Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Cairo
Level: Consultancy
Location: Egypt
Categories: Health
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Objective:
The Joint Programme in the period 2023-2024 will support the mapping of needs and priorities conducted with UNICEF and WHO programme staff at the country level that revealed significant technical capacity gaps which are impeding progress towards delivery of the Joint Programme’s vision, gaps that have been exacerbated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing this, UNICEF are now seeking to appoint consultant to support development and implementation of the Joint Programme thus far identified for intensive support over a two-year period.
UNICEF Egypt Country Office is seeking to contract a consultant to be responsible for leading on and coordinating the development and initial implementation of a country-level plan for the Joint Programme in Egypt. This will include:
- Working with UNICEF and WHO country office technical staff on the development of a detailed, costed country-lplan for the Joint Programme, building on the country case for support as relevant.
- Liaising between WHO and UNICEF country offices and supporting engagement and coordination with country stakeholders.
- Facilitating stakeholder consultations and planning and reviewing Joint Programme meetings.
- Supporting the implementation of the Joint Programme workplan.
- Budget monitoring and reporting.
- Narrative reporting against the Joint Programme Monitoring Framework.
- Supporting resource mobilization efforts.
Methodology:
The consultant will ensure the implementation of Joint Programme activities with WHO and MOHP. The process should be participatory, bringing together multiple stakeholders to share knowledge and insights.
The consultant work with partners to:
- Develop the TORs for the National Multisectoral and Multistakeholder Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing and Development Consultative Committee
- Develop Action Plan 2022 – 2030
- In coordination with Child Protection UNICEF programme team, manage and support the qualitative mapping/assessment of Child and Adolescent Mental Health legislation and policies across sectors and finalize recommendations to inform the development of the NMHAP 2022 – 2030 and other frameworks.
- Map the currently available services, capacities, and referral mechanisms for the delivery of MHPSS services across health, education and social services/child protection services) for children and adolescents with mental health conditions, and their caregivers.
- Identify the package of MPHSS services across sectors and provide technical assistance to develop relevant training materials and build the capacity of professional and non-professionals
- Conduct community outreach activities to build social and emotional competencies.
- Ensure day-to-day implementation and monitoring at the central level and in the field, through the following actions:
- Leveraging partnerships between UNICEF, WHO, MOHP sectors, and conduct monthly coordination meetings;
- Engage with CP UNICEF programme team through regular coordination meeting and discussions, and make sure that all activities between Child Survival and development programme and CP prgramme are done in collaborative manner
- Holding regular coordination meetings with MoHP staff at the national level and the selected governorate level;
- Coaching and supportive supervision of implementation of the planned activities by the selected/ trained healthcare service providers to deliver and monitor the planned interventions.
- Support the coordination with UNICEF internal sectors (e.g. CP, SBC, Education) and establishment of social media platform and ensure the integration of different component in the outreach to better reach target population with MHPSS and wellbeing.
ACTIVITIES, DELIVERABLES AND TIMELINES, PLUS BUDGET PER DELIVERABLE:
Activities and Deliverables
Timeline and estimated duration
- Coordinate the development of the TORs for the National Multisectoral and Multistakeholder Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing and Development Consultative Committee
- Coordinate the development of the Action Plan for MHPSS 2022 – 2030
- Develop and consolidate the report on qualitative mapping/assessment of Child and Adolescent Mental Health legislation and policies across sectors including recommendations to inform the development of the NMHAP 2022 – 2030 and other frameworks
- Producing a mapping report on the currently available services, capacities, and referral mechanisms for the delivery of MHPSS services across health, education and social services/child protection services) for children and adolescents with mental health conditions, and their caregivers
- Report on the identified package of MPHSS services and the training materials across sectors
- Coordinate the delivery of training of professional and non-professionals on MHPSS with reports on the training attendees and performance with recommendation to upscale and modify/ update accordingly
- Coordinate the community outreach activities to build social and emotional competencies
- Facilitate coordination with partners through ongoing (face-to face or online) discussions and meetings for regular updates and deliver meeting minutes including meeting minutes from monthly coordination meetings with UNICEF’s CP, WHO, MOHP sectors
- Coordinate the development of a cross sectoral social media platform established to ensure the integration of different component in the outreach to better reach target population with MHPSS and wellbeing
- Monitor and report on core content and indicators related to MHPSS
TOTAL
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378 DAYS
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
UNICEF Egypt is looking for consultants with strong expertise and good track record in implementing primary health care initiatives, and who is respectful to cultural diversities, community values, and is sensitive to gender issues, with zero tolerance to violence, child abuse and neglect and other harmful practices. The following expertise is required:
- Medical background; with a minimum of a master’s degree in public health/mental health field.
- Previous experience (at least 8 years) in supporting primary health care system and public health initiatives, with expertise in mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Track record of leadership, facilitation and coordination skills and commitment to delivering timely and high-quality evaluation reports.
- An excellent understanding of data and monitoring principles.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
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.
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.
Advertised: 14 May 2023 Egypt Daylight Time
Deadline: 27 May 2023 Egypt Daylight Time
