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Home based consultancy to develop a Handbook on Birth Registration procedures in Angola

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 fulfill 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.

How can you make a difference?

Activities and Tasks: 

1. Desk review: Review all legislation, instructional documents and material available to birth and registry;
2. Conduct consultations with the technicians to obtain information on the constraints they face in interpreting the relevant legislation and procedures;
3. Elaborate a user-friendly Handbook of legislation and procedures, including simplified processes as a tool of consultation for each technician, to be shared with UNICEF and government focal point;

4. Adjust the Handbook based on feedback from UNICEF and government partners.  

Payment Schedule

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

• University degree in public administration, law, social sciences, or a related field 

  Experience:

  • Five years of experience or more in the field as a national civil registrar.
  • Knowledge in analysis of processes, work of civil registry, operation of conservatories
  • High analytical capacity
  • Demonstrated research abilities
  • Demonstrated ability to draft user friendly guidance and reports

  • Good knowledge of the context and modus operandi of the civil registry system in Angola and of the National legislative framework.

     Language skills

    Fluency in Portuguese (written and spoken)

    For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Conditions:

• Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days, and fees are prorated accordingly. 
• All materials developed during the period of the consultancy are the exclusive property rights of UNICEF, and may be used with the permission of UNICEF.
• Consultants are not entitled to payment of overtime.  All remuneration must be within the contract agreement.
• Consultants are not entitled to annual leave.
• No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant or Contractor.
• Signed contracts must be sent by fax or email.  Signed contract copy or written agreement must be received by the office before Travel Authorization is issued.
• The consultants are authorized to buy their travel tickets and shall be reimbursed at the “most economical and direct route” but this must be agreed to beforehand.
• Consultants to complete the basic and advanced security course and submit certificates to UNICEF before any travel is undertaken;
• Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.
• Consultants will be required to sign the Health statement for consultants/Individual contractor prior to taking up the assignment, and to provide documentary evidence of health insurance coverage, including Medical Evacuation.
• The Form 'Designation, change or revocation of beneficiary' must be completed by the consultant upon arrival, at the HR Section.
• Consultants to utilize own laptop for duration of assignment.

*The candidate selected will be governed by and subject to UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions for individual contracts.”