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UNICEF Job in ABuja for Writer for SITAN (Consultants)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - 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.
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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Writer for SITAN (Consultants)
Job Number: 495696
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Work Type: Consultancy
Terms of Reference: Special Service Agreement (SSA)
Section: Social Policy and Gender Equality
Duration: Six weeks.
No Official Travel is expected
Background
- UNICEF Nigeria Country Office seeks the services of a lead
consultant and three other consultants working under the lead consultant
to support the Government of Nigeria in conducting a Situation Analysis
of Children and Adolescents (SITAN) in Nigeria.
- The SITAN is expected to provide a comprehensive overview,
allowing the country to understand the overarching situation of children
and adolescents in Nigeria today, pointing out areas where closer
collaboration can increase efficiency and effectiveness and highlighting
some challenges that exist in prioritizing their actions.
- The SITAN will be anchored on the Convention of on the Rights of
the Child, its optional protocols and other related human rights
treaties including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities.
Justification:
- As the SITAN describes all aspects of child well-being and child
rights, it provides a scorecard on how well the country is doing in
meeting the international treaty standards. It will also contribute to
the submission of State Party Report to the Committee of on the Rights
of the Child.
- The findings of the SITAN will be a central resource for the
Federal and State Governments in the design, assessment and sharpening
of their programmes, policies, and plans.
- By focusing on the key knowledge gaps related to inequities and
child deprivations and promoting the broad engagement of all
stakeholders, the SITAN will assist the country in accelerating actions
towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria's
Vision 20:2020, and make an important contribution to shaping national
development strategies to accelerate achievement of the child-related
goals with equity.
- The last comprehensive SITAN in Nigeria was conducted in 2001.
- The proposed SITAN will therefore be an important process and
document that will clarify opportunities, challenges, and changes
affecting child well-being in Nigeria.
Purpose of Assignment: (attach background documents, if necessary):
- The purpose of the assignment is to produce an evidence-based
situation analysis of children and adolescents that will point out the
situation of rights of children and adolescents to survival,
development, protection and participation. The consultants are expected
to pitch the SITAN in a manner that optimizes its strategic value for
policy advocacy, programme development and the strengthening of
knowledge bases on children and women. They should bring out the key
challenges and policy recommendations that will be used by government,
non-government organizations and development partners to support the
realization of these rights. They should point out key data and research
gaps.
- The SITAN will be conducted in line with UNICEF's 2012
Guidelines. It will adopt a three-step process of: Assessment, Analysis
and Validation.
- The Assessment will be done through a combination of two
approaches: a literature and research review combined with the voices of
children and adolescents and those who support them. The voices will be
captured through key informant interviews, focus group discussions with
children and adolescent across the country. Together, the success of
Nigeria's efforts at social development will be reported and areas where
more work is required will be highlighted.
- The consultants will be expected to conduct a literature and
research review, use information from surveys, consultations, focused
group discussions, children and adolescents. The consultants will ensure
that the SITAN contains: a disaggregated assessment of status and
trends in the realization of children's and adolescents' rights; an
analysis of the immediate, underlying and structural causes of
shortfalls and disparities across various groups; and policy and
programmatic recommendations to address the shortfalls and disparities
and accelerate progress towards development goals and the fulfilment of
human rights conventions.
Program ID & Specific Project Involved:
- Social Policy and Gender Equality
Specific Project Objective to which the Consultancy is created:
- Finalize writing the sections and chapters of the SITAN
Develop a rights-based SITAN with the following key components:
Executive Summary
- Key findings and key policy recommendations
- Introduction
- Purpose and objectives
- Analytical framework
- Methodology
- Report structure
- Introduction and overview
- Progress and challenges in service provision
- Enabling environment
- The right to participation
- Introduction and overview
- What is being done to promote children's participation
- What are the main challenges and barriers to children's participation?
- Entry points for improved participation by children
- Key challenges and policy recommendations
- The country context
- Social, economic and demographic factors
- The right to survival
- Introduction and overview
- Progress in achieving children's right to survival in Nigeria
- Progress and challenges in service provision
- Enabling environment
- The right to development
- Introduction and overview
- Progress and challenges in service provision
- Disparities in education
- Enabling environment
- The right to protection
Supervisor:
- Chief of Education and Chief of Social Policy and Gender Equality
- Major Tasks to be accomplished: (estimated time required to
complete tasks. Attach additional sheets, if necessary, to describe
assignments)
Literature Review Report (2 weeks):
- List of indicators showing trends and disparities – and key data gaps (1 week)
- Chapter papers on the Rights to Survival, Development,
Protection and Participation – with causal, disparity, gap and capacity
analyses
- Human interest stories, charts and pictures
- See Annex 1 for the details of the assignment. Also see Annex 2 for Key Considerations when developing the SITAN
End Product: (e.g. final report, article, document etc.):
- A high quality Situation Analysis of Children and Adolescents with a structure as outlined under the Specific Project Objective.
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required
Education:
- Advanced university Degree in International Development or a
related field; a combination of relevant academic qualifications and
extensive experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university
degree. Excellent writing skills.
Experience:
- Proven capacity to deliver writing outputs on time.
Corporate Competencies
- Adheres to the core values of the United Nations;
- Adapts flexibly to changing situations, overcomes obstacles and recovers quickly from set-backs;
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for the quality of the outcome of his/her decisions.
- Demonstrates commitment to UNICEF's mission, vision and values and ethical standard.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Works collaboratively with to pursue common goals;
Technical Competencies/Job knowledge:
- The Consultant should have demonstrated excellent writing skills
Language Requirements
- Only fluency in English is required.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 3rd May, 2016.