show… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).  

To view our competency framework, please go to  here

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This may occasionally embrace, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions, or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want affordable lodging throughout the choice course of and afterward in your project. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can due to this fact endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background verify. 

 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “workers members” beneath the Employees Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (comparable to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service can be ruled by their contract and the Common Circumstances of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are chargeable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely chargeable for guaranteeing that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of absolutely vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and are usually not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF all through their consultancy contracts. 

 

Marketed: 31 Oct 2023 Nepal Customary Time
Deadline: 13 Nov 2023 Nepal Customary Time

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