UNICEF Mozambique seeks an Individual Consultant to support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Unit within the Advocacy, Communications and Partnerships team by developing and delivering high-quality written materials, including donor reports, proposals, and other donor communications.

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For every child, the right to Health

UNICEF Mozambique plays a central role in supporting the Government to strengthen and expand its national social protection system. This work aligns with the country’s poverty-reduction and human capital development priorities, as set out in national frameworks such as the Plano Quinquenal do Governo and in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. UNICEF has been a long-standing partner in building the foundational systems for non-contributory social protection, including support to the Basic Social Subsidy Programme (PSSB), contributing to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the elderly, disabled people and children.

How can you make a difference? 

To support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Unit on the Advocacy, Communications and Partnerships team to develop and deliver high quality written materials, including but not limited to donor reports, proposals, and other donor communication materials.

Scope of Work:
Under the general supervision of the Partnership Specialist and working closely with the programme team, the incumbent will primarily provide support to the donor reporting and proposal development function. He/She will ensure the office's ability to timely submit quality donor reports that are aligned with best result-based reporting practices, donor requirements, and UNICEF's style and language.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Documents related to United Nations Cooperation Framework
Edition of People Paper part of the Common Country Analyses of the UNSDCF
Eventually other documents related to UNSDCF

B. Donor related documents:
• Supporting the Partnerships Specialist with maintaining and populating reports templates and schedules
• Editing and proofreading (including second revision after UNICEF comments) an average of:
o Approximately 20 to 25 reports per quarter (ranging from 2 to 30 pages), including EU and ECHO reports
o Proposals as necessary (approximately 15-20 pages- around 10), Including EU and ECHO Proposals
o Other potential donor materials (internal reports, COAR drafts, Thematic reports, donor profiles, presentation, etc. or others-around 10)

The consultant will be responsible for editing, fact-checking and writing remotely for the above-mentioned types of documents and reports and apply following strategies:
• Write up the reports after having the initial concept/draft from the respective programme officers
• Restructure and rewrite the areas of text as needed to promote clarity, continuity, and internal consistency and incorporate reviewers’ comments
• Fact-check the statements for accuracy and completion of references as/when required
• In the case of donor reports and proposals, check and ensure text is responding to the objectives in the proposal and report requirements
• Redraft incorrect or unclear passages where necessary and insert any omitted text
• Provide accuracy and consistency in capitalization, selling, abbreviations/acronyms, notes, bibliography, titles, graphs, and tables (including their notes and sources), as per the UNICEF style and guidebook
• Ensure that citations are appropriately included for statement/passages where required
• Ensure that the language used is impactful
• Ensure that repetitious text and jargon are eliminated
• Ensure that potential sensitivities are flagged and ways of resolving the issue(s) proposed;
• Develop and ensure consistency in overall layout
• Work closely with responsible officers on revisions and changes

The responsible Officers in sections will be responsible for the following:
• Develop and maintain a schedule to provide timely and complete inputs to the consultant
• Be available for review/inputs and closing gaps in data and related information
• Review the documents for factual errors and omissions and provide feedback

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Bachelors degree in • Communications • Journalism • International Relations • Development Studies • Social Sciences, such as Sociology, Political Science, or Economics
• Work Experience: At least At least 2-years' experience with donor reporting and/or grants management, including result-based management and reporting.
• Skills: Demonstrated exceptional level of narrative and technical writing skills in English
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Portuguese

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented groups] are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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