International Consultant: Senior Socio- Economic Expert, Kathmandu, Nepal
JOB DETAIL
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, result
How can you make a difference?
Duration of Contract: The total duration of the contract is for 104 working days over the period of 9 months.
This consultancy assignment is both Kathmandu based and remote working.
Deliverables for this Assignment:
| Tasks/Milestone | Deliverables/Outputs | Timeline | Proposed Fee ( In Nepalese Currency) |
| Developing a Child Friendly framework developed | Developing a Child Friendly planning and budget analysis framework for 3 tiers of the GoN / In partnership with NNRFC, MOFA and PLGSP | (25 days) Oct – Nov 2023 | |
| National Budget Analysis reports prepared | Nepal National Budget analysis-rapid budget analysis/After the publication of the national budget/ with 2 pages each on education, health, nutrition and social protection , WASH and Child Protection | (30 days) Nov – Dec 2023 | |
| CFT 12 conducted | Phase 2: CFT Round 12 : 1. Data analysis 2. Presentation | (14 days) Feb – March 2023 | |
| Policy papers produced | Support Economic Lab in production of 5 policy papers | (20 days) Feb – March 2024 | |
| Peer review of 5 reports based on the secondary analysis of Census 2021 data | (15 days) – Oct 2023 to June 2024 |
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- PHD in economics, statistics or any other relative field
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Minimum of 10 years relevant progressive professional working experience in
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Data modelling
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Economistic modelling including costing
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Experience and expertise in multi-purpose, humanitarian cash programming
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Experience and expertise of working with UN preferably on a multi-agency assignment
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Work experience in Nepal an asset
Languages:Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
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:
Request to submit financial proposal as per deliverables in US Dollar.
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.
