International Consultant

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya UNICEF Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child's path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person's future

JOB SUMMARY

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...Master's degree or equivalent in Public/Mental Health, Education, Psychology, Sociology/Social Work, Gender, or other related degree.A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience including at international level, with field experience and expertise of working on health & education and MHPSS programmingPrior work experience with a multi-lateral or international health and development agency, and experience supporting Adolescent Health or Education programs in any of UNICEF's key geographic regions, including Eastern and Southern Africa.A set of strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and a good understanding of translating theoretical concepts into programmatic implementation will be an added advantage.Demonstrated ability to working in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships, including with national-level stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The consultant will work closely with the Maternal and Newborn Health Specialist and Education Specialist and the MHPSS Programme Specialist, in undertaking the following tasks:Working with the Health and Education sections specialists and collaborating with the Regional MHPSS Programme Specialist and MHPSS regional working group, the consultant will conduct a desk review and analysis, develop a series of recommendations for strengthening integrated cross-sectoral MHPSS into education settings and within health interventions and school heath services for UNICEF staff. The consultant will also support, integrating cross-sectoral MHPSS into education and health settings considering the continuum of care efforts, using a life cycle approach and lifesaving interventions both in development and humanitarian contexts.Building further on the existing regional MHPSS and NCD mapping, undertake a situation analysis on MHPSS within schools and school health and, considering the evidence, initiatives and programmes, school health and MHPSS curricula, policies, plans, partnerships, (key stakeholder analysis), and implementation tools for school-based multi-sectoral services (health, MHPSS, HIV, WASH, nutrition, child protection), taking into consideration gender dimensions, disability inclusion and age appropriateness of the response.Develop an analytical framework of UNICEF 's initiatives to make sure the recommendations are actionable and in line with UNCEF's capacities.Develop methodology for and undertake a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative analysis), including primary data collection thought KIIs and FGDs to gain a better understanding of the landscape of school-based health and multi-sectoral/integrated services within ESA region, including policies, promising practices, approaches and implementation tools.Identify the perceptions, perceived barriers and enablers for the uptake MHPSS into existing health and education programmes both internally and externally, including MoE and MoH key stakeholdersProvide recommendations on best approaches to scale, monitor and evaluate MHPSS within education and health settings in ESAR region taking consideration of all relevant contextual factors and regional priorities.Based on the findings review schools as integrated service platforms (SISP) and incorporate the findingsDevelop a 'catalogue option', recommendation and relevant resources on programming for UNICEF staff, on how to integrate MHPSS into existing continuum of care efforts, using the life cycle approach and covering interventions both in the development and humanitarian context. Additionally, identify 2-3 countries which demonstrate readiness to scale and adopt integrated MHPSS and Schools as health-promoting schools with learning environments.Incorporate feedback from RO, HQ and COs and prepare the final versionDisseminate findings and recommendations and snapshots of the guidance with RO and COs via a webinarBased on the feedback from RO, HQ and COs, update the ESARO regional concept paper on 'Schools as Integrated Service Platforms' including the health components, and integrate MHPSS and missing components of health promoting schoolsDisseminate findings and recommendations and snapshots of the guidance with RO and COs via a webinarBased on the feedback from RO, HQ and COs, update the ESARO technical reference document on integration of MHPSS in health interventions across the continuum of care.Gather brief examples from CO programmesProvide remote and on-site technical support to COs as ESARO health and education team, including on the monitoring of MHPSS programming across the region, andto countries for MHPSS related work, including – but not only – the MHPSS 7% set aside funding country recipients.Keep a resource repository for resources gathered in the consultancy

REQUIRED SKILLS

Collaboration, Project management, Ability to coordinate, Decision making

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Post-graduate education

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