UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve 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 youngster, in every single place, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means quit.
For each youngster, ADVOCACY.
We consider that guaranteeing a baby is completely happy and wholesome begins earlier than delivery: from guaranteeing their mom has entry to good well being care to reaching maturity as a wholesome, empowered and knowledgeable younger individual of the subsequent era. This journey depends on each youngster gaining access to high quality well being care, good diet, schooling, and rising up in a protected atmosphere free from violence.
UNICEF South Africa believes that constant, credible information about kids’s conditions are important to the enchancment of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of each youngster. In 2023, UNICEF South Africa launched into a course of to gather all of the disparate information units for youngsters popping out of the nationwide statistical system, UNICEF international information warehouse, and different credible sources, to develop thematic information for kids truth sheets and a corresponding PowerBI dashboard.
On condition that new information is frequently being produced by the Nationwide Statistical System in South Africa (a minimum of on an annual foundation) it’s essential that these truth sheets and information repository is constantly up to date and improved. The purpose is to embed this throughout the Authorities system and to this finish, help to advocacy efforts on this space can be important.
How are you going to make a distinction?
The aim of this task is to help the strengthening of UNICEF South Africa’s mandate to contribute in direction of the monitoring of kid rights within the nation. This guide (s) sits within the Planning, Monitoring, Reporting and Analysis (PMRE) part below the monitoring pillar reporting to the PME supervisor. The guide (s) will work in shut collaboration with all UNICEF South Africa programme sections.
The 2 major goals of this task are:
1) Guarantee youngster rights associated information is up to date common in UNICEF South Africa Information for youngsters Reality sheets and Dashboard.
2) Help advocacy efforts to embed the Information for Youngsters Dashboard within the Nationwide Statistical System.
The beneath outlines the foremost duties to be undertaken:
1) Continuous scanning of the Information for Youngsters Panorama in South Africa to flag new information units and data being produced, related for youngsters, within the Nationwide Statistical system
2) Help advocacy efforts for inclusion of Little one Rights into Nationwide Statistical system
3) Overview of Out there Information for Youngsters data accessible in UNICEF, StatsSA and with companions
4) Updating of present UNICEF South Africa Information for Youngsters Reality Sheets
5) Updating and continuous enchancment of the UNICEF South Africa Information for Youngsters Dashboard
Duties of the Advisor:
The guide is accountable for offering their very own pc and workspace together with web and software program functions wanted to produce information visualizations. This can be a home-based consultancy.
Duties of UNICEF:
UNICEF South Africa will help the guide with clear steering, coordination with UNICEF programme sections and common digital touch-base conferences.
To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have…
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A college diploma in data administration, communications, monitoring or information associated subject or equal expertise together with a primary diploma in a social science with related work expertise in information visualization, infographics and graphic design with a robust grasp of monitoring and information presentation
- South African nationality
- Growing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset
- Fluency in English is required. Data of one other native language is an asset
The collection of consultants for the LTA might be based mostly on technical analysis and monetary provides within the ratio of
80/20. The factors for technical analysis might be as follows:
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Standards |
Marks |
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Min |
Max |
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Work Expertise as associated to the ToR |
30 |
60 |
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Examples of Information visualizations produced |
10 |
20 |
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TOTAL TECHNICAL SCORE The minimal general qualifying rating is 70. Solely these candidates who meet the general qualifying marks of 70 and rating the minimal cut-off in every of the above sub-criteria, together with the interview, might be thought of technically responsive, and their financials might be opened. |
70 |
80 |
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Monetary Rating The collection of the guide might be on the premise of technical analysis & monetary provide within the ratio of 20 |
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20 |
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TOTAL |
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100 |
Please point out your Every day Fee.
The applying to be submitted via the web portal ought to include 5 separate attachments:
1) A Cowl letter explaining the motivation for making use of and explaining how the {qualifications} and skillset of the candidate (to be uploaded on-line)
2) Curriculum Vitae (CV) (to be uploaded on-line)
3) Three Work Samples – This consists of three examples of information visualizations performed
4) A monetary proposal indicating skilled payment as per the above template. Please don’t forget to specify your identify within the file whereas saving. (To be uploaded below different supporting paperwork)
5) Certificates of necessary programs (Ethics and Integrity at UNICEF (2020 model); Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority (2021 model) & Sexual Exploitation Abuse (PSEA) (2021 model) consolidated in a single single pdf
– With out all of the above 5 paperwork your utility might be thought of incomplete and invalid and won’t be thought of additional
– Any try to unduly affect UNICEF’s choice course of will result in automated disqualification of the applicant
– Joint functions of two or extra people will not be accepted
– Please observe, UNICEF doesn’t cost any payment throughout any stage of the method
– Feminine candidates assembly the necessities are strongly inspired to use
– UNICEF is dedicated to range and inclusion and encourages certified candidates from all backgrounds together with individuals dwelling with disabilities to use
For each Little one, you exhibit…
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 replicate the range of these kids. 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 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 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 youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact bear 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 examine.
Remarks:
Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.
People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought of “employees members” below the Employees Rules 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 might be ruled by their contract and the Normal Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost 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 the whole interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts.
Marketed: 02 Nov 2023 South Africa Commonplace Time
Deadline: 16 Nov 2023 South Africa Commonplace Time
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