Local Consultant: Country Programme Development

UNICEF Philippines is seeking a national consultant to work with the international consultant and the UNICEF Country office to; design and facilitate the Prioritisation exercise with UNICEF staff and partners; support the facilitation of the Strategic Intent meeting and; facilitate programme level TOCs in support of the new Country Programme development process.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Major Tasks

• Strategic Prioritization support

  • In consultation with Representative and Deputy Representative and based on the outputs of the SITAN report, CPC 7 Evaluation/Review, UNICEF’s New Strategic Plan and other UNICEF HQ and RO priorities.
  • Design the prioritization meeting agenda and facilitate the prioritization meeting with guidance from the international CPD consultant/facilitator.

• Strategic Intent Meeting and High Level TOCs Co-Facilitated

  • Support the international facilitator to co-facilitate the Strategic Intent (SI) meeting and the high level TOC workshop.

• Lead the validation of the Outcome-level TOCs with Partners

  • Support programmes to design and facilitate TOCs with remote support from the international CPD consultant/facilitator.

• Consolidate documentation of key SPP activities

  • Supervise and consolidate overall documentation of the key SPP activities.

Deliverables

• Agenda for the Prioritization meeting developed in consultation with SMT and event facilitated.
• A paper outlining the key deprivations for children and the priorities that UNICEF and partners have identified as the focus of the new CPD development process.
• Agenda developed and meeting co-facilitated with international CPD consultant/facilitator.
• Facilitate the validation of up to 6 Outcome Level TOCs with UNICEF staff and partners.
• Documentation of the results of the 4-day SI meeting and High-level TOC Workshop.

• Detailed narrative and photo documentation of the key SPP events:

  • Strategic Prioritization
  • Strategic Intent Meeting and High Level TOCs
  • Validation workshops of Outcome-level TOCs with partners

Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant

• Advanced degree in Development, Economics, Social Science or Related Field.
• Open to Filipino nationals only.
• Excellent facilitation skills.
• At least eight years in the relevant field (planning, monitoring, evaluation). 
• Experience in preparing the Country Programme related documents an asset.
• Strong background on RBM and development of Theory of Change.
• Proven ability to exercise analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Proven skills in facilitation and communication.
• Proven capacity for team work.
• Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral form.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 14 July 2017.  Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 505624 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, and the duly filled P 11 form which can be downloaded from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above.  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.