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Individual Consultant -Child Protection Expert (Birth Registration and CRVS), Dodoma

Dodoma

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Dodoma
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Refugee rights and well-being
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Population matters (trends and census)
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Programme Management
    • Statistics and Monitoring
  • Closing Date: Closed

To support UNICEF Child Protection section in roll-out and implementation of the Simplified Birth Registration System and help in setting up of an efficient Civil Registration System in Tanzania Mainland

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.

For every child, [Care]

 

The consultant based in Dodoma will be responsible for implementing the new activities emanating from gender and equity aspects and ensuring all newborns are registered in Dodoma, Singida, Geita, Shinyanga, Mara, Simiyu, and Mwanza regions. The consultant in close coordination with the LGAs in these regions will ensure that registration records are uploaded in time and sent to the respective district headquarters for scanning and archiving. The consultant will also help in doing the capacity building of the LGAs staff on critical areas as part of the exit strategy. Being based in Dodoma, the consultant will also the Child Protection Specialist (Birth Registration and CRVS) in liaising with the focal points in PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

Tasks

Activities

Deliverables

Payment schedule

 

Implement the new activities emanating from gender and equity aspects and ensuring all newborns are registered in Dodoma, Singida, Geita, Shinyanga, Mara, Simiyu, and Mwanza regions; ensure newborns are registered and data uploaded; liaise with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(I)Work plan

 

(ii)October to December 2019: Liaise with RITA regional coordinators and council teams and LGAs regional coordinators for start of the new activities; visit councils and regions between October and December 2019; ensure that newborns and children aged 1-4 years are registered and their records uploaded; and coordinate with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

(iii)January to March 2020: Liaise with RITA regional coordinators and council teams and LGAs regional coordinators and ensure 30% of the activities are completed and report on the status of implementation of new activities; visit councils and regions between January and March 2020; ensure that newborns and children aged 1-4 years are registered and their records uploaded and coordinate with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

(iv)  April to June 2020: Liaise with RITA regional coordinators and council teams and LGAs regional coordinators and ensure 60% of the activities are completed and report on the status of implementation of new activities; visit councils and regions between April and June 2020; ensure that newborns and children aged 1-4 years are registered and their records uploaded and coordinate with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

(v)  July to September 2020: Liaise with RITA regional coordinators and council teams and LGAs regional coordinators and ensure all activities are completed and report on the status of implementation of new activities; visit councils and regions between July and September 2020; ensure that newborns and children aged 1-4 years are registered and their records uploaded and coordinate with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

 

 

(I)Work plan

 

(ii)A detailed region-wise report containing the activities completed, their status, challenges faced, and solutions provided; number of children registered and uploaded during October and December; and activities followed up with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

 

(iii)A detailed region-wise report containing the activities completed, their status, challenges faced, and solutions provided; number of children registered and uploaded during January and March 2020; and activities followed up with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)A detailed region-wise report containing the activities completed, their status, challenges faced, and solutions provided; number of children registered and uploaded during April and June 2020; and activities followed up with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(v) A detailed region-wise report containing the activities completed, their status, challenges faced, and solutions provided; number of children registered and uploaded during July and September 2020; and activities followed up with PORALG, the NBS, and the Ministry of Health.

 

(vi) Final report summarizing all activities.

 

 

10% on submission of the workplan

(I)20% on completion of activities of (ii)

20% on completion of activities of (iii)

20% on completion of activities of (iv)

30% on completion of activities of (v) and submission of the final report (vi)

 

 

Methodology

The consultants will work in close coordination with the RITA team, the LGAs, PORALG, the National Bureau of Statistics, and the Ministry of Health. The consultants will report to the Child Protection Specialist (Birth Registration and CRVS) under the overall supervision of the Chief, Child Protection.

Reporting

Reporting will be done in the following way:

  1. Monthly reports- focusing on progress on implementation
  2. Quarterly progress reports
  3. End of contract report

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

  • University degree, preferably in Statistics, Demography, Law, Economics, Social Science, and other relevant fields.
  • Minimum four years of professional work experience at national and international levels in the area of Programme Management including Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Candidates having worked on the decentralized birth registration and death registration system will have an added advantage.
  • Basic knowledge of birth registration and civil registration and vital statistics in Tanzania
  • Proven track record in providing technical assistance to the Government
  • Excellent writing skills in English with proven ability to produce quality reports
  • Fluency in English and the local working language

General Conditions:

  • Consultants will work from Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, and Iringa with frequent travels to the regions and councils as mentioned in the respective sections on Specific Tasks/Expected Deliverables/Payment Schedule.
  • Consultants will have to travel for about 15 days in a month on average.
  • Consultants will be reimbursed for public transport and air travel. For using air travel, they will have to seek approval in advance. Consultants will have to submit the receipts/tickets and boarding passes by the end of every month for reimbursement/settlement.
  • Consultants will be provided sitting space at UNICEF offices or government offices at their respective duty stations.
  • Consultants will have to bring their own laptops.
  • The duration of this consultancy will be 11 months .

Payment will be done as per the payment schedule on completion of respective deliverables as mentioned in the section on Specific Tasks/Expected Deliverables/Payment Schedule

 

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.

 

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