Consultant for Life Project approach for the One Million Opportunities (1MiO) initiative, Sao Paulo (remote), Brazil.

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. 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 youngster, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

Brazil faces important challenges because it navigates the transition of its huge youth inhabitants into the workforce. With over 49 million people aged 15 to 29, prioritizing academic alternatives, skilled coaching, and digital inclusion is essential to avert potential social and financial dangers. Early points, like rights violations for 32 million youngsters and academic delays for five.3 million, set the stage for bigger issues. The One Million Alternatives initiative, launched in 2020, strives to deal with these points by offering expertise growth, apprenticeships, and employment alternatives for susceptible youth, creating over 300,000 alternatives up to now.

Objective

Underneath the supervision of the Programme Officer, this consultancy is anticipated to carry out actions to reinforce One Million Alternatives (1MiO) initiative to supply expertise and employment alternatives and insurance policies for susceptible younger folks. The advisor will present technical assist for the implementation of the Life Undertaking methodology on the coaching entrance of the 1MiO initiative within the states of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Sergipe and Maranhão (by way of a partnership with the Institute of Training, Science and Know-how of the State of Maranhão – IEMAs).

Anticipated outcomes:

1. Anticipated end result: Assessment and adapt the life venture methodology of the 1MiO initiative.

2. Anticipated end result: Produce, weekly, as much as 10 reviews, surveys, diagnostics, and common paperwork to construct, keep and develop 1MiO partnerships with state governments.

3. Anticipated end result: Produce, month-to-month, one report on the progress, boundaries and alternatives recognized in 1MiO’s work with accomplice state governments.

4. Anticipated end result: Help the engagement and implementation of Life Undertaking Methodology with college students of 4 state governments in 1MiO initiative, equivalent to:

• Minas Gerais: 100,000 adolescents and younger folks educated in 1MiO Life Undertaking strategy;
• Rio Grande do Sul: 10,000 adolescents and younger folks educated in 1MiO Life Undertaking strategy;
• Sergipe: 16,000 adolescents and younger folks educated in 1MiO Life Undertaking strategy; and
• Maranhão (by way of IEMA Training Institute): 14,000 adolescents and younger folks educated in 1MiO Life Undertaking strategy.

Deliverables

 

	Product	Deadline		Fee  (% of the contract)
Deliverable 1	1st Report: Revision and adaptation of the Life Undertaking educating materials for the 1MiO coaching platform: Adaptation of the Life Undertaking materials, connecting it to the programs on the 1MiO coaching platform; Revision and adaptation of the content material, based mostly on the wants of the federal government of Minas Gerais. It’s value noting that in different states it won’t be essential to adapt the fabric. Observe: Materials out there at this link (to entry the fabric, you must register on the platform together with your educator profile).	1 month	1 month from the contract signed.	10%
Deliverable 2	2nd Report: UNICEF’s technical assist and accompaniment within the dialog with the state’s secretariats Planning technique: Systematize the knowledge, arrange and share the alignments outcomes (partial) with a concentrate on drawing up UNICEF’s motion plan for implementing the Life Undertaking workshops with college students, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Technical assist through the participation in 4 on-line conferences to watch the actions with the focal factors of the secretariats (common length of 1 hour); Help in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life venture entrance with UNICEF, in partnership with the states. Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic conferences centered on planning and aligning targets (sooner or later go to and conferences);	3 months	3 months from the contract signed.	15%
Deliverable 3	3rd Report: Coaching educators and managers on the theme of Life Tasks: Making ready the fabric for the workshops, which will probably be validated by UNICEF; Performing as facilitator in 7 face-to-face trainings for managers/educators (common of 4 hours of coaching), 2 of which in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais); 2 in Aracaju (Sergipe); 2 in São Luis (Maranhão) and 1 in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul); Performing as a facilitator in 7 on-line trainings for educators (common of three hours of coaching), 3 trainings in Minas Gerais, 2 trainings in Sergipe, 2 trainings in Maranhão and a couple of trainings in Rio Grande do Sul.	4 months	4 months from the contract signed.	20%
Deliverable 4	4th Report: Marketing campaign facilitator to disseminate 1MiO coaching programs: Conduct 4 lives of engagement and recognition of the faculties that stand out essentially the most within the marketing campaign to publicize the programs; Performing as a facilitator on the educator recognition occasion (to be outlined with the community).	5 months	5 months from the contract signed.	15%
Deliverable 5	5nd Report: UNICEF’s technical assist and accompaniment within the dialog with the state’s secretariats Observe-up technique: Systematize the knowledge, arrange and share the alignments outcomes (partial) with a concentrate on observe up UNICEF’s motion plan for implementing the Life Undertaking workshops with college students, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Together with technical assist through the participation in 4 on-line conferences to watch the actions with the focal factors of the secretariats (common length of 1 hour); Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic conferences centered on planning and aligning targets; Help in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life venture entrance with UNICEF, in partnership with the states.	6 months	6 months from the contract signed.	15%
Deliverable 6	6nd Report: UNICEF’s technical assist and accompaniment within the dialog with the state’s secretariats Systematize the knowledge, arrange and share the alignments outcomes (partial and closing) with a concentrate on drawing up UNICEF’s motion plan for implementing the Life Undertaking workshops, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Technical assist through the participation in 10 on-line conferences to watch the actions with the focal factors of the secretariats (common length of 1 hour); Technical assist in these conferences. Help in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life venture entrance with UNICEF, in partnership with the states. Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic conferences centered on planning and aligning targets;	9 months	9 months from the contract signed.	20%
Deliverable 5	5th Report: Manufacturing of an end-year report on the standing and outcomes of the 1MiO partnership with the 4 states which have already signed as much as the initiative, displaying the bottlenecks and potential of every partnership and estimating the calls for for assist to enhance engagement.	10,5 months	10,5 months from the contract signed	5%

Length of Contract

320 days (10.5 months)

journey plan

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Punctuality in assembly deadlines;
• High quality of the contents;
• Well timed provision of the deliverables;
• Full adherence to the month-to-month workplans and diligences as agreed with supervisor.

Instantly upon signature of the settlement, the UNICEF supervisor and the chosen particular person contractor will meet for detailed dialogue of the Work Plan and the standard standards for product supply. Common conferences can even be scheduled at a distance or in individual to observe up the actions outlined within the Work Plan. If wanted, revisions and alterations could also be requested by UNICEF associated to high quality and technical depth parameters. Solely after closing clearance from the UNICEF Brazil will the fee be processed.

Technical background, and expertise required

• First College or bachelor’s diploma in political science, Economics, Sociology, Communication, Public Coverage, Worldwide Relations or associated fields.
• Teamwork, and good communication expertise.
• Not less than 10 years of expertise in public coverage, lecturers and college managers coaching, advocacy, venture administration and associated areas.
• Availability to carry out some punctual exercise inside one of many UNICEF subject workplaces in Brazil.
• Data or curiosity in matters associated to youth and comparable. 

Language Proficiency

• Portuguese and English.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT

• Diploma in Communication, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Communication, Public Coverage, Worldwide Relations or associated fields
• A minimal of seven years {of professional} work expertise at nationwide or worldwide ranges in related Training, Expertise, Labor, Advocacy, Public Insurance policies or associated applications. Expertise in UN system company or group is an asset.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. Data of Spanish is an asset.
• Data on youngsters’s rights points, together with the Conference of Rights of the Youngster and the Statute of the Youngster and the Adolescent.
• Expertise in content material manufacturing, lecturers and training managers coaching and advocacy with governments.
• Teamwork expertise and capability to work with tight deadlines.

UNICEF’S CORE VALUES

Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

UNICEF gives reasonable accommodation for consultants 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 through the choice course of and afterwards in your task.

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 will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas 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 supply further info to conduct a background test.

Normal Situations: Procedures and Logistics

• Guide will make money working from home utilizing personal gear and stationery. UNICEF will present workplace house for consultative conferences when wanted.
• Guide’s, journey prices needs to be included within the advisor’s price.
• No contract might begin except the contract is signed by each UNICEF and the advisor and necessary programs are accomplished.
• Consultants won’t have any consultant, certifying, or approving authority, or supervisory tasks or authority on UNICEF funds.
• The advisor will work remotely on a supply foundation and prior authorization and/or clearance from UNICEF to interact in outdoors UNICEF actions is required.

Monetary Proposal

• Prices indicated are estimated. Remaining charge shall observe “greatest worth for cash” precept, i.e., attaining the specified consequence on the lowest potential price.
• A monetary proposal together with the price for the task based mostly on the deliverables and variety of days have to be submitted. Consultants are requested to stipulate all-inclusive charges, together with lump sum, administrative value, journey value and subsistence prices, as relevant.
• The fee will probably be based mostly on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the appropriate 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 advisor.

Insurance coverage and well being protection

• The contractor is totally answerable for arranging, at his or her personal bills, such life, well being and different types of insurance coverage overlaying the time period of the contract as she or he considers applicable.
• The contractor will not be eligible to take part within the life or medical health insurance schemes out there to UNICEF and United Nations workers members.

Restrictions

• Consultants might not obtain coaching on the expense of UNICEF. However, consultants should full the relevant necessary trainings earlier than the signature of the contract; 
• In case of presidency officers, the contract can’t be issued with out prior written clearance by the Authorities​ or except on depart with out pay.

Remarks:  

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

People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “workers members” below the Workers Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (equivalent to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service will probably be ruled by their contract and the Normal Situations of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable 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 health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your complete 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 on the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts.