Apply for National Individual Consultant to build the capacity of the Local Public Authorities on formulating, implementing, and reporting on child friendly budgets Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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UNICEF Moldova is the implementing companion of the EU4Moldova: Focal Regions Programme, funded by the European Union and carried out in partnership with UNDP. The general goal of the five-year programme (2019-2024) is to strengthen the financial, territorial, and social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova by means of facilitating inclusive, sustainable, and built-in native socio-economic development and enhancing the requirements of residing of kids, adolescents, and all residents in the two focal areas Cahul and Ungheni.[1]

Policies and funding selections made by the native authorities have a direct impression on kids’s lives and Moldova wants civil servants and civil society organizations who perceive the worth of investing in kids and youth. Within this framework, UNICEF Moldova will present assist for expanded protection and strengthened high quality of social providers and a extra environment friendly, efficient, clear, and equitable method of creating and implementing insurance policies, together with enough financing in favour of kids, adolescents, and youth. An necessary facet of this work includes constructing the capacity of professionals of level-one and level-two Local Public Authorities (LPAs) in planning and budgeting for kids and youth insurance policies.

As part of the program, in 2021, a public finance coaching course was developed and delivered with UNICEF assist to build the capacity of native public authorities. The LPAs’ representatives discovered about linking multi-year planning to budgeting; programme-based budgeting; efficiency indicators; processes, procedures, and greatest practices in public procurement; and funds monitoring and reporting.

How are you able to make a difference? 

1. Purpose of the consultancy

The function of this consultancy is to assist Cahul and Ungheni (LPAs stage one and two) to strengthen their capacities in child targeted funds formulation, execution, and monitoring, notably linked with making ready programme-based budgets, defining efficiency indicators in addition to public procurement.

In searching for to additional build Public Finance Management and funds planning and evaluation expertise, the guide will assist native stakeholders in funds and expenditures evaluation at district and municipal ranges and in planning, costing and executing native child associated social sector service budgets which higher hyperlink the funds preparation and implementation to kids, adolescents and youth associated insurance policies, contributing to enhanced entry to high quality and equitable providers for child, adolescents and youth.

2. Details of how the work must be delivered

The guide will ship 1,5-days coaching periods on PFM and will develop a suggestion for the native authorities on child-friendly budgeting. Simple language is to be used and ought to ship clear messages on the agreed matters. The workshops shall be facilitated in the two districts, Cahul and Ungheni, concentrating on LPAs and native stakeholders.

The guide is anticipated to:

• Develop a capacity constructing methodology and program consistent with UNICEF’s intervention in public finance
• Discuss the set coaching program and the session’s content material with UNICEF
• Provide detailed report to UNICEF after every subject delivered
• Coordinate all logistics of executing the coaching periods
• Deliver two workshops at native stage on child targeted funds formulation, execution, and monitoring
• Develop a suggestion for the native authorities on child-friendly budgeting, incorporating insights and classes learnt from the supplied workshops and developed coaching supplies.
• Give suggestions to UNICEF on points which will require extra specialised intervention
• Comply with UNICEF insurance policies and follow with respect to UNICEF code of conduct

3. Deliverables and supply dates

	Tasks	Deliverables	Timeline*
	Inception section and planning	Inception report in Romanian, together with a technique, a workplan and a roadmap for the deliverables and actions of the consultancy	5 days
	Develop a coaching module on child targeted funds formulation, execution, and monitoring	Draft coaching supplies, agenda and shows	10 days
	Capacity constructing of LPAs’ in child targeted funds formulation, execution and monitoring. Specific actions embody:     – making ready programme-based budgets, defining efficiency indicators in addition to public procurement. To embody at the least 2 workshops with stakeholders     -on the job assist for funds formulation, execution and monitoring based mostly on wants (and in alignment with child, adolescents’ and youth associated nationwide insurance policies)	Two workshops at native stage on child targeted funds formulation, execution, and monitoring     Workshop stories for LPAs containing quick narrative with suggestions on how to enhance public procurement course of, outline efficiency indicators and put together a programme base funds at native stage in Cahul and Ungheni.     Draft programme-based budgets with efficiency indicators in alignment with child, adolescents’ and youth associated nationwide insurance policies	3 days workshop (one 1,5 days in Cahul and one 1,5 days in Ungheni)   5 days for quick stories based mostly on workshops         10 days (5 days in Cahul and 5 days in Ungheni)
	Documenting classes discovered Produce a Final Report of this consultancy, together with an govt abstract, documentation of the outcomes, figuring out classes discovered and offering suggestions for improved strategy in future comparable actions (most 15 pages)	First draft narrative report on capacity constructing actions performed, challenges and suggestions     Second draft report   Final report	7 days
Develop a suggestion for the native authorities on child friendly budgeting		A complete guideline (in English and Romanian) for the native authorities on integrating child-specific wants into the funds course of. Consult the guideline with the related stakeholders (MoF, native authorities, UNICEF) and finalize the doc incorporating their suggestions.	15 days

*Exact deadlines shall be mutually agreed upon contract signature

Changes to the agreed dates for deliverables have to be mutually agreed in writing by UNICEF and the guide.

4. Reporting necessities

The chosen guide will report to the UNICEF Moldova Social Policy Officer, who will commonly talk with the chosen guide and present suggestions and steerage on his/her efficiency and all different essential assist so to obtain goals of the consultancy.  At every stage, the deliverable shall be despatched to the Social Policy Officer and Social Policy Specialist in copy.

The guide will produce the above-mentioned deliverables and merchandise throughout the project implementation. All deliverables shall be ready and introduced electronically to UNICEF for approval. The reporting language is English. Performance indicators for analysis of outcomes.

5. Work location and official journey concerned

The work shall be supplied remotely and would require at the least 4 missions (up to 10 days, general) to Cahul and Ungheni districts, so as to conduct in-person coaching periods and on the job assist to the native authorities. The guide is anticipated to cowl prices, organize and schedule such visits, together with transportation. The UNICEF workplace will facilitate introductions to key informants. Consultant will make and pay for personal journey preparations.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have

• Advanced University Degree in economics, finance, worldwide improvement, or a associated subject;
• A strong information of PFM devices and confirmed expertise (at the least 8 years) with authorities social sector funds course of and funds evaluation, at nationwide and decentralised ranges;
• Familiarity with the child rights and social safety in Moldova;
• Experience with amassing and working with complicated monetary information units;
• Demonstrated expertise conducting capacity constructing with public servants, and familiarity with moral pointers when working with human topics;
• Fluency in Romanian, each oral and written;
• Working information of English is a minimal. Good command of English is a powerful asset, each oral and written.

For each Child, you exhibit

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

For extra particulars on the consultancy project and necessities, please refer to hooked up Terms of reference (ToR)

 2025_ToR_Nat Indiv Consultant_Capacity building PF4C Cahul&Ungheni_VA.docx

HOW TO APPLY: Your on-line application ought to include the Technical and Financial Offers (templates beneath). Please safe the Financial Proposal *.pdf doc with a password on doc view; the password shall be requested solely from technically certified candidates.  

 Technical Offer_Capacity building PF4C Cahul&Ungheni.docx

 Financial Offer_Capacity building PF4C Cahul&Ungheni.xlsx

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UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based mostly on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to promote the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to adhere to these requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to present extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

Individuals engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought of “staff members” beneath the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (akin to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service shall be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to be sure that the medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met prior to taking on the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF for the length of their consultancy contracts.