National Consultant for Climate-Smart Social Services for Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 months (Open to Malaysian only)

UNICEF works in a few 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 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in every single place, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each baby, hope

Along with the Malaysian authorities and others who’re actually enthusiastic about baby rights, UNICEF works in Malaysia to make sure each baby has the chance to develop wholesome and completely satisfied; stay safely; and obtain their full potential.

With the Conference on the Rights of the Baby, the Sustainable Improvement Targets, and the twelfth Malaysia plan as our guides, we endeavor to alter minds, change insurance policies, and in flip change the lives of all youngsters in Malaysia.

https://www.unicef.org/malaysia/

How will you make a distinction? 

• Develop a workplan, methodology for executing the project, together with key actions, milestones and timelines.
• Act as the first level of contact between the federal government businesses, key sector stakeholders, UNICEF nation workplace, and the worldwide consulting agency.
• Lead in preparation and facilitation of conferences, discussions, and workshops amongst all events, guaranteeing that programme preparation goals are met and consensus is reached.
• Facilitate the group of two capacity-building workshops and consultations on climate-smart social providers: one in-country workshop with line ministries, the NDAs, and different stakeholders and one in-country workshop with UNICEF Malaysia employees. Primarily based on the outputs of the WSs, draft the programme doc with all programme outcomes, outputs and core interventions, together with the funds for UNICEF Malaysia.

• Take the lead within the improvement and upkeep of a database on a spreadsheet of mission paperwork, reviews, and correspondences, in addition to the mission preparation funds.

• Coordinate a validation workshop to verify programme interventions for Malaysia and finalize the programme doc with all particulars of programme interventions, design and funds for Malaysia CO.

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

• A complicated diploma in Local weather Research, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Undertaking Administration, or associated fields
• A minimal of seven years of expertise in mission coordination or administration, ideally in climate-related tasks with worldwide financing establishments. Extra 2 years of expertise is required in lieu of Masters.
• Confirmed expertise in liaising with authorities our bodies, financiers, and consulting corporations
• Confirmed expertise working in (a number of) social sectors (WASH, Training, Vitamin, Well being, and so forth)
• Robust information of mission administration instruments.
• Wonderful communication, negotiation, and stakeholder administration abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Workplace Suite and mission administration software program.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Malaysia is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset. 

For each Baby, you reveal… 

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 youngsters and our international workforce should mirror 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 another private attribute.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will likely 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 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 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 might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear 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 supply further data to conduct a background test. 

Remarks:  

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

People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “employees members” below 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 (resembling depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service might be ruled by their contract and the Normal Circumstances of Contracts for the Providers 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 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 should be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and usually are 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 in the course of their consultancy contracts.