Consultancy for Final report of MUNSALUD Project supported by Canadian government

The objective of this component is to promote a context in which adolescents and young people to have access to affordable and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare services that are suited to young people’s needs while also preventing early pregnancy. The reporting process to Canadian government is expected to be very complex and time and labor consuming not only because of the amount of funding, but also the duration of the project. The report need to be analytical in identifying high level results (impact and outcomes), lessons learned and good practices, obstacles, and existing gaps. In addition, the report needs to be written in English and reader friendly to general audiences and people who do not work in UNICEF. Given this context, there is a need to seek technical support to produce a quality donor report.

Honduras country office is putting an emphasis on donor reporting process, respecting the quality standards and the deadline, as a part of its effort to strengthen accountability. This in turn, will increase our credibility vis-à-vis donors, and successfully building new and innovative partnerships.  Upcoming major donor reporting is the final report for Canadian government which funded the MUNSALUD project since 2008 until December 2017.  The final donor report is going to be a critical document to analyze the implementation of the project over the past ten years, share lessons learned and best practices.

MUNSALUD is comprised of two programmatic components, the first one under the purview of UNICEF, the second one under the purview of UNFPA.  

Component 1: Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and the prevention of HIV and pregnancy in adolescents.

The main objective of this component is to generate a change in attitudes and awareness among Honduran adolescents and young people, living in municipalities selected for intervention, in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, specifically the prevention of HIV and pregnancies in adolescents.

Component 2: Improve the access of adolescents and young people to health care services in sexual and reproductive health for the prevention, care and timely management of HIV and early pregnancy.

The objective of this component is to promote a context in which adolescents and young people to have access to affordable and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare services that are suited to young people’s needs while also preventing early pregnancy.   

The reporting process to Canadian government is expected to be very complex and time and labor consuming not only because of the amount of funding, but also the duration of the project. The report need to be analytical in identifying high level results (impact and outcomes), lessons learned and good practices, obstacles, and existing gaps. In addition, the report needs to be written in English and reader friendly to general audiences and people who do not work in UNICEF. Given this context, there is a need to seek technical support to produce a quality donor report.

Goals of Consultancy

Development of quality donor report for Canadian government.

Main Tasks to be Accomplished

• Develop and propose methodologies, process, and tools/instruments to develop the final donor report to Canadian Government according guidelines.
• Coordinate actively with the Social Inclusion programme staff and UNFPA to ensure a timely and effective consolidation of information for the final donor report for Canadian government with special attention to analysis, quality of writing and accuracy of information and data.
• Review MUNSALUD reports submitted to Canadian government, baseline studies, systematizations and other relevant documents
• Coordinate with Social Inclusion programme and UNFPA to get additional inputs and data, consolidate the final report with special attention to analytical descriptions and quality and accuracy of information and data.
• Analyze results obtained, challenges, good practices and lessons learned in the implementation of programme funded by the Canadian government
• Consolidation and finalization of the report- including reviewing and editing translated documents with special attention to the coherence and accuracy of information, quality of English writing, and improved readability using graphics, maps and images.  
   
  

Expected Deliverables

First payment: 30%

• A methodological guideline (with timeline and responsibilities) for the donor report for Canadian Government is proposed for discussion with the supervisor. Instruments- Check-lists and outlines- facilitating the collection and consolidation of information and materials are proposed.
• A draft donor report consolidating previous reports submitted to Canadian government and additional documents from UNICEF, UNFPA and Municipal Programme for Children Adolescents.
• Concrete recommendations for the finalization in terms of filling the information gaps, strengthening the analytical descriptions, etc.

Second payment: 30%  

• A draft donor report is available, including additional inputs from UNICEF, UNFPA and Municipal Programme for Children Adolescents and Youth written in English.
• Annex including human interest stories, best practices, and innovations.

Third payment: 40%

• A high-quality, reader-friendly, visually inviting and informative donor report for the Canadian government is finalized by February 28, 2018.

Education and Professional Experience

1. Education

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Human Rights, Planning, International Development, Journalism and Communication, or other relevant areas.

2. Professional Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience – domestic and international in the areas of communication, reporting, programming, fundraising (including strategic marketing)
• Prior experience working in UNICEF
• Experience working with donors (e.g. embassies, ministry of foreign affairs, foundations, and national committees, etc) strongly preferred
• Prior experience working in external communication including developing communication materials such as brochures, reports, audio visual publications 

3. Competencies

• Fluency in Spanish and English, demonstrated ability to be very articulate and precise in spoken and written English and Spanish.
• High level communication skills, including communicating clearly to the audiences both in speaking and writing.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources and develop strategies
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups and capable of working as a team member in diverse environment
• Innovative and creative thinking  
• Familiarity with UNICEF writing style guidelines and communication strategies an advantage

Further Information

 1. Place of the consultancy

The consultant will be based in UNICEF´s office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for the majority of the period. However, at the beginning of the consultancy, s/he could work remotely from home for maximum 5 working days to review relevant documents and develop a guideline, methodologies, and instruments for developing a Dutch donor report (products to payment No.1). Thereafter, the consultant would fly to Tegucigalpa to closely work with the UNICEF Honduras office.

During the consultancy, no field trips are foreseen, but if considered necessary to provide technical support to colleagues of UNICEF Honduras office by accompanying a field trip to collect information for the donor report, the office will cover the DSA and transportation. This should be agreed with the supervisor.

 2. Air trip to and from Tegucigalpa.

The consultant will be responsible for making a travel arrangement and paying the airplane tickets from the place of living to Tegucigalpa, Honduras and other incurring costs to fly to Tegucigalpa and repatriation from Tegucigalpa at the termination of the consultancy.

 3. Office space and equipment:

The consultant(s) will have their own equipment and office space that is necessary for the fulfillment of this consultancy. Any damage incurred to the equipment will be the responsibility of the consultant. The office will not cover any expenses for repairs to damaged equipment.

 4. Insurance:

The consultant (s) will acquire their own insurance policies to cover medical expenses and / or personal accidents during the duration of this contract. The contract does not render UNICEF responsible for any accident that the consultant may suffer.

 5. Delivery of products and/or reports:

The consultant will deliver the agreed products and reports –and a duplicate of each- in hard copy and electronic from, in universally acceptable language. The cost of preparing and delivering these products / reports will be borne by the consultant which must be included in the overall cost of the consultancy as an operating cost.

 6.Property Rights:

All documents, materials or products of this consultancy are owned by UNICEF and may not be used by third parties without UNICEF’s prior consent.

Duration of Consultancy

1 month from date of signature. Expected start date January 2, 2018 to February 28,2018

Type of Consultancy

Individual Consultancy

Deadline for Submissions

October 11, 2017 at 23:55 p.m. local Honduras time.

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Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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