Consultant – Rapporteur for Deputy Representative Programme and Operations Meeting (DROPS), UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand

The Regional Operations Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking a rapporteur for Deputy Representative Programme and Operations Meeting (DROPS) during 12-16 June 2023 in Bangkok, to capture the main discussions and reflection of experiences from Country Offices and provide summary report to the Regional Chief of Operations and Regional Chief of Programme and Planning. Also, potentially, the rapporteur might be required for other note talking and report writing for other UNICEF meetings.

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 fulfilling 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, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The Regional Operations Section, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking a rapporteur for Deputy Representative Programme and Operations Meeting (DROPS) during 12-16 June 2023 in Bangkok, to capture the main discussions and reflection of experiences from Country Offices and provide summary report to the Regional Chief of Operations and Regional Chief of Programme and Planning. Also, potentially, the rapporteur might be required for other note talking and report writing for other UNICEF meetings.

Work Assignment, Expected deliverable and Delivery schedule: 

Assignment: The Rapporteur is required to work at the meeting venue to;

• Ensure that s/he gets familiar with the topics of the concerned meeting/s, names of countries, and organizations of participants

• Meet before the meeting/s to define the plan, tasks and steps applied in the meeting/s

• Document the questions/discussion/remarks/replies from interactions among speakers /facilitators and participants that link to each session

• Document the key findings, conclusions, and suggestions during the meeting/s

• Document the action plans and follow up actions

• Develop and write a draft report of the meeting for the organizers’ comments/reviews

• Consolidate comments and revise the meeting report for final submission to the organizers.

Expected deliverable: Final report to consolidate all findings/conclusions and actions from/during the meeting and incorporate comments/feedback to the draft meeting report.

Delivery schedule: during 8 – 21 June 2023 (7 days in total)

- 0.5 day for preparation

- 5 days at the meeting venue

- 1.5 days for drafting report and finalization

Duration of Contract:  1 June – 31 December 2023
 

Duty Travel: No travel involved.
 

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

- University Degree in English language, international relations, or related areas (15%)

- At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience with an international organization (40%)

- Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills in English (30%)

- Others (15%)

• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals

• Ability to work under pressure in an organized and systematic way, unsupervised and independently

• Willingness to cooperate with country focal points to facilitate their outputs

• Able to maintain attention for extended periods of time and to maintain high quality outputs

• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 22 May 2023.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:

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 promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.