Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 05 Apr 2016
The signing of the peace deal for South Sudan, offers an opportunity to widen mainstreaming peacebuilding as a key strategy in nation building and also critical for integrated programming. The conflict analysis has identified complex challenges including unemployment, trauma, structural inequalities to mention a few. The attack on education is a major concern given that education is one of the key life saving measures when children and adolescents are in difficult conflict contexts. Creating operational standards for Learning Spaces as Zones of Peacebuilding will help in operationalizing the Global Coalition Strategy for the protection of education as a national and global concern.
The consultant will assist with comprehensive understanding of the lessons learnt in PBEA as well as the development of standards for LSaZoP including the operationalization of the LSPE programme. This will include the effective utilization of resources and mainstreaming in the national curriculum as well as co-curricular in creating a peaceful learning environment for the maximum realization of potentials within the children, adolescent and young people in South Sudan.
In light of that, the technical expertise required in this consultancy needs to be delivered within stipulated timeframe (2 months). This is critical given that the PBEA is also working towards closure of the programme and therefore documenting what worked and in what contexts and did not work is an integral part of the consultancy. Currently there is a very thin existing human resource to undertake this task within the UNICEF office hence the need to outsource the required specialized skill for the research on Learning Spaces as Zones of Peacebuilding.
Specific Tasks
Using a conflict sensitive approach to programming, the consultant will;
Conduct a Desk review (literature review) on programming within the PBEA programme and other related programmes to gain understanding on the various forms of violence and conflicts experienced in education and how the education sector including schools are responding.
Conduct consultations to gather the quantitative and qualitative data at national, state and county level in sampled areas covering MoEST, MoCYS and other key ministries, civil society and UN partners to gain depth on identified issues.
Capture lessons and practices emerging from the PBEA programme and document their contribution to the peacebuilding and transformational agenda.
Produce standards on Learning Spaces as Zones of Peacebuilding (LSaZoP) and link them to the communique on Learning Spaces as Zones of Peacebuilding.
Reflect the role of young people in advancing the transformational agenda in the peacebuilding processes and how to mainstream across programmes.
Present publishable reports on PBEA lessons and practices and Standards for LSaZoP for national validation and dissemination.
Prepare and present short PowerPoint presentation for validation
Expected Deliverables
Develop concept note based on Literature Review and methodological approach to be used on LSaZoP and PBEA lessons.
20 days
1st payment upon delivery (30%)
Undertake survey and national and state consultations (data is organized and digitized)
30 days
2nd payment upon delivery (35%)
Report writing, validation presentation and review of Report based on inputs
10 days
Final payment upon delivery (35%)
The deliverables are to be provided to UNICEF in a digital file.
Expected Payment
The research work and its deliverables are expected to be under USD 25,000.
Time Frame and Work Plan
The duration of the contract will be for 2 months from 01 Apr 2016 to 30 May 2016. Please see table above.
Expected Background and Experience
Masters (or above) in education leadership, sociology, anthropology (or other relevant subject) would be an asset.
3-5 years of relevant work experience in the field of education research and strategic planning is a must.
Advanced knowledge of education both in the formal and informal setting.
Advanced knowledge of standards of education in emergencies, Child friendly schools, Schools construction standards, convention on the right of the child, guidelines on protection of learning spaces from military use and related guidelines
Understanding of the South Sudan context and the work on Peacebuilding approaches.
Ability to deliver timely and high quality results under tight deadlines.
Excellent coordination skills, and an ability to work under pressure as a part of a team, or independently is required.
Reporting
The consultant will be reporting to the Manager, PBEA Unit, or the Officer-in-Charge.
General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics
The Consultant needs to be in South Sudan in order to be able to interact with national and state government stakeholders, UN agencies, and NGOs and CSO especially for the second deliverable (Consultation & Data collection stage) and during validation.
The Consultant is expected to work with their own laptop, digital recorders and camera, etc.
The Consultant will work from her/his own office space with occasional need to come to UNICEF office (to be specified with PBEA Head of Unit or Officer-in-Charge).
The Consultant must make arrangements for transportation from and to UNICEF office when required to come to UNICEF office.
Policy both parties should be aware of:
Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days (Monday-Friday), and fees are prorated accordingly. Consultants are not paid for weekends or public holidays.
Consultants are not entitled to payment of overtime. All remuneration must be within the contract agreement.
No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant.
Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on UNICEF budget.
Consultant will be required to sign the Health statement for consultants/individual contractor prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation.
The Form 'Designation, change or revocation of beneficiary' must be completed by the consultant upon arrival, at the HR Section.
Remarks
All applicants will be required to provide sample researches previously undertaken.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and will therefore advance to the next stage of the competitive selection process.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
How to apply:
Interested qualified and experienced candidates should forward their applications (a cover letter, CV, and signed P11 form which can be downloaded at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc), quoting the daily and or monthly fees by cob 05 April 2016 to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF South Sudan Country Office
Email address: jubavacancies@unicef.org
Applications submitted without the daily and or monthly fees will not be considered. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.