UNICEF Jobs Tanzania 2018 Development of multi-sect oral C4D strategy

Job description

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for
children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Background

Communication for Development (C4D) and related community engagement strategies are central to achieving each of the five goals of UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan (SP) 2018 -2022. C4D is a cross-cutting, evidence-based and participatory process to promote measurable behaviour and social change that is integral to development programmes and humanitarian work. C4D’s primary purpose in supporting achievement of SP results and outcomes fall into four broad areas: positive behaviour and social change; engagement and empowerment of children and communities; effective communication and community engagement in humanitarian action and creation of an enabling environment for social and behaviour change. (C4D in the new SP, draft, 2016)

C4D is articulated as one of the key cross-cutting strategies in UNICEF Tanzania Country Programme (2016-2021). Majority of the Country Programme outcomes are dependent on behavior and social change interventions to support shifting of social norms, adoption of key practices, and increasing social accountably and uptake of quality services. In order achieve these results, programme specific communication/promotion strategies and plans have been in place in Health, Nutrition, WASH, Child Protection, Education and HIV/AIDS. However, a clear guidance has not been in place for ensuring cross-sectoral linkages and complementarity of interventions. Moreover, key C4D platforms and high impact approaches that are strategic to achieve multiplier results for ECD and Adolescence have not been adequately prioritized and defined based on in-depth bottleneck analysis.

Given TCO’s focus on ECD and Adolescence results, there is a need to clearly define a set of behavioral priorities and develop evidence-based multi-sectoral C4D strategy for implementing measurable C4D actions at family/household, community and school levels. At family and community level, parenting and family care education, with a lifecycle approach has been identified as a major cross-cutting strategy with in the Country Programme. Interventions engaging parents and caregivers in the past three years has mainly focused on promotion of positive parenting, nutrition counselling and early stimulation. An integrated ECD package has recently been developed with multi-sectoral content. The national parenting and family care strategy that will be finalized by mid-2018, will guide the implementation of integrated parenting strategy. The proposed multi-sectoral C4D strategy is expected to provide guidance on operationalizing such synergetic approaches/strategies and high impact interventions at community and school levels. The consultant will lead review and consultation internally and with key stakeholders, conduct social norms/behavioral bottleneck analysis, refine proposed behavioral priorities, lead development of integrated results framework contributing to UNICEF Tanzania’s ECD and Adolescence outcomes and develop M&E framework and capacity development plan.

Objectives of the consultancy

The objective of this consultancy is to undertake g round work towards a cross-sectoral strategy contributing to ECD and Adolescence results including;

Leading social norms/behavioral bottleneck analysis

Developing integrated results framework based on the existing sectoral C4D results and agreed set of behavioral priorities

Develop cross-sectoral C4D strategy, M&E framework and capacity development plan

Specific Tasks

Review relevant documents including; UNICEF Tanzania Country Programme Document (2016-2021), Country Programme results framework, TCO C4D documents including C4D strategy of previous country programme, Section/programme strategy notes, ECD and adolescence strategies, parenting and family care strategic framework and relevant national sectoral C4D strategies /plans.

Develop summary C4D evidence and data that exist to inform the situation analysis for C4D and identify gap in behavioral data. Analyze the context of existing and potential communication and community engagement platforms relevant to proposed C4D strategies.

Review the HQ draft C4D Theory of Change (TOC) developed for the new Strategic Plan 2018-2022, UNICEF Tanzania’s TOCs developed for sectoral programmes as well as ECD and Adolescence to inform the development of the integrated results framework.

Review standard C4D indicators related to each of the sector programmes as well as cross-cutting C4D indicators and propose relevant set of indicators for the integrated results framework.

Lead consultation workshop with UNICEF Tanzania programme sections, field offices, and key partners to conduct social norms /behavioral bottleneck/SWOT analysis, refine behavioral priorities contributing to multiplier results in ECD and Adolescence and draft integrated results framework.

Develop message content base for agreed behavioral priorities/key practices and participants groups

Define high impact interventions to be focused during the current Tanzania UNICEF Country Programme period, and provide clear guidance on how the C4D function will support the cross sectoral linkages.

Develop M&E framework and capacity building plan

Methodology

Under the leadership of Deputy Representative and the C4D Specialist, the consultant will work closely with Chief of sections and the C4D team to;

Review relevant documents
conduct consultation with sections and field offices and undertake bottle neck analysis
Ensure consistency and alignment of the strategy development process with the UNICEF”s Global C4D benchmarks and quality assurance checklist

Expected Deliverables

Activity

Deliverables

Timeframe

Introductory meeting with Dep Rep and C4D team and document review

Inception report with; methodology of strategy development process, summary of document review, timetable, tools for consultation and bottleneck analysis, content outline for strategy

February28, 2018

Consultation workshop with respective UNICEF team Section Chiefs, and ECD and Adolescence Task Forces, Field Offices and key government counterparts, and development of results framework

Summary findings from consultation, social norms/behavioural bottle neck analysis, draft results framework

March 28, 2018

Finalize strategy document

Multi-sectoral C4D Strategy presented and finalized with M&E framework, capacity building plan and operational guidance for cross-sectoral linkages

April 18,2018

Reporting

Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, supported by C4D Specialist, the consultant will work closely with TCO C4D team.

Expected Background And Experience

The selected candidate should possess the following background and experience:

Advanced degree (at least a Master degree) in Behavioural, Social Sciences including Development Communication, Sociology, Anthropology , International Development and related field
At least 10 years of experience in the field of C4D with experience in international context
Proven track of experience in C4D planning and analysis and development of strategies and guidelines
Experience in UNICEF planning processes including bottleneck analysis, capacity needs assessment and Results Based Management
Strong facilitation skills, experience leading consultations and capacity development processes with a variety of stakeholders
Excellent analytical, conceptual and writing skills
Excellent written and spoken English
Should be able to travel to TCO Field Offices as needed

General Conditions: Procedures and Logistics

The selected candidate will sign an SSA for International Consultant. The consultant will work in the premises of UNICEF and remotely as agreed during inception meeting. The consultant will be entitled to DSA according to UNICEF rules. The consultant shall have his/her own computer.

Payments to the consultants will be made after the satisfactory completion of each deliverable as described below:

Deliverable

Expected date

Payment schedule

Inception report with; methodology of strategy development process, summary of document review, timetable, tools for consultation and bottleneck analysis, content outline for strategy

February28, 2018

25%

Summary finding and matrix from consultation, social norms/behavioural bottle neck analysis, draft results framework

March 28, 2018

30%

Draft strategy submitted per agreed content outline, and include M&E framework, capacity building plan and operational guidance for cross-sectoral linkages
Present draft strategy and finalize based on inputs from team review and presentation

April 18,2018

45%

Policy Both Parties Should Be Aware Of

Under the consultancy agreements, a month is defined as 21 working days, 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 or Contractor.
For international consultants outside the duty station, signed contracts must be sent by fax or email. Signed contract copy or written agreement must be received by the office before Travel Authorisation is issued.
No consultant may travel without a signed travel authorisation prior to the commencement of the journey to the duty station.
Unless authorised, UNICEF will buy the tickets of the consultant. In exceptional cases, the consultant may be authorised to buy their travel tickets and shall be reimbursed at the “most economical and direct route” but this must be agreed to beforehand.
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.
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