Individual International consultancy to support UNICEF and Government of Turkmenistan in developing the Turkmenistan Children’s Climate Risk Index & Disaster Risk Model (CCRI-DRM)New Consultancy Recruitment & Non-Staff Workflow

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child,

How can you make a difference? 

Purpose of Consultancy 

To support Turkmenistan to respond to the need for an integrated child-sensitive disaster risk information system and platform for governmental institutions at national and subnational levels. 

Scope of Work:

• Support development of recommendations to design and initiate establishment of a subnational Children’s Climate Risk Index – Disaster Risk Model for Turkmenistan;
• Modelling the initial interactive platform making the CCRI-DRM model and underlying indicator data, as well as other relevant indicators;
• Develop a CCRI-DRM analytical report to support the alignment and coordination of planning and programming efforts of national actors with informed by identified child vulnerabilities and risks from climate, environmental and other shocks and stresses and climate changes;

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Data Science, Statistics, or related degree areas of work, or another relevant areas;
• Experience
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience related to the development of information systems, management and analysis of quantitative data;
• Experience in the statistical systems, data exchange and information sharing mechanisms/structures; with this experience related to climate and disaster risk management areas a strong asset;
• Extensive experience in data analyses and modelling;
• Knowledge of national and local governance and climate change and disaster risk management, and of the systems in place to respond to risk and vulnerability will be an asset;
• Analysis skills and quantitative and qualitative synthesis of information;
• Experience in organization, facilitation, systematization, and presentation of results. Skills for facilitating and managing training processes. Experience working with open-source GIS technology is an asset;
• Language: Proficient knowledge of Russian and English is required

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. 

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