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Consultancy: Support to CDC CoAg Grant Management, HIV/AIDS Section, PD - NYHQ, Req #531015

New York City

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: New York City
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • HIV and AIDS
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Malaria, Tuberculosis and other infectious diseases
    • Grant writing
  • Closing Date: Closed

Effective partnerships are critical to maximizing PEPFAR’s limited resources and ultimately achieving HIV epidemic control. UNICEF at global level helps to guide the global response. CDC and UNICEF Headquarters have partnered formally through 3 cooperative agreements since 2009. This partnership has enabled UNICEF to draw on the organization’s comparative advantage as the global leader in the promotion of action for the protection of children’s rights and to leverage additional resources mainly in areas relating to PMTCT, pediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment, and social protection of children affected by AIDS as well as support to proven adolescent prevention interventions in high transmission locations.

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BACKGROUND

Effective partnerships are critical to maximizing PEPFAR’s limited resources and ultimately achieving HIV epidemic control. UNICEF at global level helps to guide the global response. CDC and UNICEF Headquarters have partnered formally through 3 cooperative agreements since 2009. This partnership has enabled UNICEF to draw on the organization’s comparative advantage as the global leader in the promotion of action for the protection of children’s rights and to leverage additional resources mainly in areas relating to PMTCT, pediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment, and social protection of children affected by AIDS as well as support to proven adolescent prevention interventions in high transmission locations.

In January 2020, UNICEF received the new Notice of Funding Opportunity for the next UNICEF/CDC 5-year Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) with an approximate total fiscal year funding of $5,000,000 for Year 1. Under this umbrella agreement with CDC, UNICEF HQ is in charge of the overall grant management function including coordination of applications, reporting including progress narrative as well as CDC DATIM-based expenditure and self-reported pipeline reports. As such the HIV/AIDS Section is tasked to coordinate interactions between CDC and UNICEF recipient COs as well as internally for grant creation purposes between PPD and recipient COs.


Terms of Reference / Deliverables

The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Resource Mobilization Specialist (Supervisor), and the overall guidance of the Planning Manager. The Supervisor will interact frequently (twice a month) with the consultant to brief on the assignment, clarify the deliverables, agree on the processes, provide feedback and comments on work in progress, and other matters. The Supervisor will evaluate the consultant’s work and certify delivery of work.

The consultant will provide assistance towards delivery of number of deliverables and outputs related to this grant and partnership.   The proposed payment schedule for this assignment is monthly payment upon submission of progress reports on completed tasks, based on planned outputs. The Consultant will invoice at the end of every month based on the number of days worked during the month. The main activities the consultant is responsible are:

  • Supports submission of UNICEF application under Y1 programme of the new UNICEF/CDC NOFO including communication of CDC technical reviews with Cos and finalization of responses thereof;
  • Provides assistance with project implementation and grant monitoring of Y5 programmes in South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia and Mozambique;
  • Provides support to the end cycle (existing CoAg) reporting process and requirements by CDC;
  • Assists with Financial reporting process for Y5 as well as pipeline reporting;
  • Assists with organizing webinars on relevant programmatic areas of joint interest e.g. paediatric framework as and when relevant;
  • Keeps UNICEF CoAg Collaboration site updated and popularizes it amongst the members; and
  • Assists with other resource mobilization duties in the section especially preparations for AIDS 2020 as/when necessary.

The consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables:

1. In liaison with COs updates are available to HQ on country level engagements with CDC local offices and COs are routinely updated about application process requirements and timelines;

  • Relevant forms for including project and budget narrative submission are updated and shared with COs for use; A spreadsheet is devised for consolidation of the component funding to PPD and CCD;
  • Application received are reviewed and consolidated in a timely matter for submission to PPD
  • Feed backs (TR) from CDC are shared with Cos and responses are consolidated and shared with CDC.

2. Under close supervision of RM Specialist, follow ups are made with CDC, COs and PPD for receipt of notice of awards for 2nd and 3rd tranche of Y5 funding;

  • Once NOAs are received, actions are taken with COs and PPD to add new funds to respective existing PBAs as relevant according to the project proposals and exchanges with COs.

3. Required forms are collected from CDC, filled by responsible parties and ready for submission.

4. Data is collected from UNICEF Insight for April self-reported pipeline reporting; consolidated data form is validated by COs and finalized version is submitted to CDC;

  • Action is initiated for CO ER reporting sharing updated forms received from CDC; filled forms are from COs and doubled checked for accuracy based on 2019 reports; corrected versions are uploaded into DATIM for all COs separately.

5. Maintain the CDC CoAg distribution list updated

  • Support with designing the Save-the-dates for webinars as relevant

6. Key documents and materials are shared on the existing CDC CoAg collaboration site

  • A communication forum for discussion and exchange is created linked with the site on key interventions/best practices supported by CDC and a mini strategy is developed to promote it as a community of practice amongst recipient countries.

7. Data and input is collected from multiple sources to be shaped into donor briefing notes, presentations, concept notes and/or funding proposals and AIDS 2020 brochures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public health and /or Social Science or any relevant field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Two to three years of work experience in project management and/or grant management.
  • A junior expert with understanding/working experience in development area (HIV/AIDS programming is preferred).
  • Evidence of good writing skills (at least one example of relevant work e.g. a funding proposal/concept note/advocacy brief etc).
  • Demonstration of excellent analytical skills: 3 examples of effective data collection, analysis, organization and presentation of information.
  • Flexible, good interpersonal skills and ability to work under very tight deadline Ability to work independently and to use sound judgement.
  • Working experience with UNICEF or UN is an asset.
  • Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.
  • Excellent drafting, editing and verbal communication in English.

Requirements:

  • Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
  • Financial proposal that will include:
  • your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference (can be downloaded here: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_consultancy_assignments.html 
    • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
    • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
    • Indicate your availability
  • Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
  • At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
  • Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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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