Consultant Contract – Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Lilongwe, Malawi (National Consultant) 140 views0 applications


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, safety

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) is an international household survey programme developed and supported by UNICEF. MICS is designed to collect estimates of key indicators that are used to assess the situation of children and women. Over the past 20 years, MICS has evolved to respond to changing data needs, expanding from 28 indicators in the first round to more than 200 indicators in the current sixth round, and becoming a key source of data on child protection, early childhood education, and a major source of data on child health and nutrition. In addition to being a data collection tool to generate data for monitoring the progress towards national goals and global commitments for promoting the welfare of children, MICS provided valuable data for MDG monitoring as a major source of data for the UN Secretary General’s Final Millennium Development Goals Report.

Since the inception of MICS in the 1990s, over 300 surveys have been carried out in more than 100 countries. As part of the global effort to further develop national capacities to generate and analyze high quality and disaggregated data, UNICEF launched the sixth round of MICS in October 2016, with results of first surveys expected to be available by the end of 2017. This new round is in accordance with the list of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission in 2016, following the global adoption of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The final SDG indicator framework currently includes 230 global indicators, of which around 30 per cent are household survey-based. Today, MICS, covering almost half of the SDG indicators that are household survey-based, is well positioned to play a central role in this new Agenda alongside other key demographic, health and socio-economic surveys and to complement data from administrative sources and censuses. The MICS questionnaires have undergone rigorous methodological and validation work to broaden the scope of the tools and include new topics that reflect SDG indicators and emerging issues in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development context, including: rapid water quality testing, social transfers, foundational learning skills (children age 7-14), child and adult functioning, migration status, use of clean fuels and technology, and victimization.

As governments develop national frameworks to monitor progress towards the SDGs and establish baselines, strategic planning and investments will be required to collect robust, more frequent, and timely data. This round of MICS presents a unique opportunity to support this process.

The UNICEF Malawi Country Office (MCO) has already supported MICS surveys in 1995, 2006 and 2013-2014. To provide statistically significant results at the district level related to the wellbeing of children and women and also establish baseline at the national level for monitoring the progress on the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy and the UNDAF and new CPD. MCO will support a MICS as part of the 6th round of the survey programme in 2019. To ensure that the implementation of the MICS survey runs smoothly, specific deadlines are met and that the implementing partner, the Malawi National Statistics Office (NSO) receives the technical assistance necessary to produce statistically sound and reliable data, the MCO will hire a full-time consultant to oversee the MICS process from preparatory work to release of results.

The 2019 Malawi MICS6 will be implemented using CAPI (Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing) in which the interviewer uses a tablet to record data. CAPI data collection can reduce the time needed to collect and process survey data, facilitate real time monitoring, improve the quality of the data and reduce survey costs.

How can you make a difference?

Objective

Under the overall supervision of the Chief – Programme Planning and Monitoring, the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide guidance to MCO and the NSO for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in Malawi. The NMC will advise the NSO, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times. The NMC will communicate effectively between the MCO and NSO, responding promptly to MICS related needs and issues as they arise.

The NMC will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of other resource persons hired by UNICEF to provide technical assistance to the MICS process. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed. The NMC will also work in close collaboration with the regional MICS Coordinator and the Global MICS Team in UNICEF HQ.

Scope of The Work and Methodology Main Tasks Related to the Job

  • Provide technical and managerial support to the MICS survey;
  • Present the MICS methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders (e.g. ministries, UN Agencies, etc.);
  • Finalise, in collaboration with national partners and MCO, the Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable and share with UNICEF Regional Office (RO);
  • Ensure that the Ethical Protocol and other ethical recommendations are addressed in the survey implementation process and that all MICS related documents are shared with the national Ethical Committee on time for approval;
  • Oversee each stage of the survey process and ensure that the MICS protocols and standards are followed by the NSO, more specifically during training and field supervision visits;
  • Communicate regularly with the MCO, RO and/or Headquarters (HQ) responding to all MICS related issues in a timely manner;
  • Provide monthly updates on MICS activities to the MCO/RO/HQ;
  • Coordinate the work of NSO specialists and UNICEF Regional Consultants and other resource persons assigned by the MCO and/or RO to support different survey stages;
  • Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e. Regional Sampling Consultant, Regional Data Processing Consultant, and Regional Household Survey Consultant) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the CO/RO/HQ and NSO;
  • Ensure that all survey related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the survey process (for example: Memorandum of Understanding, Survey Plan and Budget, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, training/pre-test reports, expert reports, CAPI application, output and tabulation plan tables, syntaxes, datasets, Survey Findings Report (and Final Report), dissemination materials etc.);
  • Participate in all MICS Steering and Technical Committee meetings;
  • Participate in, and contribute to, MICS Regional Workshops;
  • Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries, RO, and HQ) through all means available.

Expected Deliverables and Tasks

In consultation and collaboration with the MCO and NSO, the NMC will be responsible for ensuring the following activities have been undertaken following the MICS guidelines and will contribute to the coordination of these activities:

1.Survey Planning:

  • Steering Committee meetings are held at critical times and the SC is composed of all relevant national and international stakeholders, including National Ethical Committee;
  • The Technical Committee comprised of all relevant technical experts is established and meets as required;
  • The Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable is finalized and shared with all stakeholders;
  • A Memorandum of Understanding between MCO and NSO is signed before funds are spent on survey activities;
  • Survey supplies are procured and distributed in time for training and data collection;
  • Sample design:
  • The UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant is provided with necessary information and visits are well managed and coordinated within survey plans;
  • Sample design is finalized by the sampling expert of NSO with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant;
  • Listing and Mapping materials and operations are reviewed by the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant and carried out on the field per MICS recommendations;
  • Sample design is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization.
  • The final selection of households is reviewed.
  • The weights are reviewed.
  • MICS questionnaires:
  • Appropriate UNICEF programme staff and the Technical Committee are involved in reviewing the customization of relevant sections of the MICS questionnaire;
  • Selected Modules address country data gaps and address SGD data needs;
  • Questionnaires undergo translation and back translation process;
  • Questionnaires and manuals undergo an ethical review;
  • Questionnaires are pre-tested and a pre-test report is produced;
  • Questionnaires are reviewed by the UNICEF RO and HQ before finalization.
  • Manuals:
  • MICS Household Listing and Mapping, Supervisor, Measurer, and Interviewer Manuals are customized for the country specific context and translated.
  • CAPI application template:
  • CAPI application template is customized by the data processing expert of the NSO with the guidance of the UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant;
  • CAPI application template is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization;
  • Secondary editing guidelines and Field Check Table syntax are customized by the data processing expert of the NSO with the guidance of the UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant.
  1. Listing and Mapping, Training and Fieldwork, and Data Processing:
  • Listing and mapping is planned and performed per MICS guidelines;
  • Training schedules are adequately adapted to the county context while following MICS guidelines;
  • Appropriate resource persons are identified to facilitate training (i.e. nutritionists for anthropometry training, survey experts for methodology, etc.);
  • Contribute to the fieldwork training;
  • Fieldwork and fieldwork monitoring visits are planned and performed according to MICS guidelines;
  • Field Check Tables are produced on a weekly basis, immediately analyzed by survey managers, and main findings reported to field supervisors for action. Field Check Tables are immediately shared with UNICEF RO;
  • Participation of MCO staff is organized to assist in monitoring data collection;
  • UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant is timely provided with necessary information and country visits are well managed and coordinated;
  • Hardware is made available for the CAPI application (data collection and central office menu components), and software is properly installed and a working, data transfer system and data backup system is established;
  • Monitor data processing and secondary data editing.

3.Data Analysis and Report Writing:

  • Sampling Weights are included in the datasets and reviewed by the sampling expert of the NSO with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant;
  • MICS tabulation plan and standard syntax are customized and used in generating SPSS dataset and tables.
  • Dataset/Tables including the wealth index are substantively reviewed by technical (e.g. sampling expert) and subject matter experts at the NSO, as well as by UNICEF RO and HQ MICS Team before the report writing commences;
  • Coordinate and contribute substantively to the elaboration of the Survey Findings Report (and eventually to the Final Report), using the MICS template and according to MICS standards to ensure a timely release;
  • Ensure that the Survey Findings Reports (and Final Report) undergoes the technical review process by RO and HQ;
  • Coordinate the printing and distribution of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report);
  • Organize and facilitate the presentation of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report) through a national seminar;
  • Provide technical expertise and advice for wide dissemination of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report) and main results;
  • Ensure that the MICS survey archive with all final survey documents and materials (MOU, CSP, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, field reports, CAPI application, syntaxes, database, tables, survey findings report (and final report), dissemination materials, etc.) is being produced by the NSO.
  1. Attend to all MICS Regional and/or National Workshop Deliverables
  • Monthly Progress Report of activities, describing activities undertaken during the month and highlighting problems met and solutions put in place to mitigate them;
  • Field trip reports;
  • Regional workshop trip reports;
  • Presentations and training materials used in trainings, workshops, and other meetings.

    Reporting Line

  • The NMC will report directly to the Chief – Programme Planning and Monitoring in the Malawi Country Office

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

  • University degree in, Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology or any other related technical field is required.
  • Proven minimum of 5 year experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)requested; ;
  • Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS);
  • Experience with CAPI data collection;
  • Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations;
  • Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

The competencies required for this post are….

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.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

ToRs – UNICEF MICS consultant TORS (002).docx

How to apply:

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 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, safety

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) is an international household survey programme developed and supported by UNICEF. MICS is designed to collect estimates of key indicators that are used to assess the situation of children and women. Over the past 20 years, MICS has evolved to respond to changing data needs, expanding from 28 indicators in the first round to more than 200 indicators in the current sixth round, and becoming a key source of data on child protection, early childhood education, and a major source of data on child health and nutrition. In addition to being a data collection tool to generate data for monitoring the progress towards national goals and global commitments for promoting the welfare of children, MICS provided valuable data for MDG monitoring as a major source of data for the UN Secretary General’s Final Millennium Development Goals Report.

Since the inception of MICS in the 1990s, over 300 surveys have been carried out in more than 100 countries. As part of the global effort to further develop national capacities to generate and analyze high quality and disaggregated data, UNICEF launched the sixth round of MICS in October 2016, with results of first surveys expected to be available by the end of 2017. This new round is in accordance with the list of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission in 2016, following the global adoption of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The final SDG indicator framework currently includes 230 global indicators, of which around 30 per cent are household survey-based. Today, MICS, covering almost half of the SDG indicators that are household survey-based, is well positioned to play a central role in this new Agenda alongside other key demographic, health and socio-economic surveys and to complement data from administrative sources and censuses. The MICS questionnaires have undergone rigorous methodological and validation work to broaden the scope of the tools and include new topics that reflect SDG indicators and emerging issues in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development context, including: rapid water quality testing, social transfers, foundational learning skills (children age 7-14), child and adult functioning, migration status, use of clean fuels and technology, and victimization.

As governments develop national frameworks to monitor progress towards the SDGs and establish baselines, strategic planning and investments will be required to collect robust, more frequent, and timely data. This round of MICS presents a unique opportunity to support this process.

The UNICEF Malawi Country Office (MCO) has already supported MICS surveys in 1995, 2006 and 2013-2014. To provide statistically significant results at the district level related to the wellbeing of children and women and also establish baseline at the national level for monitoring the progress on the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy and the UNDAF and new CPD. MCO will support a MICS as part of the 6th round of the survey programme in 2019. To ensure that the implementation of the MICS survey runs smoothly, specific deadlines are met and that the implementing partner, the Malawi National Statistics Office (NSO) receives the technical assistance necessary to produce statistically sound and reliable data, the MCO will hire a full-time consultant to oversee the MICS process from preparatory work to release of results.

The 2019 Malawi MICS6 will be implemented using CAPI (Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing) in which the interviewer uses a tablet to record data. CAPI data collection can reduce the time needed to collect and process survey data, facilitate real time monitoring, improve the quality of the data and reduce survey costs.

How can you make a difference?

Objective

Under the overall supervision of the Chief - Programme Planning and Monitoring, the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide guidance to MCO and the NSO for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in Malawi. The NMC will advise the NSO, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times. The NMC will communicate effectively between the MCO and NSO, responding promptly to MICS related needs and issues as they arise.

The NMC will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of other resource persons hired by UNICEF to provide technical assistance to the MICS process. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed. The NMC will also work in close collaboration with the regional MICS Coordinator and the Global MICS Team in UNICEF HQ.

Scope of The Work and Methodology Main Tasks Related to the Job

  • Provide technical and managerial support to the MICS survey;
  • Present the MICS methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders (e.g. ministries, UN Agencies, etc.);
  • Finalise, in collaboration with national partners and MCO, the Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable and share with UNICEF Regional Office (RO);
  • Ensure that the Ethical Protocol and other ethical recommendations are addressed in the survey implementation process and that all MICS related documents are shared with the national Ethical Committee on time for approval;
  • Oversee each stage of the survey process and ensure that the MICS protocols and standards are followed by the NSO, more specifically during training and field supervision visits;
  • Communicate regularly with the MCO, RO and/or Headquarters (HQ) responding to all MICS related issues in a timely manner;
  • Provide monthly updates on MICS activities to the MCO/RO/HQ;
  • Coordinate the work of NSO specialists and UNICEF Regional Consultants and other resource persons assigned by the MCO and/or RO to support different survey stages;
  • Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e. Regional Sampling Consultant, Regional Data Processing Consultant, and Regional Household Survey Consultant) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the CO/RO/HQ and NSO;
  • Ensure that all survey related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the survey process (for example: Memorandum of Understanding, Survey Plan and Budget, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, training/pre-test reports, expert reports, CAPI application, output and tabulation plan tables, syntaxes, datasets, Survey Findings Report (and Final Report), dissemination materials etc.);
  • Participate in all MICS Steering and Technical Committee meetings;
  • Participate in, and contribute to, MICS Regional Workshops;
  • Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries, RO, and HQ) through all means available.

Expected Deliverables and Tasks

In consultation and collaboration with the MCO and NSO, the NMC will be responsible for ensuring the following activities have been undertaken following the MICS guidelines and will contribute to the coordination of these activities:

1.Survey Planning:

  • Steering Committee meetings are held at critical times and the SC is composed of all relevant national and international stakeholders, including National Ethical Committee;
  • The Technical Committee comprised of all relevant technical experts is established and meets as required;
  • The Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable is finalized and shared with all stakeholders;
  • A Memorandum of Understanding between MCO and NSO is signed before funds are spent on survey activities;
  • Survey supplies are procured and distributed in time for training and data collection;
  • Sample design:
  • The UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant is provided with necessary information and visits are well managed and coordinated within survey plans;
  • Sample design is finalized by the sampling expert of NSO with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant;
  • Listing and Mapping materials and operations are reviewed by the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant and carried out on the field per MICS recommendations;
  • Sample design is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization.
  • The final selection of households is reviewed.
  • The weights are reviewed.
  • MICS questionnaires:
  • Appropriate UNICEF programme staff and the Technical Committee are involved in reviewing the customization of relevant sections of the MICS questionnaire;
  • Selected Modules address country data gaps and address SGD data needs;
  • Questionnaires undergo translation and back translation process;
  • Questionnaires and manuals undergo an ethical review;
  • Questionnaires are pre-tested and a pre-test report is produced;
  • Questionnaires are reviewed by the UNICEF RO and HQ before finalization.
  • Manuals:
  • MICS Household Listing and Mapping, Supervisor, Measurer, and Interviewer Manuals are customized for the country specific context and translated.
  • CAPI application template:
  • CAPI application template is customized by the data processing expert of the NSO with the guidance of the UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant;
  • CAPI application template is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization;
  • Secondary editing guidelines and Field Check Table syntax are customized by the data processing expert of the NSO with the guidance of the UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant.
  1. Listing and Mapping, Training and Fieldwork, and Data Processing:
  • Listing and mapping is planned and performed per MICS guidelines;
  • Training schedules are adequately adapted to the county context while following MICS guidelines;
  • Appropriate resource persons are identified to facilitate training (i.e. nutritionists for anthropometry training, survey experts for methodology, etc.);
  • Contribute to the fieldwork training;
  • Fieldwork and fieldwork monitoring visits are planned and performed according to MICS guidelines;
  • Field Check Tables are produced on a weekly basis, immediately analyzed by survey managers, and main findings reported to field supervisors for action. Field Check Tables are immediately shared with UNICEF RO;
  • Participation of MCO staff is organized to assist in monitoring data collection;
  • UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant is timely provided with necessary information and country visits are well managed and coordinated;
  • Hardware is made available for the CAPI application (data collection and central office menu components), and software is properly installed and a working, data transfer system and data backup system is established;
  • Monitor data processing and secondary data editing.

3.Data Analysis and Report Writing:

  • Sampling Weights are included in the datasets and reviewed by the sampling expert of the NSO with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant;
  • MICS tabulation plan and standard syntax are customized and used in generating SPSS dataset and tables.
  • Dataset/Tables including the wealth index are substantively reviewed by technical (e.g. sampling expert) and subject matter experts at the NSO, as well as by UNICEF RO and HQ MICS Team before the report writing commences;
  • Coordinate and contribute substantively to the elaboration of the Survey Findings Report (and eventually to the Final Report), using the MICS template and according to MICS standards to ensure a timely release;
  • Ensure that the Survey Findings Reports (and Final Report) undergoes the technical review process by RO and HQ;
  • Coordinate the printing and distribution of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report);
  • Organize and facilitate the presentation of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report) through a national seminar;
  • Provide technical expertise and advice for wide dissemination of the Survey Findings Report (and Final Report) and main results;
  • Ensure that the MICS survey archive with all final survey documents and materials (MOU, CSP, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, field reports, CAPI application, syntaxes, database, tables, survey findings report (and final report), dissemination materials, etc.) is being produced by the NSO.
  1. Attend to all MICS Regional and/or National Workshop Deliverables
  • Monthly Progress Report of activities, describing activities undertaken during the month and highlighting problems met and solutions put in place to mitigate them;
  • Field trip reports;
  • Regional workshop trip reports;
  • Presentations and training materials used in trainings, workshops, and other meetings.Reporting Line
  • The NMC will report directly to the Chief - Programme Planning and Monitoring in the Malawi Country Office

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

  • University degree in, Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology or any other related technical field is required.
  • Proven minimum of 5 year experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)requested; ;
  • Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS);
  • Experience with CAPI data collection;
  • Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations;
  • Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

The competencies required for this post are….

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.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

ToRs - UNICEF MICS consultant TORS (002).docx

How to apply:

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.

2019-02-28

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