National Consultancy to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Botswana HIV/AIDS Sub-Grantees/ Implementing partners, Gaborone Botswana (100 days) Opened to Botswana nationals only
Job no: 560718
Position type: Consultant
Location: Botswana Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn’l(ESARO)
School/Unit: Botswana
Department/Office: Gaborone, Botswana
Categories: Adolescent Development
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
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Purpose of Activity/Assignment
The goal of this assignment is to provide technical and programme implementation support to a CDC-funded project focused on improving HIV treatment outcomes among adolescents in Botswana.
Scope of work
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to sub-grantees to ensure the timely completion of activities within the lifespan of the award (September 2023) and comply with both UNICEF and CDC reporting requirements. The consultant will report to the UNICEF Chief Adolescent Development. The consultant will interact regularly with Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence and Sentebale, and occasionally with the National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA) and the Ministry of Health.
Work Assignment Overview
- Contribute technical support to government and civil society partners
- Support coordination of site visits with different stakeholders, and partnership review meetings between UNICEF and implementing partners
- Grant implementation monitoring
- Support donor reporting activities
Deliverables
Task/Milestone
Deliverable/Output
Timeline
Payment schedule
Contribute technical support to government and civil society partners
1. TORs of the Adolescent and Youth Forum (inclusive of vision, mission, and objectives) revised and validated 2. Operational manual of the Adolescent and Youth Forum on SRHR developed and validated. 3. Technical capacity building plan for AYP Forum executive committee developed
31st May 2023
15%
Support coordination of programme site visits with different stakeholders, and partnership review meetings between UNICEF and implementing partners
1. Three (3) site visits coordinated amongst UNICEF, CDC, Government, and the implementing partners
2. Two (2) programme visits (1 per IP) undertaken, documented and shared
30th June 2023
31st July 2023
15%
20%
Grant implementation monitoring
Three monthly calls convened with each implementing partner (2 partners) and documented.
15th August 2023
25%
Support donor reporting activities
Analysis of all technical and financial reports submitted by implementing partners during the grant and consolidate into a learning report/best practice.
31st August 2023
25%
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- A first University Degree in Public health, anthropology, sociology, political science, business administration, public administration, communications, and/or related fields.
- A specialized training in administration, project management, HIV, youth participation, advocacy, and/or communications will be desirable
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience at the national level in the HIV response and project management, with a focus on adolescent development, empowerment and participation, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV-related peer-support interventions, service integration, and/or strategic information.
- Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
- The consultant must exhibit UNICEF core values of care, respect, integrity, trust, and accountability. In addition, the consultant must work well in teams, be able to anticipate potential bottlenecks and proposer innovative ways to overcome challenges, follow direction and/or lead processes as requested, exhibit diligence and responsibility in the management of information, and be respectful of diversity.
- Fluency in English is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
Advertised: Apr 04 2023 South Africa Standard Time Application close: Apr 16 2023 South Africa Standard Time
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- Closes Apr 16 2023National Consultancy to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Botswana HIV/AIDS Sub-Grantees/ Implementing partners, Gaborone Botswana (100 days) Opened to Botswana nationals only in BotswanaUNICEF Botswana Country Office is looking for a consultant who is passionate to deliver results for children and adolescents. The incumbent will provide technical and programme implementation support to a CDC-funded project focused on improving HIV treatment outcomes among adolescents in Botswana.
