Consultant (3 months, home-based): Policy Writing Consultant, Governance Team, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, hope 

How are you going to make a distinction? 

Scope of Work:

• Replace present steerage paperwork on nonprofit governance matter associated to Efficient Boards (masking roles and duties, composition, analysis and improvement, conferences and choice making, board data and relationship, improvement), and conduct associated analysis and session with stakeholders.
• Contribute to technical advisory and coaching assets on nonprofit governance as wanted.

Work Project Overview & Deliverables

Assessment, analysis and replace of Efficient Boards suite of nonprofit governance paperwork, together with steerage, data notes and templates, October 2023 – January 2024.

Assessment or improvement of different steerage paperwork as agreed, October 2023 – January 2024 (In parallel if/as wanted with deliverables 1 and a pair of, above).

1. Assessment, analysis and replace as crucial (to remaining draft stage prepared for stakeholder session) different paperwork that cross-reference the Efficient Boards go well with of paperwork. 

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have… 

Schooling:

• Superior college diploma is required, ideally in (company/non-profit) Regulation, Enterprise Administration, Public Administration or Coverage, Worldwide Relations, Ethics, Finance or different disciplines related to nonprofit governance.

Expertise:

• Minimal of 6 years {of professional} expertise in coverage or steerage improvement together with analysis and writing is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in creating company or nonprofit governance coverage and steerage paperwork, and capability constructing supplies is important.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Wonderful spoken and written English is important, together with wonderful (coverage) writing and modifying abilities. Extra data of official UN languages is fascinating.

Others:

• Proficiency with normal MS Workplace purposes (Excel, Energy Level, Phrase, and so on.).
• Information of ideas associated to organizational (nonprofit) governance constructions, processes and necessities is required.
• Wonderful analysis abilities and robust organizational / strategic / analytical abilities are important.
• Capability to work independently and consultatively inside a crew, in addition to in session with a variety of stakeholders, and comply with established insurance policies and procedures, is important.
• Familiarity with UNICEF and Nationwide Committees is an asset.

For each Baby, you exhibit… 

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

To view our competency framework, please go to  here.  

Remarks:  

Please point out your all-inclusive (lump sum) charges in USD in opposition to the deliverables listed above, together with all related administrative and journey prices (if relevant), within the cowl letter. The workplace selects the person based mostly on finest worth for cash.

Cost {of professional} charges shall be based mostly on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the best to withhold fee in case the deliverables submitted are less than the required normal or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the a part of the marketing consultant.

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

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought of “employees members” underneath the Workers Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (akin to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service shall be ruled by their contract and the Basic Circumstances of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are liable 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 accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-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 aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF throughout their consultancy contracts. 

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

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

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can subsequently 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 supply further data to conduct a background verify.