Consultancy Opportunity: Program Consultant for UNICEF’s Skills for Employment Program in Tunisia

UNICEF operates in 190 nations and territories, advocating for kids’s rights and making certain they attain their full potential. Through modern applications, UNICEF addresses international challenges comparable to studying poverty and youth unemployment. One of its key initiatives, the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), leverages Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) to reinforce training and employment outcomes worldwide.

About the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF)

EOF, hosted by UNICEF, companions with governments, traders, and organizations to enhance training and employment outcomes. Since its institution in 2018, EOF has:

• Mobilized roughly USD 50M for Quality Basic Education applications in Ghana and Sierra Leone.
• Secured USD 47M from the LEGO Foundation to assist Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) initiatives.
• Launched its first Skills for Employment program in Tunisia, in collaboration with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Bank of America.
• Attracted personal sector influence funding at 2-3 instances the required funding for applications.

About the Role

The Consultant (Programs, Tunisia) will assist the Skills for Employment program, reporting to the Program Manager. The marketing consultant will present programmatic and operational steerage, requiring as much as twelve monitoring visits inside Tunisia.

Job Details

• Job Number: 579918
• Contract Type: Consultant
• Duty Station: Tunis, Tunisia
• Level: Consultancy
• Category: Education

Key Responsibilities

The marketing consultant can be accountable for the next deliverables:

1. Program Governance Support

• Develop pre-reading supplies for quarterly steering committee conferences and month-to-month implementation group conferences.
• Facilitate conferences and produce summaries of key choices.
• Estimated Work: 66 days (April 2025 – March 2028)

2. Expense Verification

• Conduct twelve expense verification workout routines for EOF’s implementing companions.
• Provide monetary course of suggestions and monitor their implementation.
• Estimated Work: 120 days (July 2025 – March 2028)

3. Monthly 1:1 Meetings with Implementing Partners

• Lead month-to-month conferences with 4 companions.
• Document key choices, challenges, and safeguarding discussions.
• Contribute to EOF’s threat register.
• Estimated Work: 216 days (April 2025 – March 2028)

4. Site Visits & Reports

• Conduct twelve web site visits to judge program implementation.
• Produce detailed reviews outlining successes and challenges.
• Estimated Work: 84 days (July 2025 – March 2028)

5. Safeguarding Process Checks

• Conduct bi-annual safeguarding evaluations and supply enchancment suggestions.
• Estimated Work: 48 days (July 2025 – December 2027)

6. Market Research & Procurement Support

• Conduct market analysis for procurement planning thrice in the course of the contract.
• Estimated Work: 6 days (2025 – 2027)

Qualifications

• Advanced diploma (Master’s or above) in enterprise, economics, political science, finance, training, worldwide growth, or associated area.
• A Bachelor’s diploma can be thought-about with two further years of expertise.
• Minimum 5 years of expertise in program supply or operations.
• Experience in Tunisia in training, skills-for-employment, or nonprofit sectors.
• Fluency in English and Arabic; proficiency in French required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in skills-for-employment sector in Tunisia.
• Knowledge of safeguarding insurance policies.
• Familiarity with monitoring and analysis practices.
• Experience working with authorities businesses, donors, and NGOs.
• Background in Outcomes-Based Financing is a bonus.

Application Process

Interested candidates ought to:

• Complete the web application.
• Upload a canopy letter and monetary proposal (day by day charge fee in USD + anticipated journey prices).
• Applications with out a monetary proposal is not going to be thought-about.

Deadline: 02 March 2025 (W. Central Africa Standard Time)

Important Notes

• Consultants are not thought-about workers members and are accountable for their very own tax obligations.
• Selected candidates should be totally vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 if relevant.
• UNICEF affords reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities.
• To view our competency framework, please go to  here.

For extra particulars and to apply, go to: UNICEF Call for Applications

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