SBC National Consultant, (Health) for six months, Blue Nile, Sudan (open to Sudan nationals)

UNICEF works in a number of 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 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, Hope

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned subsequent to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complicated conflicts in an unpredictable, unstable and quickly evolving area. Sudan is by dimension the third largest nation in Africa, with a various inhabitants of round 42 million individuals. Sudan’s kids make up half of the overall inhabitants, and the previous twenty years have seen their lives considerably enhance: fewer ladies and boys are dying earlier than their fifth birthday, major faculty attendance is growing, immunization protection is excessive and the nation stays polio free. Nonetheless, tens of millions of youngsters proceed to endure from protracted battle in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal pure disasters, malnutrition and illness outbreaks, and from under-investment in fundamental social providers. Greater than three million of Sudan’s faculty aged kids are usually not within the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

How are you going to make a distinction? 

The target of the consultancy is to supply mandatory SBC technical help to the State and District degree well being promotion buildings in areas of plan, implementing and monitoring and evaluating communication and social mobilization actions on vaccination campaigns and well being emergencies in Sudan.

Scope of labor:

Underneath the direct supervision of the Chief of Discipline Workplace (Blue Nile state), and total technical steering from the Nation Workplace Chief of Social and Conduct Change, the guide will produce the deliverables under to facilitate high quality implementation of, and reporting on, SBC interventions within the UNICEF Sudan disaster response plan and associated strategic paperwork.

Particular targets embrace:

• Present tailor-made help to the SBC elements of the Well being emergency response plan, Routine immunization, illness outbreaks like polio, measles, cholera in Blue Nile state and elevating consciousness of key household practices and supporting in amassing neighborhood suggestions
• Develop/replace planning tips, immunization key messages coaching supplies and paperwork together with manuals and displays associated to routine immunization, Polio outbreak response and immunization campaigns
• Collaborate, coordinate and supply technical help to the State Ministry of well being and different companions on routine immunization, well being emergencies and campaigns
• Design, plan and implement SBC actions which are backed by social and behavioral proof and powerful engagement and participation mechanisms, with give attention to social and conduct change communication (SBCC) and neighborhood engagement (CE) for the Important Household Practices (EFPs)
• Develop/replace State communication plan, micro plans and price range plans for Immunization, illness outbreak response campaigns
• Facilitate and take part in capability constructing of state Ministry of Well being and companions
• Monitor and consider SBC interventions and submit weekly reviews for Immunization and sitreps for emergencies
• Conduct stakeholders mapping and supply the wanted technical help on proof era actions and analysis
• Promote steady studying, strengthening and scaling up of SBC within the disaster response by capability constructing for UNICEF employees and companions. 

Work Assignments:

1. Present technical help for the event of state degree evidence-based communication micro-plans (Impartial Monitoring, Lot High quality Assurance Survey, KAP research, and social analysis).
2. SBC help to illness outbreak response planning, Polio,OCV and MR Introduction into routine.
3. Technical help to coordination of State Well being Promotion and different stakeholders in planning and implementation of advocacy and social mobilization for campaigns and immunization additionally Present technical help for efficient monitoring of rumors and misinformation and devise methods, to deal with them at state degree.
4. Proof era for SBC interventions for Immunization, Polio and illness outbreak responses
5. Finalization of consultancy actions.

Anticipated Deliverables/Outputs:

• MR Marketing campaign report
• Up to date State Polio, Measles and Cholera outbreak response plan
• State degree SBC micro plans for the polio, Measles and Cholera
• Up to date key messages for Polio, Measles and Cholera
• Companions mapping
• SBCC and CE plans – month-to-month implementation report for different well being part priorities
• Help to SBC elements of quarter 1 polio/Measles/Cholera response plans
• PD implementation report
• Weekly immunization reviews and emergency sitreps
• Detailed reviews from SBC actions carried out in State from marketing campaign that additionally consists of challenges, lesson learnt and proposals
• Month-to-month reviews on progress and challenges associated to SBC actions implementation for marketing campaign and RI common actions
• Weekly immunization reviews and emergency sitreps
• M&E reviews from FMoH on SBC interventions for Immunization and emergency
• Facilitate behavioral surveys
• Capability constructing of Companions and MoH on M&E
• Weekly immunization reviews and emergency sitreps
• Participation in weekly/bi-weekly conferences at State MoH associated to EPI, Polio, Cholera different emergencies
• Weekly SBC SitRep of allotted states (EPI, Polio, MR, Cholera)
• PD implementation report, HAC/HPM dataset, compiled CFM dataset (collected on weekly foundation)
• Last consultancy report

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

• Bachelor’s diploma in social/behavioral/communication science different fields with related licensed trainings in behavioral and social communication.
• Minimal three years {of professional} expertise in SBC or associated technical space programme planning and administration on the nationwide or worldwide ranges, ideally in a creating nation.
• Expertise working in emergency settings is required.
• Related expertise in SBCC and Neighborhood Engagement for immunization and social cohesion in any UN system group is taken into account an asset.
• Capacity to work independently and to satisfy deadlines.
• Fluent English and Arabic required. Sudanese Arabic functionality is taken into account an asset.
• Demonstrated capacity to successfully work and talk in a multicultural setting.
• Pc literacy and powerful familiarity with MS Workplace package deal required. Sturdy competency for MS Excel is taken into account an asset.
• accomplished coaching on bsafe.

For each Baby, you show… 

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

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UNICEF is dedicated to range and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, non secular and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to develop into part of the group.

UNICEF gives reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will 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 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 targets 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 rules. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules 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 extra data to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. All purposes should be accompanied by detailed monetary supply.

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “employees members” beneath the Employees Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (comparable to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will likely 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 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 medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete 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 on the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and are usually 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 all through their consultancy contracts.