UNICEF BRAZIL
Vacancy Notice RH/2014/003
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the world's leading organisation focusing on
children and child rights, is inviting qualified professionals to apply for the following
consultancy:
Purpose:
Carry out tasks related to the “My Trainer is Top-Notch” and “My Team
is Top-notch” projects.
Background:
In the next three years, Brazil will enter history by hosting the two
biggest sporting events in the world: the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and
the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. This scenery would not be
more favourable to understand how sports can be important for the lives
of children and adolescents and how it can contribute to their
development.
The practice of safe and inclusive sport, as well as other kinds of leisure,
is essential for the development of children and adolescents, since it can
bring benefits to the health, stimulate the learning process, enlarge the
cultural universe and enhance socialization skills, generating these ways
better conditions of life.
Hosting these mega sporting events brings about several opportunities
to intensify the mechanisms to promote children and adolescents’ rights.
In light of this, UNICEF is carrying out two projects to reach this goal.
The “My Trainer is Top-Notch” project to educate and empower sports
coaches and physical education teachers to become positive catalysts for
child and youth development. The aim of My Coach is Top Notch is to
use sports as a tool to educate children and young citizens in order to
improve their quality of life, particularly in areas of social vulnerability,
leaving a sport legacy that goes far beyond infrastructure, facilities or
sports equipment.
The “My Team is Top-notch” aims to engage with professional sports
clubs in a partnership to promote children's right to play as a tool to
ensure a sustainable development of children, families and communities.
It is also an opportunity to spread messages, mobilize society and
resources, and encourage change by the development of a CSR Tool Kit
for professional sports clubs that includes a corporate social
responsibility score card and indicators to asses and keep track of
progress for each club. This tool kit is based on UNICEF’s business
principles for working with the private sector.
Upon compliment of the minimum expected levels of the CSR score card,
those teams who reach the standards of this program will be bestowed
with the “Child Friendly Club Seal (Time Amigo da Crianças)” to
recognize the team’s committed with the well-being of children,
adolescents and the community.
The implementation of these projects requires a dedicated and multi-
faceted project officer, with good knowledge of Sport for Development
projects. The consultant will work directly under the coordinator of
Sports for Development unit in UNICEF Brasilia Office.
Work
Assignment:
Under the direct supervision of the Sport for Development Specialist, the
consultant will specifically be responsible for but not limited to:
1)
My Trainer is Top Notch Project:
a) Support the partner with the definition of the methodology and
the development of the contents of the training program;
b) Coordinate with the implementing partner the selection of the
professional sports clubs and their staff that will take part on the
pilot program;
c) Support the implementation of the pilot program;
d) Develop a communication strategy for coordination with the
implementing partner and the professional sports clubs, as well as
the promotion of their participation in this project to the general
public and media;
e) Coordinate the up-scaling of the initiative to include staff from the
Semi-arid, Amazon and PCUs municipalities to participate in the
next phase of the program;
f) Prepare monthly monitoring reports throughout the development
of the project;
g) Prepare donor proposals and donor reports as per required;
h) Prepare a final report upon completion of the pilot phase,
including recommendations and lessons learnt.
2) My Team is Top Notch Project:
a) Coordinate the process of developing the methodology,
registration forms, evaluation procedures and the indicators table
related to the “Top-Notch” seal;
b) Develop a communication strategy for the interlocution with the
professional sports clubs, follow-up process of the participating
teams and promotion of the teams aiming to be awarded with the
“Child Friendly Club (Time Amigo da Crianças)” seal;
c) Coordinate and oversee the evaluation process of each
professional sports clubs in three stages: initial evaluation after
the registration of the team, mid-term evaluation (6 months),
final evaluation and delivery of the “Child Friendly Club (Time
Amigo da Crianças)” seal;
d) Prepare monthly monitoring reports throughout the development
of the project;
e) Prepare donor proposals and donor reports as per required;
f) Prepare a final report upon completion of the consultancy,
including recommendations and lessons learnt.
3)
Support to the Sports for Development Unit:
Coordinate the administrative and programme activities related to the
Sports for Development Unit.
Fee:
R$ 7,500.00 (monthly)
Duration:
11 months
Start Date:
Imediately
Duty Sation:
Brasília - DF
Deliverables:
Due Date: By the end of every month from start date
Description: Monthly deliver of progress report (10 reports)
Due Date: By the end of the last month
Description: Deliver final report (month 11th)
Due Date: When required
Description: Evaluation reports of the My Trainer is Top Notch Project”
and “My Team is Top Notch Project”
Qualification:
Education:
First university degree in International Relations, International
Development, Sport Management, Sports Marketing or other related
disciplines is required.
Experience required and competencies
a)
2-3 years of work experience in managing projects with
international cooperation for the promotion of children and adolescents’
rights, preferably in the professional Sports industry or in Sports for
Development program;
b)
Experience in coordinating complex partnerships and different
actors of different sectors;
c)
Excellent communication, negotiating and organizing skills;
d)
Fluency in Portuguese and English (oral and written). Fluency in
Spanish language is a desirable asset;
e)
Excellent ability to work with different teams, demonstrate
initiative, and with a result-oriented approach;
f)
Understanding data analysis and some experience with field
research, focusing monitoring and evaluation;
g)
Excellent capacity to manage deadlines, often on short notice;
h)
Excellent ability to build alliances with strategic thinking and
networking skills;
i)
Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills;
j)
Computer skills, including internet navigation and various office
applications;
k)
Experience with the UN System will be considered an asset.
Applications will be considered only if accompanied by the UN Personal History Form (P.11),
which can be downloaded from our website http://www.unicef.org.br, by clicking on
“Quem somos”, then on “Trabalho no UNICEF” and on “Anúncio de vaga”. The P.11
must be sent to [email protected] under title RH/2014/003 Consultoria S4D.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline for application is 17 February 2014.
The selectee will work with UNICEF under a consultancy contract.
UNICEF encourages applications from qualified women and men from all ethnic groups. Candidates will
be treated equally regardless of gender, sexual orientation, special needs, religion, social and HIV/aids
status. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment. Additional information on the selection process, post,
working conditions and regret letters will only be provided to short-listed candidates.