UNICEF seeks to engage an international consultant to strengthen the use of skills programmes and labor market data for education system improvement. The consultant will support the development of global public goods and provide technical assistance to countries on education–labor market alignment monitoring, including education–labor market observatories, graduate tracer studies, employer surveys, labor market intelligence systems, and institutionalized stakeholder consultation mechanisms. The consultancy will contribute to strengthening evidence-based decision-making, improving education and skills programme performance, supporting education sector planning and financing, and promoting successful school-to-work transitions for adolescents and young people.”
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Under the PROSPECTS partnership, UNICEF and partner agencies are working to strengthen the inclusion, participation and development opportunities of forcibly displaced and vulnerable adolescents and young people. Building on this broader work, the consultancy will support the design and implementation of an inter-agency Youth Network Group, with a primary focus on PROSPECTS countries and the Middle East and North Africa region, while also facilitating relevant engagement and exchange with Eastern and Southern Africa. The Group will provide a structured platform for adolescents and young people, particularly those affected by displacement, exclusion and other forms of vulnerability, to contribute to programmes, advocacy and decision-making at country and regional levels. The assignment will place particular emphasis on meaningful youth engagement in MENA, while drawing on relevant youth engagement work already undertaken and creating opportunities for collaboration, peer exchange and learning across the two regions. Working closely with UNICEF PROSPECTS country offices, with a focus on the MENA and expansion to the Eastern and Southern Africa region, UNHCR, ILO, other partners and young people, the consultant will undertake the following:
- a) Consultations and design of the Youth Network Group:
- b) Recruitment, selection and onboarding:
- c) Roadmap, workplan and capacity strengthening:
- d) Coordination of meaningful youth engagement:
- e) Advocacy, learning and knowledge management:
If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: 
ToR Consultant - Youth Network Coordinator.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's in Communication, Public Relations, Advocacy, Development Studies, Human Rights, Child Rights, and other related fields
- Work Experience: 3 to 5 years relevant professional work experience related to international development, advocacy, knowledge management, youth engagement or related programme support.
- Skills :
- Demonstrated experience managing consultancy assignments independently, including coordinating stakeholders, developing content, documenting activities and delivering agreed outputs.
- Demonstrated experience engaging adolescents and young people through consultations, workshops, participatory processes or youth Network groups.
- Experience developing communication and advocacy materials, such as briefing notes, key messages, presentations, reports, knowledge products and digital content.
- Good understanding of UNICEF’s mandate and relevant guidance on advocacy, communication, youth engagement, safeguarding and ethical participation.
- Experience working with UNICEF, another United Nations agency or an international development organization, particularly in the MENA region, is highly desirable.
- Good understanding of the MENA context and the issues affecting adolescents and young people, particularly in PROSPECTS countries.
- Language Requirements: English, Arabic, French
- Desirable: Knowledge of another UN language is an asset
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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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, TMS (Talent Management System):
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
- A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal xxx5141.xlsx
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