Communication For Development Consultancy Roster Tender, Lebanon - 31528831

Procurement Summary

Country : Lebanon

Summary : Communication For Development Consultancy Roster

Deadline : 26 Mar 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 31528831

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
Maamari Street, Gefinor Center, Block E, 5th Floor, Beirut Tel: 756101 Fax: 756109
Lebanon
Email :beirut@unicef.org
URL :http://www.unicef.org/

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Communication For Development Consultancy Roster.

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, outreach.


The purpose of this external announcement is to attract suitable individual consultants for Communication for Development Specialists (C4D) from outside the organization to be part of UNICEF's roster in Lebanon. This announcement is targeting candidates outside of UNICEF (non-staff) with interest in working in different regions in Lebanon for the next 24 months. It is a list of vetted individuals that are viewable by UNICEF Lebanon Office.


Based on the applications suitable individual will be identified for the roaster. However, the hiring process will be need based and specific terms of reference being shared with the relevant individuals as per area of interest indicated in their application and roasted.
Note that Inclusion in the Roster does not guarantee any future contractual relations with UNICEF. Specific TOR will be issued for each assignment.


How can you make a difference?



UNICEF LCO is shifting in 2019-2020 towards integrated approach and community system strengthening which will enhance the enabling environment, reduce overlapping and increase effectiveness of the demand for quality of services and individual, social and behavior change. This approach will focus on child rights, participation and community systems and local governance strengthening.


At the level of systems, the new approach gears towards transferring the know-how and building national, regional, and local capacity of inter-sectoral programming, leveraging strategic investments/budget allocations to inter-sectoral programming for the sustainability of interventions.


For Communication for Development (C4D)/Social and behavior change (SBC) this will mean promoting an integrated and child-focused community engagement across the life cycle of the child.



Scope of Work


UNICEF Lebanon is therefore looking for Communication for Development (C4D)/Social and Behavior Change individual consultants to support all programs which include; Early Childhood Development (ECD), Education, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Water and Sanitation (WASH), Youth and Adolescents. Specific areas of interest are indicated below:


• Planning and strategy Development of Social and Behavior Change
• Capacity building and materials development
• Community system strengthening,
• Micro-planning, stakeholders mapping and analysis
• Community Engagement, dialogue, outreach and Mobilization
• Management & Implementation of community-based initiatives
• Child Rights (training and engagement of children, youth and communities)
• Advocacy (community, municipality level)
• Monitoring and evaluation and documentation
• Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion
• Emergency C4D/Social Behavioral Changes Communication (SBCC), including disease outbreak communication
• Innovation for SBCC implementation, monitoring and documentation
• Rapid Pro and U-Reporting
• Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
• Participation including children and youth and minority groups
• Profiling of local communities


Deliverables


The consultants, working with Communication for Development teams and Local governance team will undertake the following tasks:
• Lead the community-level engagement process to promote child rights, participation and accountability for affected population.
• Support development and implementation of Social and Behavior Change strategy and interventions with through community engagement, dialogue, social mobilization, advocacy and other SBCC approaches as appropriate
• Support strengthening and establish community platforms for children, youth and community including linkages with local governments structures.
• Engage and coordinate with partners including private sectors at the community and household levels to ensure systematic planning and implementation of context-specific strategies for raising the demand for and acceptance of quality services,
• Prepare, tailor and customize the training as per the community needs defined by UNICEF field offices or C4D/Local Governance team
• Deliver or facilitate the delivery of training, on job coaching, mentoring for UNICEF staff, implementing partners and local stakeholders.
• Provide technical assistance for evidence-based planning, partnerships, engaging the existing structures, working with traditional and religious leaders, community influencers, private sectors, municipalities and caregivers to promote social behavioral change.
• Refer and use the available strategies, resources, manuals and guidelines in UNICEF LCO and globally.
• Document the process and track the impact of the interventions or activities implemented.
• Recommend local partnership to promote positive behaviors and community engagement.
• Provide inception report and implementation plan at the sign off the contract and end mission report at the end of the contract.



Timing
Candidates with suitable profiles will be placed on the roster to be considered for short term assignments in Lebanon. Candidates will be responsible for periodically updating their profiles.



Reporting Requirements

Chief Communication for Development, the Consultant will work closely with the C4D Specialist, the Field Offices and the UNICEF programs.



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



§ Advanced university degree in communication for development of the social/behavioral sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, community-based development, public Health Education) with emphasis on participatory communication, strategic communication planning, social mobilization, participatory research, training and impact evaluation of communication interventions.
• Knowledge of current developments in the fields of risk communication and community engagement and emergency Communication for Development/Social and Behavior Change Communication, strategic communication planning, social and behavior analysis, formative research and evaluation of communication interventions.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience
• Previous experience with UNICEF, knowledge of child right and local governance and decentralization is an asset.

Basic skills/competencies required include:
• Ability to conceptualize, innovate, plan and execute ideas
• Communication skills, to work closely with variety of partners, stakeholders and communities at large, networking, advocacy, negotiation, Influencing and persuading skills
• Monitoring and supervisory skills
• Computer skills, internet navigation and various office application
• Establishing working relationships both within and outside the organization.

Language Requirements
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Knowledge of French is an asset.
• Working knowledge and ability to develop materials and facilitate meetings and workshops in Arabic and English.


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

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.


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



The consultant should share the estimated cost per day, area(s) of interest from the list above and preference of governorate to work as per LCO administrative divisions; Beirut Mount Lebanon and South(Tyre), North (Tripoli and Quobayat) and Zahle.

Advertised: 12 Mar 2019 Middle East Standard Time
Applications close: 26 Mar 2019 11:55 PM Middle East Standard Time

Documents

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