National district heating technical expert for district heating under the WASH Cluster in Ukraine – coordination and stakeholder engagement, Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 months (office based)

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. 

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How can you make a difference? 

Work assignment overview:

Deliverable				Deadline		# of w/days
Inception report, including workplan, list of product/deliverables and materials, including a templates of the letter of request and the questionnaire for district heating organizations and utilities and timelines for the consultancy				30 Sep 2024		10
Concept note on technical requirements, with specific solutions, required for district heating companies, vodokanals and related utilities to deliver heating services to consumers.				31 Oct 2024		20
Organization and coordination of at least 5 meetings under the WASH Cluster, for district heating works, with relevant development and humanitarian partners				15 Dec 2024		20
Field data collection and analysis (minimum 5 assessment reports, each related to a specific settlement or specific company), including photographic evidence, to monitor the needs collected through the application form				15 Jan 2025		25
Organization and coordination of meetings with district heating companies, VKs, utilities for experience exchange and collecting needs for heating season 2025-2026, and capacity-building priorities in prioritized  regions.				15 Mar 2025		30
Data collection from district heating organizations and utilities through letter of requests, agreed questionnaire templates for heating season 2025-2026 in prioritized  regions for analysis in the agreed format within WASH Cluster.				25 Apr 2025		30
Development of 5 case studies (written and/or audio-visual) based on field visits				15 Jun 2025		25
Field data collection and analysis (minimum 5 assessment reports, each related to a specific settlement or specific company), including photographic evidence, to monitor the needs collected through the application form				15 Jul 2025		25
Organization and coordination of at least additional 5 meetings under the WASH Cluster, for district heating works, with relevant development and humanitarian partners				31 Aug 2025		20
Final report, including lessons learnt and recommendations for future implementation and monitoring of projects in the heating sector.				15 Sep Aug 2025		15
Sub-total:						220

 

Travel plan: The Consultant is expected to have field visits for data collection and the development of case studies within Ukraine in the following regions (to be decided during the course of the active contract).

Total number of trip days per contract – 72 days. 

Please provide an all-inclusive financial proposal including travels to carry out the deliverables listed above.

 

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

Education: Master’s degree or higher in in building and civil engineering. Educational programmes, which include heating supply from an accredited academic institution, will be considered an asset.  

Professional experience:

Languages: 

• English: ​​Upper-intermediate [B2]​​
• Ukrainian: ​​​​Proficient/Native [C2]​​

Skills and competencies: 

 

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.