CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 11 Nov 2014

Terms of Reference for Consultants & Individual Contractors

TitlePeacebuilding, Education and Advocacy (PBEA) consultant**Purpose** To provide technical and field support to the Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy (PBEA) Unit within the Education Section of UNICEF in South Sudan.**Fees** Mid-level International Consultancy (P3 Level)**Location** Juba-based with regular field mission support**Duration** 6 months**Start Date** 20 November 2014 Reporting to Life Skills, Peacebuilding and Education Manager

Purpose of the Consultancy:

UNICEF South Sudan (Education Section) is looking for an experienced Peacebuilding and Education Specialist to provide solid technical and field based support towards the Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy project in South Sudan.

Background:

South Sudan, a newly independent state with a population of about 8.4 million, 70% of whom constitute young people, is emerging from decades of conflicts recently compounded by what erupted on 15^th December 2013. The effects emerging from this protracted violence remain a primary development and emergency concern impinging on the achievement of the national strategies for sustainable peace as well as the various international instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). The need for a comprehensive support peacebuilding strategy aimed at redressing the lost generation is something that requires the collective engagement of all hence PBEA programme aims to position education in promoting sustainable peace for all.

Justification:

The PBEA conflict analysis conducted in South Sudan identified various root causes some of which included limited resources, unemployment, poverty, gender-based violence, trauma to mention a few. Education that is conflict sensitive has the ability to serve as a spring board through which knowledge, attitudes and core values anchored on intellectual, interpersonal and psychosocial development necessary for effective management of everyday life challenges are learned and practiced.

The current institutional capacities are inadequately prepared to deal with these conflicting realities and it is imperative that all sectors are supported to work towards rebuilding and repositioning the new national recovery and development process. In particular, the education sector in South Sudan is greatly endowed with great potential and resources to contribute productively towards the national reconstruction phase and this needs to be well articulated and supported within a solid theoretical stance.

In 2011, UNICEF received funding for a new global programme on Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy (PBEA) from the Government of the Netherlands and South Sudan was selected as one of the 14 participating countries. The country outcomes focus on institutional capacity building, individual engagement through community and youth participation as well as adequate generation and use of evidence and knowledge in policies and programming. This will subsequently help in establishing linkages between education, conflict and peacebuilding. Although some initiatives have already started, many others are part of the multi-dimensional response strategy that is still being implemented. Moreover, the international community is increasingly recognizing the untapped potential of resources and social services including education in restoring peace and stability hence the need to properly support educational interventions that promote the role of education in peacebuilding.

Main function of the consultancy;

The consultant will assist the Life Skills, Peacebuilding and Education Unit under the overall supervision of the Unit Manager

to achieve the following key tasks:

• Review the PBEA field support project to identify gaps and areas needing to be leveraged as the project draws to closure at the end of 2015.
• In consultation with partners, identify and/or develop strategies to support specific PBEA interventions so as to address the identified gaps and strengthen success components that are offering a greater comparative edge.
• Conduct at least six conflict sensitivity training including conflict sensitive spot checks with government, civil society and teachers at state level.
• Provide two new partners (PCAs) and support the already existing ones with technical expertise to innovatively strengthen results for Peacebuilding and life skills for transformative change such as Transitional Justice Education and Pastoralist Education.
• Produce three publishable human stories to show case experiences and lessons within the PBEA programme
• Support Media component by contributing articles to Newsletter, magazine and radio programmes for PBEA in South Sudan.
• Support the documentation of three case studies including the one on gender in the context of peace building.
• Establish functional inter-agency thematic groups in at least three new states and harness the capacity to maximize on peacebuilding synergies that promote sustainable peace for national development.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Report on the rapid gap analysis on existing PBEA interventions and modalities for improved performance for results
• Report on appropriate field support focusing on existing interventions and specific modalities for leveraging their comparative edge in the current context.
• Four reports on Conflict Sensitivity trainings conducted with spot checks at state level covering at least 200 leaders at national and state level
• Four monitoring reports for partners reflecting innovative programming in PBEA.
• Three human stories published focusing on PBEA experiences and lessons
• Articles contributed frequently to operationalize with regularity the publicity for PBEA related issues at national and state level (e.g. radio, TV, Newsletter, magazine)
• Support documentation of three case studies including gender in peacebuilding
• Form and operationalize three inter-agency thematic groups in various implementing states to promote peace building.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation processes by facilitating the collection of data through field visits and follow ups.
• Generate evidence on working with the peace building team by supporting the overall accomplishments of the PBEA programme as deemed necessary.

Expected Deliverables

DeliverablesEstimated Duration

(may be rearranged by the expert) Dead-line

(2014) 1. Report on the revised existing field PBEA programmes to identify gaps for support. 2 weeks 20 - 30 Nov. 2014 2. Design and plan for supporting partners on specific interventions. 2 weeks 01 – 15 Dec. 2014 3. Conduct field visits in the states to offer support on identified gap areas. On-going process 17 Dec. - 14 Jan. 2015 4. Collect, document and publish 3 human stories on peace building programming. On-going process but reported every 4 weeks 15 – 31 Jan 2015 5. Produce with partners Media campaign for peace building on weekly Radio, Television and Print work on peacebuilding. On-going process but weekly reports February 2015 6. Report on pre and post results and the number of training workshops conducted to close identified gaps with at least 200 beneficiaries. On-going process reported on monthly 01 – 14 Mar. 2015 7. Report on functionally existing thematic groups on peacebuilding in three different states. Reported on every end of month 15 – 31 Mar. 2015 8. Conduct field visits and report on-going monitoring and evaluation data collection process. Reported on every end of month 01 - 14 April 15 9. Conduct or present in workshops, seminars and conferences conducted on PBEA findings. Reported on every end of month 15 – 30 April 15 10. Contribute to the comprehensive PBEA preparation for the country and global 2015 report. On-going but captured on monthly reporting May 2015 TOTAL

6 months 6 months

Reporting:

The consultant will report to the Unit Manager for Life Skills, Peacebuilding and Education.

QUALIFICATIONS OR SPECIALISED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Only those persons who satisfy the following requirements will be considered as potential candidates:

• A minimum of five years of progressively, responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme planning and management in peacebuilding within the education sector
• Proven extensive, professional experience and expertise in the areas of both peacebuilding and education and or related areas, preferably with conflict-affected or post-conflict and sector planning programme experience for other national/international agencies or development organizations
• Experience in high data quality data collection, research and analysis and delivering support services at community level
• Experience in complex emergencies/conflict-affected contexts strongly preferred
• Demonstrated sufficient managerial technical capacity to undertake the assignment
• Advanced university degree in social sciences (sociology, psychology, education, peacebuilding, international and development studies or other related technical field);
• Significant knowledge and experience of humanitarian work with emphasis on coordination and capacity building
• Excellent facilitation and coordination skills
• Familiarity with South Sudan national development priorities and challenges is desirable
• Fluent in written and spoken English

v A first level university degree with relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

i) Core Values (Required)

• Commitment

• Diversity and Inclusion

• Integrity

ii) Core Competencies (Required)

• Communication [ II ]

• Working with People [ II ]

• Drive for Results [ II ]

iii) Functional Competencies (Required)

• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]

• Analyzing [ III]

• Relating and Networking [ II ]

• Deciding and Initiating Action [ II ]

• Applying Technical Expertise [ III ]

Policy both parties should be aware of:

Ø No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the consultant.

Ø ***Please consult with HR on classification, entitlements and UNICEF regulations.**

How to apply:

APPLICATIONS

Submission of Applications:

Applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and completed United Nations Personal History (P-11) form, as well as the two most recent performance appraisals or performance evaluation reports to: UNICEF South Sudan Country Office, Human Resources Unit via email: jubavacancies@unicef.org

The deadline for receipt of applications is 11 November 2014.