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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Goal and Objective:  Under the overall guidance of the Chief Planning, Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting of UNICEF South Sudan, the consultant will support UNICEF South Sudan in reviewing and/or copy editing the 2024 Country Office Annual Reporting documents, including the Country Office End-Year Summary Narrative and Results Assessment Module (RAM) reports, assuring the highest quality as per the UNICEF guidelines including the Style Guide.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform substantive writing and editing by:

• Ensuring consistent style of writing and tone throughout the reports.

• Correcting spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax mistakes and eliminating repetition and ensuring a concise way of writing.

• Consolidate and produce a write-up based on content inputs and data provided by UNICEF South Sudan.

Results Assessment Module Reports (RAM)

• Edit Results Assessment Module (RAM) reports from each section to ensure coherence and results are clearly and effectively articulated. The ESARO results reporting quality criteria should be a reference point.

Country Office End-Year Summary Narrative Report

• Compile, review and edit the draft inputs from Programme Sections and Operations to produce the draft End-Year Summary Narrative.

• The situational analysis section should be written based on the edited annual RAM reports and draft inputs from Programme Sections.

• The End-Year Summary Narrative Report content should be in line with the global Specific Guidelines for 2024 Country Office Annual Reports.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will be responsible for reviewing and editing the RAM Outcome/Output narrative reports and contributions submitted by Programme Sections and Operations to the 2024 End-Year Summary Narrative report. This will involve quality assurance for accuracy of the information presented, compiling inputs from different sources and editing for English grammar, style and logical flow. The assignment will also involve cross-checking and triangulation of information and data to ensure consistency with the previous End Year Summary Narratives of the 2023 Country Programme cycle.

Indicative Timelines for major deliverables

RAM Outcome and Output reports:

• 05 December 2024: Comments provided on RAM Output and Outcome narrative reports

• 10 December 2024: Second draft Outcome and Output narrative reports produced

• 16 December 2024: Third draft Outcome and Output narrative reports

• 23 January 2025: Final copy-edited RAM Outcome/Output narrative reports

Country Office Summary Narrative Report

• 09 December 2024: First draft Summary Narrative report

• 13 December 2024: Second draft Summary Narrative report

• 18 December 2024: Third draft Summary Narrative report

• 15 January 2025: Final draft Summary Narrative report

• 17 January 2025: Final copy-edited Summary Narrative report

Deliverables

Results Assessment Module (RAM) Reporting

Review and provide comments on RAM Output and Outcome narrative reports.

Comments provided on RAM Output and Outcome narrative reports. 30 Nov- 05 Dec, 2024           6 days

Integrate comments/response from sections and submit second draft to the Chief PMER and Deputy Representative for review.

Second draft Outcome and Output narrative reports 09-10 Dec 2024 2days

Review second draft report based on feedback from Chief PMER and Dep Rep       Third Draft Outcome and Output narrative reports              13-16 Dec 2024               4days

Integrate comments from Regional Office for Final copy edit RAM Output/Outcome narrative reports Final copy-edited RAM Outcome/Output narrative reports                22-23 Jan 2025 2days    US $ 1,000

End-Year Summary Narrative Country Office Annual Report (COAR)

Review Outcome/Output narrative statements and produce a first draft of the Summary Narrative Report in line with global end-of-year reporting guidelines and submit to the Chief PMER for review.

First draft Summary Narrative report        07-09 Dec 2024               3days

Integrate comments from SSCO and cross-check with sections to submit second draft to the Chief PMER and Deputy Representative, Representative for review.

Second draft Summary Narrative report 12-13 Dec 2024 2days    US $ 1,000

Integrate comments from SSCO Management and cross-check with sections (if necessary) to submit third draft to share with Regional Office for review

Third draft Summary Narrative report      17-18 Dec 2024 2days

Integrate comments from Regional Office to produce final draft End Year Summary Narrative for second review by Deputy Representative and Representative.

Final draft Summary Narrative report       14-15 Jan 2025 2days

Integrate final comments from Representative/Deputy Representative; final review and editing (Final End Year Summary Narrative for SSCO) Final copy-edited summary narrative report              16-17 Jan 2025 2days

Qualifications and experience

• Post-graduate degree in English, Communication, Public Relations, Media, Journalism or related field

• Excellent English writing and editing skills.

• Sound knowledge and skills on results-based reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

• Previous experience of editing UNICEF documents and publications (especially Annual Report / RAM) an asset.

• Good background knowledge of UNICEF’s mandate, mission and programmes an asset.

• Capacity to work under pressure and deliver quality inputs to meet deadlines.

• 8 years of related professional experience.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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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: 

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.