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Ethiopia: National Consultancy on the Development of Service Packages for at Risk Adolescents and Youth ( 3 months) ( Addis Ababa, Open for Ethiopian Nationals)

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Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 31 Jul 2018

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

- To technically support and inform the development of service packages for the most at risk adolescents and youth to meet the JP Phase III strategic objective.

How can you make a difference?

Specific objectives of the consultancy

  • To collect existing standard service packages, manuals, tools that are adolescent and youth friendly to help promote SRH, for HIV prevention and to prevent violence /protect the most at risk adolescents and youth from violence developed by different actors (government, non-government, civil society and faith-based organizations). Including 1) whether there are evaluation findings of effectiveness 2) what is needed for which group 3) highlight gender related findings etc.
  • To develop criteria to inform the review and prepare a list of available packages and means of implementation and identify strengths and gaps, and develop recommendations of what needs to be included to meet the needs of the different target groups of most at risk adolescent and youth using a gender lens.
  • To organize meetings with stakeholders to present the findings and recommendations. The consultant will present draft services packages and get input from stakeholders.
  • To recommend a list of available packages to be used for the most at risk adolescents and whether there is any revision required or new material is needed for the most at risk adolescents and youth based on consultative meeting feedback, systematic review findings and service mapping.
  • Specific Tasks with timeline

    The following is the proposed number of days/weeks for the various tasks under this consultancy.

    Activities

    # of days/weeks

    Develop draft criteria to inform the review and share with UNICEF and UNFPA for feedback. Finalize the criteria using a gender lens.

    1week

    Collect, collate and analyze all the packages/tools used with/for adolescents and youth for (1) promotion of SRH, (2) prevention of HIV, and (3) prevention and response to violence using a gender lens.

    4 weeks

    Review and prepare list of available standard packages and identify what is lacking and what needs to be included to meet the needs of the different target groups of the most at risk adolescents and youth highlighting the gendered aspects (document strengths and weaknesses based on criteria set, including evidence of the effectiveness of the working packages).

    3 weeks

    Prepare presentation on the proposed list of existing service packages for review and make gender sensitive recommendations guiding the development of service packages and intervention tools

    1 week

    Organize consultative meeting with stakeholders to discuss the draft proposed list of service packages for the most at risk adolescents and youth. Present them to the group for endorsement.

    1 week

    Develop a ToR for service package development as per the findings of systematic review, service mapping, and the recommendations from the stakeholders.

    2 week

    Submit report on the achievement of consultants to UNICEF

    1 day

    Expected Deliverables

  • Available standard service packages, manuals, tools on SRH, violence and HIV prevention for the most at risk adolescents and youth developed by different actors (Government, non-government, civil society and faith-based organizations) collected, reviewed, identified packages that are fine for the purposes needed and gaps .
  • Organized consultative meeting for service package development, content selection. Meeting report produced.
  • Agreed-upon list of service packages for the most at risk population to be produced based on consultations validation workshop with key stakeholders from the Government and non-government organization.
  • Developed ToR for service package development based the recommendations from the stakeholders
  • Reporting

    The consultant shall report on the progress and meet regularly (on a weekly basis) with the UNICEF Adolescent and HIV Programme Specialist. The consultant will also meet regularly with UNICEF and the UNFPA focal point.

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in behavioral/social sciences, psychology, public health, or related disciplines;
  • *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

  • A minimum of ten (10) years of practical work experience in the fields of prevention and response to HIV, SRH, HTP, violence;
  • Good analytical skills and report writing experience at international and national organizations;
  • Experience of working with marginalized adolescent and youth populations;
  • Dedicated to delivering results for children in Ethiopia;
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English (Excellent oral and written skills) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
  • For every Child, you demonstrate…

    UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

    The technical competencies required for this post are….

    View our competency framework at

    http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

    UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

    Remarks:

    Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.


    How to apply:

    UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=514822


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