National Consultant National Youth Engagement Tender - 25180153

Procurement Summary

Country: Myanmar

Summary: National Consultant National Youth Engagement Assistant

Deadline: 30 Jul 2018

Posting Date: 24 Jul 2018

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25180153

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Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
80310000 - Youth education services
85300000 - Social work and related services
98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

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Tenders are invited for National Consultant National Youth Engagement Assistant.
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.
Background
Aligned with the Young People-s Agenda, and as part of its Advocacy and Communication strategy 2018-22, UNICEF Myanmar seeks to bring the missing voices of adolescents and young people to the table, so that they are routinely contributing to Myanmar-s policy making process. U-Report - an innovative social messaging tool allowing adolescents and young people from communities across Myanmar, to speak out and respond to polls on issues that matter to them - has been set up as a key mechanism to achieve this goal. The platform provides decision makers with a forum to listen to many voices across the country, giving them a unique insight into the challenges that affect young people in Myanmar.
UNICEF has received funding through the Peace Building Fund, to enable young people to act as agents of change and contribute to building peace in Myanmar - using U-Report to gather young people-s views on peace and social and feeding these views to policy makers. This sub-project aims to:
Recruit U Reporters from Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan - including the most vulnerable and those living in IDP camps
Using the U Report platform, ascertain the views and experiences of young people on peace and security, ensuring that those most affected by conflict participate
Develop communication products to capture the results of the U report polls in peace and security and the views of adolescents and youth in Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan
Help feed the results of the poll questions on peace and security to decision makers and key influencers in Myanmar
UNICEF seeks to engage a National Youth Engagement Assistant, aged 18 to 25 years, to support the implementation of this sub-project for an 11-month period. The participation of young people in co-creation of solutions, engagement and governance is one of the main strands to accelerate progress and deliver the results that UNICEF Myanmar aims for.
Objectives of the Consultancy
In close collaboration with the U-Report Youth Content Group and UNICEF Program Sections, and under the supervision of the Communication Officer, the national assistant will:
· Support the implementation of U-Report Myanmar program activities funded under the PB Fund project
· Support the organisation of focus group discussions with adolescents and young people in Kachin IDP camps to discover the barriers to signing up to U Report (e.g. access to the technology), and to identify solutions.
· Support U-Reporter recruitment activities of new U Reporters aged 15-19 from the conflict affected areas of Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan, particularly the most vulnerable adolescents living in IDP camps or isolated communities.
· Support the development of specific polls on peace and social cohesion - which are designed based on the experiences and perspectives of adolescents living in camps
· Support the development of stories from U Reporters in IDP camps and their dissemination through U Report Facebook, UNICEF Facebook, UNFPA Facebook, and the monthly E-Newsletter.
· Support the development of a content forward plan for U-Report Myanmar Facebook page in collaboration with Youth Content Group and upload the posts according to the plan
· Develop flows for U Report weekly polls in Rapid Pro Software
· Publish U-Report poll results on U-Report Myanmar website weekly and ensure the website is regularly updated with photos and stories
Assignment Tasks and Expected Deliverables
Task 1:
Recruitment of U Reporters from Kachin and Northern Shan; a). Identify potential recruitment opportunities in Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan b). Map adolescent and youth groups in Rakhine, Kachin and northern Shan who could act as partners c). Support CFOs in organizing events to recruit adolescents and youth from the most vulnerable groups in Kachin and northern Shan d). Support of the organization of focus group discussions Kachin and northern Shan IDP camps-to ascertain the key issues preventing young people for joining U report e). Monitor the number of U-Reporters recruited by Field Offices in July and August and feedback to the Communication Officer
End Product/Deliverable 1:
List of recruitment opportunities in Kachin and northern Shan submitted to Communication Officer
List of contacts of adolescent and youth groups in Kachin and northern Shan produced
Recruitment events in Kachin and northern Shan supported
Focus group discussions in Kachin and northern Shan IDP camps supported (August)
Report produced on number of U Reporters recruited by each field office in July and August
Task 2:
Social media; a). Develop a weekly content plan for the U Report Facebook account (content to be generated by the U Report Continent group), b). Upload Facebook content and schedule daily posts
End product/ Deliverable 2:
Weekly content plan for the U Report Facebook developed, Daily Facebook posts scheduled
Task 3:
U Reporter Polls; a). Develop the flows for U Report weekly polls using the Rapid-pro software b). Publish the weekly poll results on the U Report Website c). Provide a summary of the results of the weekly polls, in a table form, and/or using infographics and distribute to relevant progarmme chiefs
End product/Deliverable 3:
Weekly flows for U Report polls entered into Rapid-pro
Weekly polls published on the U Report Website
Summary of weekly poll results distributed to relevant programme chiefs
4 polls on peace and social cohesion produced, with infographics of the results group and infographics to communicate the results (working with the APC designer)
Task 4:
Partnerships a). Scan for potential partnerships between U Report and organizations involved in peace building and youth b). Develop a list of key contacts for peace building and youth
End Product/Deliverable 4:
List of key contacts for peace building and youth organizations in Myanmar
Task 5:
Communication products; a). Support the logistics and organization of the photo-doc training to be held in Kachin or northern Shan (to produce documentaries on the lives of adolescents in IDP camps b). Produce an inventory of U-Report visibility materials
End Product/ Deliverable 5:
Logistics for Photo-doc training in Kachin or northern Shan supported, Inventory of U-Report visibility materials produced
Qualification and specialized knowledge/experience required for the assignment
The applicant must be aged between 18 and 25 years at the time of applying
Education
· A first university degree is required or a high school diploma with additional 2 years- experience
Work Experience
· At least two years of relevant experience in working with young people
· Community mobilization, coordination and facilitation experience
· Planning, Organizing and facilitation of workshops and meetings
· Knowledge of U-Report, Youth Policy and youth networks and organizations
Language Proficiency
· Fluency in Myanmar is required (oral and written)
· Knowledge of English language(s) is required
Other skills
· Microsoft Window Applications (Doc, PowerPoint, excel etc)
· Software Engineering, familiarity with messaging software or experience in creating chat bot would be an asset
· Knowledge of Email, Internet, Office appliances (scanner, copier)
· Skilful in Facebook tactics, knowledge of using social media for youth engagement
Interested candidates are requested to submit the application with updated CV and completed EOI form.
1. ToR_ National Youth Engagement Assistant_Adv.docx2. EOI_ National Youth Engagement Assistant.doc
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 organization.
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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 organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=514728

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