Recruitment Notice: Consultant on National Guidelines/Recommendations

The deliverables are: 

1. Draft guidelines/recommendations:  15 days; 30%
2.                                                          10 days; 20%
3. Guidelines/recommendations document in English and French:  25 days; 50%

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

• Hold a university degree of at least Bac + 6 level in the field of Nutrition, Public Health, Health (mother’s health) or any other field recognized as equivalent.
• Justify at least 05 years of work experience on maternal nutrition;
• Demonstrate good capacities in the collection, analysis and documentary review;
• Write, read and express themselves perfectly in French and/or English;
• Ability to work and facilitate discussions with multiple partners;
• Justify experience in drafting national documents;
• Justify experience in facilitating workshops;
•  Be able to work under pressure with constraint to produce quality results in very short deadlines

How to apply:

Interested candidates are requested to apply and upload the following documents:

1. Cover letter/application
2. CV or P11
3. Financial offer at a daily rate in XAF. Financial proposal which will include: your daily/monthly rate (in XAF) to undertake the terms of reference
4. Indicate your availability

Please submit the Technical and Financial Proposal SEPARATELY.

Applications submitted without a fee/rate will not be considered.

General Terms and Conditions of the Contract:

• Under the consultancy agreements, payment is deliverable-based as defined in the Terms of Reference.
• All remuneration must be within the contract agreement.
• No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant/contractor.
• Consultants will not have supervisory responsibilities or authority on the UNICEF budget.
• Consultants will be required to sign the Health statement for consultants/Individual contractors prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation.
• Mention is it as per the General Terms and Conditions of the Contract.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values ​​of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here .

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 offers  reasonable accommodation  for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions, or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need a reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterward in your assignment.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, program delivery locations, or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts .