(Extended deadline) National Consultancy – Adolescent Development and Participation (Transition to Work and Employability), UNICEF Thailand Country Office, Bangkok, Thailand, Job No #570718

The Young People’s Resilience, Connectedness and Empowerment (Young People’s) Programme, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a national individual consultant to provide professional technical and operational assistance as well as coordination with partners and stakeholders (e.g., the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) and the Ministry of Labour (MOL)) to support the implementation of the transition to work and employability portfolio of the Young People’s programme, with a focus on the pilot of integrated services for Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in a number of provinces, including Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima and in the four southern border provinces of Songkhla, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Specifically, the consultant is expected to carry out knowledge management work through field monitoring visits to pilot project sites and document lessons learned to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

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 fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The Young People’s Resilience, Connectedness and Empowerment (Young People’s) Programme, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a national individual consultant to provide professional technical and operational assistance as well as coordination with partners and stakeholders (e.g., the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) and the Ministry of Labour (MOL)) to support the implementation of the transition to work and employability portfolio of the Young People’s programme, with a focus on the pilot of integrated services for Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in a number of provinces, including Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima and in the four southern border provinces of Songkhla, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Specifically, the consultant is expected to carry out knowledge management work through field monitoring visits to pilot project sites and document lessons learned to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

Work Assignment:

Assignment 1: Provide support to the Young People section in conducting programme field visits to the pilot of integrated services for youth NEET pilot sites (at least once per site). This includes collecting information from partners/stakeholders to assess progress according to the pilot’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework; determine bottlenecks; provide technical support; take appropriate actions to resolve issues in consultation with the supervisor.

Expected deliverable: Detailed programme field visit reports (at least 6) and 3 Human Interest Stories

Delivery schedule: Within 2 weeks of the field visit – 25 working days in total (payment will be based on actual days in the field).

Assignment 2: Contribute to the development of one donor report, compiling relevant data and information per the required reporting template.

Expected deliverable: The draft donor report.

Delivery schedule: 10^th June 2024 – 6 working days in total.

Assignment 3: Document the content and results of 6 capacity development training for youth mentors serving in the pilot of integrated services for youth NEET and develop a standard capacity building package for youth mentors that can be used across all pilot sites.

Expected deliverable: Training report including outcome, challenges and lessons learned and standard capacity building package developed.

Delivery schedule: 15^th July 2024 – 15 working days in total.

Assignment 4: Develop a comprehensive knowledge management and lessons learned report (at least 20 pages) and a PowerPoint, documenting the implementation of the pilot of integrated services for youth NEET, describing activities and results in each province, and disseminate results (either through face-to-face or online workshop), among relevant stakeholders including, but not limited to, the NESDC and MOL.

Expected deliverable: The lessons learned report and PowerPoint presentation.

Delivery schedule: 15^th December 2024 – 15 working days in total.

Payment will be made upon invoice submission highlighting completion of deliverables as per the below schedule.

Duration of Contract:  1 May 2024 – 31 January 2025

Duty Travel:  The consultancy can be performed remotely, but regular meetings in office are expected on a bimonthly basis. Travel is expected to pilot project sites upon prior approval.

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, labor economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.

• A minimum of five years of experience in social development planning and management in adolescent development related areas is required, preferably on issues of youth employability, education, school to work transition and NEETs.

• Proven work experience related to results tracking, knowledge management, budget monitoring and donor report is required.

• Strong experience of working with government counterparts in the country is an asset.

• Proven ability to produce high quality technical reports.

• Fluency in Thai and English with excellent English writing skills.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in Thai Baht by 16 April 2024.

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.

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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.