National Consultancy – Children’s Climate Risk Index & Disaster Risk Model (CCRI-DRM), Antananarivo, Madgascar

UNICEF works in among 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 nations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each baby, a champion

UNICEF is in search of a devoted, proactive marketing consultant to work intently with UNICEF nation staff, and Authorities and Non-Authorities companions to develop a theoretical framework for the CCRI-DRM mannequin, facilitating the identification of indicator information units and the development of the CCRI_DRM index indicators and mannequin with authorities line ministries, and the preparation of instruments, procedures, and documentations for the event of the CCRI-DRM. As soon as danger is known and knowledgeable by information, excessive degree sectoral briefs will should be ready to tell sector priorities for the mainstreaming of local weather resilience and mitigation/adaptation investments.

The general goals of the CCRI-DRM are to help the institution of a national-led, multistakeholder framework on the nexus between kids’s local weather and catastrophe dangers and the event of their full potential in Madagascar. The CCRI-DRM subnational evaluation is envisaged to seize the next elements:
     • A subnational Youngsters’s Local weather Threat Index – Catastrophe Threat Mannequin for Madagascar
     • An interactive platform making the CCRI-DRM mannequin and underlying indicator information, in addition to different related indicators open supply and publicly accessible.
     • A multi-stakeholder technical platform guiding the manufacturing and replace of the CCRI-DRM and the evaluation and use of its’ outcomes.
     • A CCRI-DRM analytical report back to help the alignment and coordination of planning and programming efforts of nationwide actors with knowledgeable by recognized baby vulnerabilities and dangers from local weather, environmental and different shocks and stresses and local weather adjustments.
     • The promotion and facilitation of using proof on local weather, environmental and catastrophe dangers to help local weather change mitigation and adaptation, emergency preparedness and response, catastrophe danger discount, resilient growth.

How will you make a distinction? 

The nationwide marketing consultant will work underneath the steerage of a world marketing consultant on the in-country coordination and information assortment, in addition to, be in shut relationship with the nation companions and help the event and implementation of the primary model of the Madagascar subnational CCRI-DRM evaluation and interactive platform, from constructing stakeholder preparations, conceptual design, consolidation of the CCRI-DRM indicator information by way of to the development of index, together with collection of consultations and trainings of key nationwide companions. S/he’s led and stories to the worldwide marketing consultant for steerage and growth of outcomes and can work underneath the final steerage and supervision of the WASH Specialist local weather and emergency and interact and work intently with UNICEF programme sector focal factors and Authorities and Non-Authorities companions to hold out the next particular duties:
Help the institution of a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee (Contemplate this as an possibility) and Technical Working Group (TWG) to information and facilitate the event of the CCRI-DRM, whereas additionally supporting a lead (or co-leads) in partaking and facilitating inputs of different related line ministries, establishments, and companions. This will amongst others embody supporting the lead (or co-leads) and Technical Working Group with the event of an idea word, ToR and work plan, assembly agendas, information sharing agreements.
      • Conduct a participatory prognosis of nationwide capacities to offer dependable, goal, well timed and sustainable info to feed the CCRI-DRM mannequin and interactive platform.
      • Conduct analysis and evaluation present instruments and sources of shocks and stresses, publicity and vulnerability information and data and work with respective Authorities and Non-Authorities companions to determine present danger elements and out there indicators and information sources for the development of the subnational CCRI-DRM mannequin.
      • Facilitate and help the event of the theoretical framework of the nation’s subnational CCRI_DRM mannequin and the institution of indicators and information sources, primarily based on that of the worldwide Youngsters’s Local weather Threat Index in session with the TWG and related different stakeholders.
      • Facilitate and help the event and implementation of the primary model of Madagascar subnational CCRI-DRM mannequin in shut collaboration with the TWG, together with assortment, compilation and cleansing of secondary indicator information; establishing information sharing mechanisms, procedures and instruments; setting up the mannequin indices and documenting metadata; managing a evaluation and validation course of with the TWG and different stakeholders and making essential revisions to the mannequin; making ready documentation of the mannequin and it’s outcomes; and presenting and explaining the mannequin and outcomes to TWG and related stakeholders.
     • Help complementary sectoral evaluation to help sector resolution making.
     • Work in shut collaboration with the TWG and UNICEF info administration staff all through the method and ship coaching so they’re able to keep the mannequin and interactive platform and make updates and changes sooner or later.
 
To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have… 
  • A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or greater) in Social Sciences, Knowledge Science, Statistics, Public Coverage, Improvement, or associated diploma areas of labor. In lieu of a complicated diploma, a bachelor’s diploma could also be accepted together with 8 years of related expertise
  • At the least 5 years of related skilled expertise associated to the event of knowledge methods, administration and evaluation of quantitative information.
  • Expertise within the statistical methods, information change and data sharing mechanisms/constructions; with this expertise associated to local weather and catastrophe danger administration areas a powerful asset.
  • Data of nationwide and native governance and local weather change and catastrophe danger administration, and of the methods in place to answer danger and vulnerability.
  • Expertise of working with authorities companions together with related line Ministries and stakeholders together with UN businesses.
    Expertise in facilitating inter-institutional working teams and coordination mechanisms with a number of members and related stakeholders.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
  • Evaluation abilities and quantitative and qualitative synthesis of knowledge.
  • Expertise in researching and making ready written analytical stories in an correct, concise, and well timed method.
  • Expertise in group, facilitation, systematization, and presentation of outcomes.
  • Expertise for facilitating and managing coaching processes.
  • Glorious oral and written French and good English abilities.
  • Expertise working with open-source GIS expertise is an asset
     

For each Baby, you display… 

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 international 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 another private attribute.

UNICEF affords reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, 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 cheap lodging in the course of the choice course of and afterwards in your task. 

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 baby 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 embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background examine. 

Download File Terms of Reference CCRI-DRM Consultancy national – VA TMS.pdfRemarks:  

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

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “workers 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 (reminiscent of go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service can be ruled by their contract and the Basic Situations of Contracts for the Providers 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 accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for all the 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 should 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 immediately work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF in the course of their consultancy contracts. 

Marketed: 06 Mar 2024 E. Africa Commonplace Time
Deadline: 17 Mar 2024 E. Africa Commonplace Time

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