L’UNICEF recrute un Consultant en gestion de l’information du cluster de l’éducation, Lilongwe, Malawi
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For every child, Education…
On 13 March 2023, the President of Malawi declared a State of Disaster in 15 districts (Balaka, Blantyre (City and Rural), Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Machinga, Mangochi, Mulanje, Mwanza, Neno, Nsanje, Phalombe, Thyolo, and Zomba (City and Rural) that were severely affected by the Tropical Cyclone (TC) Freddy. The Government, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA), reported that as at of 20 March 2023, 114,637 households had been displaced, translating to approximately 508,244 people. Nearly 500 people had died, 427 were missing, and 841 had sustained various injuries. Public infrastructure such as schools, health facilities, and district and main roads had been damaged in all affected districts.
With regards to the impact of TC Freddy on the Education sector in southern Malawi, the data received as of 22 March 2023 indicates that 484 primary schools and 63 secondary schools had been impacted in 15 districts affecting the education of 237,388 learners (142,408 girls). At least 390 schools are currently being used as camps for Internally Displaced Persons making use of 762 classrooms.
The Malawi Government through DODMA is coordinating and leading all humanitarian actors in the assessment of disaster impact and needs as well as the provision relief assistance to the affected people. An Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) has been set up at the World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Limbe, Blantyre for effective and efficient coordination during the emergency response. UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Education (MoE) to station a small team of officials in Blantyre representing the Education Cluster at the EOC and to take part in the rapid needs assessment led by DODMA.
DODMA initially activated all national clusters including the Education Cluster in December 2022 due to the cholera pandemic emergency and because of the impact of TC Freddy, DODMA has also activated district emergency clusters. The Education Cluster is led by the MoE and co-chaired by Save the Children and UNICEF.
Given, the scale of the emergency, the MoE has requested UNICEF for support in the response and this includes strengthening the coordination, operations and information management of the Education Cluster. It is important to note the flood emergency has come amidst an ongoing cholera pandemic emergency which may rapidly spread further, therefore scaling up response efforts are crucial to respond quickly and effectively to both emergencies.
How can you make a difference?
The Education Cluster Information Management consultant, in close collaboration with the Education Cluster lead, co-leads, coordinator, and members, will be responsible for efficient emergency data management to inform Education Cluster response and rehabilitation encompassing the following cluster functions:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Academic qualification:
- An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in statistics, or information management, education, social science, development studies is required.
- A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Formal training in cluster coordination is an advantage.
Required work experience:
- At least five years of professional experience in information management and information design.
- Experience in GIS mapping using ArcGIS or QGIS.
- Experience in training and capacity development.
- Experience developing reports, policy briefs, and journal articles for a range of audiences, including practitioners in the field and policymakers.
- Experience and proficiency in using key statistical software to analyze data (i.e., MS Excel, Epi Info, STATA, SPSS, R).
- Experience in Education Management Information systems is required.
- Experience in the UN Common System is desirable.
Knowledge, technical skills and competencies:
- Knowledge and programming experience Emergencies is required.
- Drive for results.
- Ability to work effectively under stress and in emergency settings.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse and multi-cultural team to achieve goals.
- Ability to develop new and nurture existing internal and external networks, partnerships and relationships which deliver results.
- Ability to communicate confidently and persuasively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to analyze information, solve problems and make decisions in various contexts.
- Strategic thinking.
- The highest levels of personal integrity and commitment to adhering to required standards of conduct.
Language Proficiency
Excellent written and spoken skills in English is required.
Please refer to the attached full Terms of Reference TOR_Education Information Management Consultant.pdf for more details on the consultancy and requirements.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
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 reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards 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.
HOW TO APPLY…
Interested Individual Consultant should provide the following:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Academic certificates
- Brief technical proposal (no longer than five pages) demonstrating the Individual Consultant’s understanding of the assignment and approach/methodology to the assignment
- Financial proposal including a breakdown of their all-inclusive fees (including professional fees, stationery, communication, and other miscellaneous costs). Financial Proposal for Consultancy.xlsx Complete the attached form.
- References details
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, programme 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.
Deadline: 19 Apr 2023 South Africa Standard Time