Technical Advisory Consultant on Humanitarian Access/ Evaluation of UNICEF’s Staying and Delivering: Principled humanitarian access in complex and high threat environments, NYHQ, (Remote/Work from home), #591141 Individual Consultant International Position Senior level Short term contract

Contract Duration: 10.5 months

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The UNICEF Evaluation Office is commissioning a global evaluation on humanitarian access and principled action in complex, high-threat environments [Staying and Delivering and principled humanitarian action in complex and high threat environments’]. Building on the 2019 Coverage and Quality evaluation and responding to ongoing challenges, it will provide an impartial assessment of the relevance and effectiveness of UNICEF’s institutional approach, highlighting progress, challenges, and key influencing factors. The evaluation aims to strengthen accountability to affected populations and partners and generate learning to guide future actions.

Scope of Work:

The consultant is expected to support the Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office by undertaking the following tasks:

• Provides strategic guidance on the framing of the evaluation at established milestones.
• Supports quality assurance across key deliverables.
• Contributes to high-level sensemaking and synthesis of findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Provides technical backstopping to the evaluation team, as needed.

How can you make a difference?

To learn more about this consultancy and the details of key deliverables, please review the Terms of Reference here:  ToR Technical Advisory Consultant TMS.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in social sciences/international relations/international affairs or related field.
• Work Experience:
• Over 20 years of demonstrated thought leadership in humanitarian evaluation and humanitarian policy, including published work on humanitarian access and humanitarian principles.
• Skills:
• Proven ability to provide high-quality technical guidance remotely, including via virtual meetings, document reviews and asynchronous feedback.
• Knowledge of the UN system, UN programming and UNICEF emergency responses.
• In-depth understanding of emergency response mechanisms, including coordination across UN agencies, NGOs and government actors;
• Strong skills in synthesizing complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences, including donors and field teams;
• Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required; other UN languages considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  FINANCIAL PROPOSAL TMS.docx

Remarks: 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.