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Background and Justification
UNICEF has an essential role to play in closing this gap and protecting children’s rights in the climate crisis – as outlined in the first priority of the SCAP. In Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), Climate Resilience has further been declared one of two regional flagships under the Regional Collaboration for Children (C4C) approach (2022–2025), which unites UNICEF ESAR country offices and the ESA Regional Office (ESARO) around shared priority areas of the global Strategic Plan. Building capacity on climate amongst the regional office and ESAR country offices therefore supports both the delivery of the SCAP and the achievement of the C4C.
In order to create a comprehensive, engaging and impactful learning package that builds on best practice learning methodologies and brings across relevant climate knowledge to staff members across ESAR COs and ESARO, the ESARO Climate Hub together with the ESARO Human Resources Development Committee (HRDC) is looking for a consultant with expertise in adult learning s well as climate change and environmental issues to develop adequate climate capacity course packages and learning materials in a modular manner which will increase the climate awareness of UNICEF staff in ESAR and enable staff across sections to accelerate sectoral climate action and mainstreaming of climate into sectoral programmes. The consultant will conduct online, in-person and hybrid climate training sessions with UNICEF staff.
Scope of Work
The objective of the training package is as follows:
The consultant will have to go through existing training and capacity building material to ensure synergies and avoid duplication, and to ensure that existing materials are synthesized in a manner which is digestible to the audience, where relevant. This includes existing courses on AGORA and material on the SCAP, available on UNICEF’s SharePoint intranet.
The consultant will carry out the flowing specific activities and tasks:
The consultant will measure the effectiveness of the training through pre- and post-training knowledge assessments and participant feedback surveys.
The consultant will work with UNICEF staff from Human Resources and the ESARO climate hub during the development of the training package and will be facilitating workshops for UNICEF staff. The consultant will furthermore engage with UNICEF colleagues in HQ to ensure synergies and proper use of existing training and capacity building material. There are no working relationships anticipated with other external partners.
Deliverables |
Estimated Duration |
Deadline |
Schedule of payment |
Inception report with outline of ESARO climate training and modules |
3 weeks |
25 October |
10% |
Training materials for training 1, including presentation slides, talking points for presenter, group discussion questions and group exercises |
3 weeks |
15 November |
30%
|
Facilitating training 1 in-person training in Nairobi |
1 day |
30 November |
|
Facilitating training 1 online at two different time slots, and one recorded training |
2 days |
31 December |
40%
|
Training materials for training 2, including presentation slides, talking points for presenter, group discussion questions and group exercises.
|
3 weeks |
10 January |
|
Facilitate two online trainings of training and one recorded training of all training modules |
2 days |
31 January |
|
Final Report including an evaluation of the training sessions and lessons learnt |
2 weeks |
28 Febuary |
20% |
The payment is subject to satisfactory completion of deliverables.
Desired competencies, technical background, and experience
Advanced university degree in adult education, continued education, adult learning, knowledge management systems or another relevant area, ideally in combination with education on climate change and the environment. 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.
Administrative issues
The working arrangement for this consultancy is remote (home-based) with a visit to Nairobi to conduct an in-person workshop at the end of the assignment. All travel will be by most economical fare and reimbursement will be as per UNICEF policy.
The consultant is expected to have regular remote meetings with a frequency to be decided jointly with the supervisor. As most work will be done remotely, we expect an overlap of at least three hours with the working hours of Nairobi from 8:30 am to 5pm East African Time. This time can be decided with the supervisor at the start of the assignment.
The consultant is expected to use their own office equipment and must have high-speed internet connectivity for online meetings.
Conditions
Risks
The in-person workshop requires travel, and this might be impacted by COVID-19 restrictions or other risks related to the travel. Jointly with the supervisor, the consultant will explore alternative and feasible platforms to organize remote sessions, as needs be.
How to apply
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV or P11 form and their technical proposals to the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System) or email provided.
Interested candidates to indicate their ability, availability, and rate (daily/monthly) expressed in US$ for international consultants or KES for national consultants to undertake the terms of reference. The fees should be inclusive of other costs incurred such as travel/return ticket, VISA and subsistence allowances for international consultants who will be based in Nairobi.
Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered.
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.
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.