UNICEF International Consultant – Contextualization of Adolescent Kits Jobs in Uganda
UNICEF International Consultant – Contextualization of Adolescent Kits Jobs in Uganda
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, a fair chance
Uganda is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path. Together with the Government of Uganda and partners we work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the objectives of the Uganda National Development Plan, and the planned outcomes of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.
How can you make a difference?
The overall purpose of the consultancy is to synthesize and document the lessons learnt and good practices from the implementation of the Young People and Adolescents Peer Support (YAPS) model in Uganda as part of the programmatic learning and improvement of the YAPS related interventions.
This will be backed up by stories and testimonies of change. The aim of this is to capture and share practices and experiences in order to build a collective knowledge network and inform learning from the experiences.
The documentation aim to achieve the following objectives;
To describe what the adolescents, health workers and community considers as best practices of the YAPS programme to provide quality HIV services for adolescents and young people
To document human-interest stories from the YAPS programme; depicting the benefits and areas of growth of the program
To recommend strategies and practices for scale up for Adolescents and Young people, scale up for the provision of Quality HIV services for adolescent and young people in Uganda.
Scope of Work
Before commencing on the assignment, the consultant will develop an inception report with Plan of Action outlining the detailed approach and methodology to this assignment, which will be discussed and agreed upon with UNICEF and MoH. This task may involve a number of consultative meetings.
Based on the agreed plan of action, the consultant will review relevant supporting documentation, conduct field work to programme areas and beneficiaries to collect evidence on the YAPS delivery model.
The consultant will document lessons learned and good practices for accelerating action and supporting scale up of YAPS model in Uganda. In documenting lessons learned and good practices, the consultant will use as a guide: Annex 1. Detailed best practice template and Annex 2. Checklist for identifying practices for potential scale up (WHO, 2017. A Guide to Identifying and Documenting Best Practices in Family Planning Programmes). In addition to the write up, the consultant
will develop a power point presentation that can be utilized for dissemination of the YAPS good practices.
The consultant will also work with UNICEF HIV and communications section to identify, develop and document positive change in the form of testimonies, human interest stories, photos and videos.
The draft deliverables and presentation will be reviewed by the MOH Paediatric and Adolescent subcommittee and UNICEF. The final report and deliverables will be disseminated during the annual national stakeholders meeting to review the performance of the HIV programme.
Key Tasks
The consultant will work on the following tasks;
Develop an inception report with Plan of Action outlining the detailed approach, methodology and timelines to this assignment
Review relevant supporting documentation, conduct field work to programme areas and beneficiaries to collect evidence and information on good practices and lessons learned on the YAPS delivery model.
Conduct data analysis, articulation and prioritization of good practices and lessons learned, and documentation of lessons learned and good practices for accelerating action and supporting scale up of YAPS model in Uganda in prescribed format.
Work with UNICEF HIV and communications section to identify, develop and document positive change in the form of testimonies, human interest stories, photos and videos
Validation and finalization of the report and power point based on the feedback from key stakeholders
Validation and finalization of the report and power point based on the feedback from key stakeholders
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
The selected consultant should have
Education
Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines: Public Health, Development Studies or Social Science or a field relevant to international development assistance in HIV/AIDS
Experience/expertise
A minimum of 5 years of relevant work in documentation and dissemination of research and good practices, preferably in the area of HIV and adolescent health
Experience working in communication including digital media and/or communications for development
Knowledge of HIV and AIDS situation and programmes in Uganda
Knowledge of Adolescent Health in context of HIV/AIDS epidemic at global, regional and national levels.
Excellent inter-personal communication skills
Proven capacity to interact with the governmental and non-governmental partners and stakeholders
Language
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF International Consultant – Contextualization of Adolescent Kits Jobs in Uganda
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