Appel d’offres : Fiches d’intervention d’urgence pour un déploiement rapide au Viêt Nam – pour les consultants nationaux et internationaux basé à Hanoi.

Scope of Work:

UNICEF Viet Nam aims to establish a pre-screened pool of Emergency national and international consultants for rapid deployment (within 24 hours to 7 days if a rapid onset emergency is triggered). Consultants are to collaborate closely with UNICEF Country Office and external partners to support planning, early actions, response and recovery.

Rostered consultants are to provide technical assistance once an emergency is triggered as follows:

– Early actions:  Emergency consultants may be involved in establishing and implementing early actions, which can involve developing emergency response plans, reviewing existing data of key indicators identifying existing vulnerabilities, and recommending proactive measures to minimize the impact of emergencies.

– Planning and need assessment:  Emergency consultants develop comprehensive emergency response plans with stakeholders such as government agencies, organizations, and communities. During an emergency, consultants provide support to conduct needs assessments to determine the immediate requirements of affected children, families and communities. This involves identifying gaps in response and prioritizing interventions. Consultants work closely with national and local authorities, humanitarian organizations, and other stakeholders to ensure an accurate assessment of the situation of children, families and communities and their immediate, mid-term and long terms needs.

– Emergency Response:  Emergency consultants are actively involved in coordinating and supporting emergency response efforts including all sectors mentioned above. They deliver supplies, monitor activities, and facilitate effective communication among different response entities. The consultants help ensure that response activities align with the response plans and address the identified needs in a timely manner.

– Humanitarian cash transfers (HTC): Design and delivery of child-sensitive and shock-responsive humanitarian cash transfers (HCT); Child-focused market assessments; Coordination with programme sections to strengthen the linkage between HCT with complementary interventions/services including Cash Working Group; Coordination with Government, particularly MOLISA at national and sub-national level.

– Recovery:  Following the initial emergency response, consultants continue providing support in the recovery phase. This involves assessing the mid-term and long-term impacts of the emergency on children, their families and communities, facilitating the restoration of essential services and resilient building.

Duration of roster-based consultancies:

– Consultants who are selected from the roster will work on specific deliverables and with timeframes as determined by the office based on project needs (not exceeding 36 months).

– The length of the contract will depend on project needs and funding availability.

– The Roster will remain valid for 36 months, during which time selected consultants may be consulted by the country teams directly.

Interested candidates should indicate their preference(s) on the target sectors e.g. Emergency Management, Education, Child Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Nutrition and Health, Social protection (Humanitarian Cash Transfer) and Social and Behaviour Change Communication.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

1. Advanced degree related to ‘target sectors’ (above) or equivalent experience/ education:

Child Protection:  Social work, international relations, law and child psychology;

Education: Education, Education in Emergencies, social sciences;

WASH: Environmental science, public health, water and sanitation engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, geology, hydrogeology, emergency program management, or other related fields.

Nutrition: Human nutrition, preferably in public health, medicine or related health discipline;

Health: Public health, preferably in medicine, nursing or other relevant health discipline.

Social protection: Economics, International Relations, Public Policy, Humanitarian Affairs, Social Sciences or another.

Cross cutting: emergency management or programme communications, social and behaviour change.

2. Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible relevant experience in at least one of the ‘target sectors’ with preferred experience in additional technical areas.

3. Demonstrated experience as a consultant in an advisory role is required; experience in emergencies is strongly preferred.

4. Strong mixed quantitative and qualitative skill set in terms of risk assessment and data analysis.

5. Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate and communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to an interdisciplinary team.

6. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and make sound, informed decisions.

7. Proven ability in building and mentoring capacity of government counterparts, with experience working closely with ‘potential beneficiaries’ (above); experience working with the UN and/or a NGO is an asset.

8. Fluency in English (verbal and written) is a must. Proven experience of high quality report writing and documentation.

9. Availability for rapid deployment on short notice.

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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Technical and Financial Evaluation Criteria (With weights for each criteria):

A two-stage procedure shall be utilized in evaluating proposals, with evaluation of the technical proposal being completed prior to any price proposal being compared.

For evaluation and selection method, the Cumulative Analysis Method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:

a) Technical Qualification (max. 100 points) weight 70 %

· Language and content of cover letter: 20 points

· Relevant Education Qualifications: 30 points

· Relevant work/technical experience: 50 points

b) Financial Proposal (max. 100 points) weight 30 %

The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technical qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 70 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview if needed.

Once a consultant roster is created, when a task that requires a particular expertise arises, UNICEF Vietnam will approach one or more consultant candidates in the pertinent workstream(s) of the roster with a specific Terms of Reference to discuss availability and interest, as well as further assess expertise and experience vis-à-vis the specific terms of reference.

Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

HOW TO APPLY:

The application to be submitted through the online portal should contain attachments:

– Letter of interest and CV

– Performance evaluation of recent relevant work and three references;

– Financial proposal including relevant costs for the assignment and consultancy fee rate.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.