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Consultant (Inclusive Education and Disability Inclusion), Education Cannot Wait
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Remote (global)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 18/03/2024
- Location: Remote (global)
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this consultancy is to operationalize the ECW commitments on inclusive education and disability inclusion as per the Policy Accountability Framework on Disability Inclusion (2022) and the Strategic Plan 2023-2026. The focus of the consultancy will be to ensure alignment of ECW investment windows with the Secretariat commitments for disability inclusion in First Emergency Responses (FERs), Multi-Year Resilience Programmes (MYRPs), and Acceleration Facility (Afs), to strengthen capacities of Secretariat staff on inclusive education and disability inclusion and engage with strategic partners on disability inclusion in EiEPC through the establishment of new collaborations and partnerships. The consultant will work under the guidance of the Gender Manager in the Quality Education team.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT
Deliverables
Deliverable 1:
Integration of Inclusive education and disability inclusion in the design of ECW investments | Completed orientation sessions conducted online to country partners and inputs to PGI team;Completed review of FER, MYRP, and AF proposals investments (approx. 20 per year);Completed field visit to a MYRP country, expected duration of 3-4 days per mission), with a written mission report and action plan submitted to the Gender Manager, within 10 days following return from the mission.
Deliverable 2:
Monitoring | Completed data collection of on disability inclusion in four MYRP countries with a brief report with recommendations on way forward.Report on progress made in implementation of the Disability Policy Accountability Framework (including tracking of resources allocated through the disability marker in FERs and MYRPs) is completed.Completed cross-MYRP network webinar developed and facilitated by the consultant on disability inclusion with country partners (estimated duration 1 hour and 30 mn).Completed review of annual results reports submitted by grantees and inputs shared with M&E team.
Deliverable 3:
Acceleration Facility | New AF on sports and PE in a MYRP country developed to support a pilot initiative in 1 MYRP context for the inclusion of children with all abilities in sports.Future RFP on disability inclusion prepared.
Deliverable 4:
Organizational fitness | Presentation to SMT preparedAt least one Organization of Persons with Disabilities( OPD )identified to join ExCom CSO constituency.Programme Managers received induction on disability inclusion in the Secretariat.
Deliverable 5:
Advocacy and stakeholder engagement | ECW Senior management provided with strategic resources to advocate for disability inclusion in EiEPC.Materials developed for the Comms team on disability inclusion.
Deliverable 1:
Integration of Inclusive education and disability inclusion in the design of ECW investments | Completed orientation sessions conducted online to country partners and inputs to PGI team;Completed review of FER, MYRP, and AF proposals investments (approx. 20 per year);Completed field visit to a MYRP country, expected duration of 3-4 days per mission), with a written mission report and action plan submitted to the Gender Manager, within 10 days following return from the mission.
Deliverable 2:
Monitoring | Completed data collection of on disability inclusion in four MYRP countries with a brief report with recommendations on way forward.Report on progress made in implementation of the Disability Policy Accountability Framework (including tracking of resources allocated through the disability marker in FERs and MYRPs) is completed.Completed cross-MYRP network webinar developed and facilitated by the consultant on disability inclusion with country partners (estimated duration 1 hour and 30 mn).Completed review of annual results reports submitted by grantees and inputs shared with M&E team.
Deliverable 3:
Acceleration Facility | New AF on sports and PE in a MYRP country developed to support a pilot initiative in 1 MYRP context for the inclusion of children with all abilities in sports.Future RFP on disability inclusion prepared.
Deliverable 4:
Organizational fitness | Presentation to SMT preparedAt least one Organization of Persons with Disabilities( OPD )identified to join ExCom CSO constituency.Programme Managers received induction on disability inclusion in the Secretariat.
Deliverable 5:
Advocacy and stakeholder engagement | ECW Senior management provided with strategic resources to advocate for disability inclusion in EiEPC.Materials developed for the Comms team on disability inclusion.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (or equivalent) in one or more of the following disciplines: social work, international development, law, social sciences, public administration, or other related fields.
- A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience in inclusive education and disability inclusion in education in emergencies and protracted crisis.
- Understanding of Universal Design concepts and the Washington Group work on disability is essential.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish), particularly French, is desirable.
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