Social and Behaviour Change in Emergencies (SBCiE) Roster (2023-2026) – Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO)

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Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each little one, a champion

How will you make a distinction? 

BACKGROUND

International crises, together with local weather change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial crises, and conflicts adopted by mass displacement, have elevated vulnerabilities, dangers and inequalities inside and between international locations within the area. Migration into Europe since 2015 has largely taken the type of an inflow of refugees and migrants fleeing battle, violence, insecurity and a scarcity of alternatives. Between 2014 and 2020, 2.2 million refugees and migrants arrived in Europe via the Mediterranean migration routes, together with 99,463 who got here in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the well being and wellbeing of refugee and migrants already dwelling with restricted entry to primary companies. The rising xenophobia and discrimination in opposition to refugees based mostly on faith, nationality, and ethnicity throughout the area has aggravated the scenario.

The geopolitical scenario stays fragile within the subregion with a big variety of frozen and energetic conflicts. 6.5 million individuals, together with 1.2 million youngsters, are at present displaced inside Ukraine, whereas 7.7 million refugees, 90 p.c ladies and youngsters, have fled to Europe. Altogether, 27.3 million individuals, together with 7.1 million youngsters, want help in Ukraine and in 19 international locations in Europe.
With a lot of the area in an energetic seismic zone, international locations in Central Asia and South Caucasus expertise medium to small tremors ceaselessly, typically adopted by floods and mudslides. This example makes it essential to strengthen the federal government’s capacities to arrange for and reply to emergencies. Furthermore, there are rising considerations across the adverse affect of local weather change within the Europe and Central Asia area, together with will increase in depth and frequency of floods, annual air temperatures, adjustments in river runoff and precipitation patterns. As well as, many international locations within the area are uncovered to a excessive focus of air air pollution because of the usage of outdated power sources, negatively affecting the well being of youngsters and their households.

Implications of those disaster elevated the dangers of kid survival, progress, safety and growth, in addition to threat of misinformation, disinformation, rumors, hate speech, belief and confidence to the programs and companies within the disaster affected international locations. These challenges have vital behavioral dimensions from the extent of knowledge of refugees on how, the place and why to entry and use companies to misinformation in regards to the high quality of the companies, to service suppliers’ interpersonal communication and group engagement capability to advertise adoption of life-saving practices to cut back the vulnerabilities of marginalized individuals and constructing resilience, inclusive and peaceable societies.

Investing in CE, SBC is central to reaching the final mile with group engagement, social and behavior change envisioned as key normal actions for extra responsive, related and sustainable humanitarian programmes in the direction of high-quality group/civic engagement from preparedness to completely different phases of humanitarian response. CE, SBC in humanitarian motion requires analyzing extra complicated, cross-cutting and underlying limitations to resilience and group well-being, together with societal drivers of inequity, fragility and battle. It helps well-planned engagement with communities to cut back their vulnerability to several types of crises whereas being extra inclusive and native in strategy.

Throughout its international locations, regional and headquarters workplaces, UNICEF typically engages consultants to help to maximise CE, SBC efforts in humanitarian help programmes via strengthening international locations’ capacities for emergency preparedness and response, analysis, technique design and planning, implementation, M&E, institutional capability constructing, constructing partnership for social change, coordination to strengthen programs, companies and platforms, contributing to: 1) elevated demand for and utilization of high quality and inclusive companies throughout all sectors, 2) elevated uptake of life saving practices and abandonment of dangerous social norms and behaviours throughout sectors that will increase vulnerabilities of most affected inhabitants 3) educated, engaged and empowered communities, adolescents and youngsters, notably probably the most marginalized, who take part and take actions to enhance their wellbeing, and 4) elevated institutional capability and engagement of UNICEF companions, particularly nationwide and native authorities buildings, CSOs/FBOs, media and communities in humanitarian motion.

SCOPE OF WORK AND DUTIES

The UNICEF SBCiE Roster for Europe and Central Asia (ECAR) serves as a human assets repository from which the Regional Workplace or Nation Places of work can draw upon pre-vetted, nicely certified Group Engagement, Social and Behaviour Change consultants shortly and effectively. The SBCiE Roster is designed to fulfill the consultancy wants of the area over a interval of two to a few years. The roster matches the competencies and abilities of consultants with 5 thematic areas of social and behavior change guaranteeing that contracts are based mostly on a extra nuanced and correct willpower of consultants’ experience vis-à-vis the specs of the job. This pooling of expertise not solely implies that the best personnel are employed for the best assignments, however it’ll additionally speed up deployment.

Consultants are required to point which of the important thing thematic areas they’ve experience in and for which they want to be thought of:

• SOCIAL DATA FOR ACTION
• SBC STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
• INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
• PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
• MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Profitable candidates to the SBC Roster can be eligible for contracts to help the UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Workplace and/or Nation Places of work via, inter alia: i) Technical and advisory help, ii) Analysis, research, and different types of documentation; iii) Assist to the event of CE, SBC methods and instruments; iv) Institutional capability constructing inclusive of coaching and help to the event of coaching iv) Assist to CE, SBC programme growth, planning, coordination and useful resource mobilization with donors and companions, and v) Assist to supply, monitoring and the standard management of outcomes.

SKILLS REQUIRED

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

Necessities relevant to all consultants

• Superior college diploma in social and behavioural science, together with sociology, anthropology, social linguistics, psychology, group growth, threat communication and disaster communication, political economic system, one other related technical discipline.
• Minimal 5 years of expertise working in emergencies (complicated, illness outbreaks, pure hazards).
• Glorious conceptual and operational understanding of group engagement, social and behavior change points in emergency settings.
• Data and expertise within the formulation, design, planning, implementation, monitoring and analysis of CE, SBC programmes, ideally in shut coordination and cooperation with authorities our bodies in HIC and UMIC.
• Data and expertise in strengthening nationwide and/or sub-national governance programs to be response and resilient in instances of disaster.
• Data and expertise in addressing inequities and disparities.
• Analysis and analytical abilities, and the power to place information into motion with programme groups and companions.
• Communication, advocacy, negotiation and persuasion abilities: the power to interact clearly and articulately with stakeholders together with, inter alia, authorities our bodies, worldwide organisations, nationwide establishments, civil society and academia.
• Coaching, presentation and public talking abilities: the power to share and impart data, present technical and coverage steerage, construct capacities and promulgate good apply for CE, SBC.
• Familiarity and expertise in organising group suggestions mechanisms with native companions.
• Glorious spoken and written English, with one other UN language or main language used within the area an asset.
• Excessive degree of laptop literacy.
• Capable of work with and contribute to a various and dynamic crew whereas remaining diligent and resourceful when working alone.
• Extremely versatile and adaptable to quickly altering circumstances.
• Understanding of the social, financial and political panorama of the Europe and Central Asia area an asset.
• Willingness and talent work in a non-family responsibility station on quick discover.

Necessities relevant for SOCIAL DATA FOR ACTION

CE, SBC Information for Motion addresses the social and behavioral information wants for preparedness and response and contains the group engagement wants. Along with group engagement, it lays emphasis on use of behavioural insights to threat perceptions of individuals in danger and affected populations and inclusion of their views whereas designing and implementation of CE, SBC interventions to cut back their vulnerabilities to the emergencies. Thus, constructing their resilience to the emergencies.

• Sturdy technical data and demonstrated expertise in designing fast assessments in humanitarian context, together with behaviour identification; formative analysis; monitoring and analysis of social and behavioural communication interventions and/or making use of group engagement requirements.
• Confirmed expertise in main formative/utilized analysis and dealing with various groups at nationwide and sub-national degree.
• Means to gather, overview and analyze social information, together with secondary information evaluation, social listening, and develop information assortment and use instruments and approaches informing inform CE, SBC interventions throughout the humanitarian programme cycle. It could embrace, however not restricted to threat evaluation and wishes assessments, capability and functionality assessments, mapping of SBC companions, communication channels and platforms.
• Expertise conducting analysis and fast evaluation with most youngsters, younger individuals, adolescents, and weak teams.
• Means to current information as proof to advocate for leveraging the CE, SBC efforts at nationwide and sub-national.

Necessities relevant for CE, SBC STRATEGIC RESPONSE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

CE, SBC Strategic Response Planning and Implementation contains validation of CE, SBC preparedness actions for response plan for motion on the onset of any given disaster. It may very well be a CE, SBC built-in plan or CE, SBC element throughout sectoral commitments below HRP. If required the plan could also be revisited and adjusted to prioritized dangers, evaluation evaluation of social and behavioral drivers and former learnings, strategic and particular aims and addressing wants of individuals estimated to be reached. It should define clear roles and tasks in session with programme groups and their companions to outline the scope of CE, SBC interventions in delivering sectorial commitments. Furthermore, the Plan ought to cowl behaviour and social change commitments outlined for sectoral utility, linked to Sphere Requirements and CCCs. Implementation should present life-saving data, promote or reinforce optimistic behaviours and re-establish optimistic social and cultural values. Key interventions could embrace, however not restricted related to the context to excessive earnings and higher middle-income international locations equivalent to strengthening programs to be responsive and resilient, capability growth, high quality requirements and assurance, partnerships at scale.

• Confirmed expertise and talent within the design and growth of proof pushed, individuals centered and system-oriented CE, SBC in emergency preparedness and response methods and motion plans for particular humanitarian conditions with sectors, clusters and interagency companions/governments.
• Confirmed expertise and talent to develop CE, SBC instruments, implementation guides, fashions and approaches, in strengthening programs, companies and platforms to be resilience and responsive in instances of disaster.
• Expertise and talent to design, develop and use digital engagement methods for social and behavior change, together with messages and name for actions for emergency preparedness and response.
• Means to work intently and associate with nationwide and sub-national authorities, CSO, FBO and media, in addition to UN businesses to maximise CE, SBC interventions at scale.
• Means in coordination and/or facilitation the multi-agency CE, SBC approaches as associated to preparedness, response, planning and implementation in humanitarian contexts.

Necessities relevant for INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT

Capacities of native authorities establishments, sectoral and cross-sectoral departments and civil society organisations (particularly these representing marginalised and excluded teams) in Minimal CE, SBC actions for preparedness and response is essential. Furthermore, Social service workforce as a key engagement platform. Frontline staff are trusted influencers and a spine of native communities, linking households and companies. It’s essential for UNICEF to construct their capability to take care of this belief, help the adoption of protecting household practices and foster inclusion. This requires a deliberate transfer away from consciousness elevating to behavior change programmes. Reinforcing group engagement programs for participatory governance requires UNICEF to help the event of mechanisms and accountability frameworks for presidency, non-government, civil society organizations and the personal sector. This can be a key contribution in the direction of constructing belief in establishments.

• Means to design and develop institutional capability and functionality growth of modules, directions and job aids in partnership with authorities and quasi-government establishments.
• Means to facilitate coaching and orientation classes to mainstream CE, SBC into skilled training establishments to empower social workforce and choice makers with data and abilities.
• Confirmed expertise to conduct capability growth evaluation in CE, SBC at nationwide and sub-national degree.

Necessities relevant for PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

Mainstreaming CE throughout HPC for well timed and related response wants sustained assets. CE, SBC can’t be an advert hoc or one-time effort. Budgeting for CE, SBC requires growth of a core set of practices and instruments, for systematic investments in mechanisms that combine authorities and non-government service supply platforms and useful resource all parts of group engagement work. This contains, however isn’t restricted to, guaranteeing assets can be found to help outcomes for CE,SBC commitments in nationwide coverage, capability growth, personal sector and different civil society engagement, group degree platforms and community and operational help, amongst others. Investments in CE,SBC should be extra predictable and aligned to strengthen vertical (sectoral) and horizontal (multisectoral) financing streams to realize extra sustainable supply of programmes and companies throughout the HPC.

• Confirmed expertise in constructing partnership with nationwide and sub-national stakeholders to leverage assets in instances of disaster, to deal with behavioral challenges in accessing to and utilization of companies, in addition to discriminatory norms (for instance, on gender, ethnicity, migrants, psychological well being and disabilities), selling social cohesion and life-saving practices amongst most weak communities.
• Means to conduct CE, SBC companions’ mapping with its communication channels and platforms, companies in catastrophe inclined communities.

Necessities relevant for MONITORING, ASSESSMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

CE, SBC monitoring complement the general Humanitarian Response Monitoring. Via the method, humanitarian actors observe progress in reaching CE, SBC strategic and sectoral and cross-sectoral dedicated programme actions and outcomes. CE performs a key position in participation of affected communities in humanitarian programming, whereas offering agile information for decision-making or course correction through short-term and long-term methods, and alignment to humanitarian response and restoration programme for affected communities. All alternatives have to be used to doc learnings and the continual follow-up to form behaviours throughout early restoration and restoration phases. Behavioural affect ought to be an integral a part of the general humanitarian response analysis as a substitute of being a standalone side

• Means to develop and facilitate implementation of monitoring programs and mechanisms to be mainstreamed into information assortment, evaluation, and use informing CE, SBC interventions.
• Means to design, develop and put into apply CE, SBC data administration, documentation and reporting programs and mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience in data administration, together with for instance growth of SBC on-line and offline data sharing platforms; growth of case research; truth sheets and sitreps in humanitarian responses.

COMPETENCIES OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

 Any candidate to the UNICEF’s pre-qualified Consultants Roster ought to be:

• Capable of talk successfully with different audiences, together with via formal presentation and written communication
• Capable of work throughout completely different models and encourage collaboration; capacity to elucidate complicated ideas to completely different audiences; capacity to speak with all ranges of administration and workers
• Capable of synthesize complicated data for a number of audiences
• Capable of work successfully in a multi-cultural surroundings and display sensitivity for cultural variations
• Capable of work independently and remotely in addition to in varied settings
• Capable of work successfully with stakeholders from authorities establishments, worldwide organizations, academia and NGOs
• Undertake a versatile perspective and adaptableness to quickly altering circumstances
• Capable of work below stress and reply to deadlines with out sacrificing high quality
• Capable of deal with a number of assignments with competing deadlines

For each Little one, you display… 

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with Individuals and Drive for Outcomes.

To view our competency framework, please go to here.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are invited to:

1. Duly full the net UNICEF utility
2. Duly full & connect P-11 Historical past From (might be downloaded right here: https://www.unicef.org/careers/documents/p11-form)
3. Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cowl Letter
4. A pattern of their very own written work (report, proposal, scenario evaluation, and so on.) of no more than 2000 phrases. Functions submitted and not using a pattern won’t be accepted.
5. Monetary proposal with each day price in USD (functions submitted and not using a each day price won’t be thought of)
6. Analysis of labor by UN if relevant (e.g. PER).
7. Names and contacts of three (3) referees (functions with out referees won’t be thought of).

Please apply to the Regional Roster by the indicated on-line deadline of 21 November 2023.

Please notice that solely candidates who’re below severe consideration can be contacted. As soon as pre-qualified, consultants can be eligible for direct recruitment by UNICEF workplaces within the area for a three-year interval. Within the collection of its workers and consultants, UNICEF is dedicated to gender steadiness, inclusion and variety with out distinction as to race, intercourse or faith, and with out discrimination of individuals with disabilities. Effectively certified candidates are strongly inspired to use.

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 dwelling with disabilities, to use to change into part of the group.

UNICEF affords 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 affordable lodging in the course of the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

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 little one safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently 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 data to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates can 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 go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service can be ruled by their contract and the Basic Circumstances 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 the visa (relevant) and medical 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 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 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 at some stage in their consultancy contracts.