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Find out how UNICEF programmes drives change for children in Timor-Leste by visiting https://www.unicef.org/timorleste.

How can you make a difference?

Under supervision of the Social & Behavior Change Officer, support the Ministry of Health in developing performance-based incentives for community health volunteers in Timor-Leste.

WORK ASSIGNMENT:

1. Support the Ministry of Health to undertake a desk review to ensure that this initiative is in line with Timor-Leste’s policies and legal frameworks and explore community-based health systems introduced in other developing countries using a performance-based incentive approach to serve as a reference in the development of PBI guidelines for Timor-Leste (5 days)
2. Mapping (stock take) the current remuneration (incentive) schemes for community health volunteers (across multiple donors and MoH-supported programs), highlighting the best practices, and recommend considering in the development of the PBI guideline (10 days)
3. Conduct a meeting with the MoH decision-makers (Minister of Health and other relevant Ministers, General Directors, National Directors, Municipality Health Services Directors), technical staff of the MoH (DPHOs, National Directorate of Education and Health Promotion, National Directorate of Nutrition), and stakeholders, including focus group discussions with Mother Support Group members and Family Health Promoters (PSF) members in five municipalities (10 FGDs) to explore their perspective on incentives and training needs for community health volunteers to effectively perform their duties in Timor-Leste (30 days)
4. Assist the Ministry of Health to design performance-based incentive guidelines and a costed plan for community health volunteers (20 days)
5. Organize three workshops with the MSGs and PSF members (at least 5 municipalities); the local authorities, community leaders, Non-Government Organization; with the MoH and UNICEF for review and feedback to get input for the guidelines and revise accordingly (20 days)
6. Support the Ministry of Health to conduct a validation workshop on the performance-based incentive guidelines and costed plan for community health volunteers and revise based on the feedback from the workshop (5 days)
7. Support the Ministry of Health in presenting the guidelines and costed plan to the council directors of the Ministry of Health for review and approval (3 days)
8. Finalize the performance-based incentive guidelines for health volunteers (2 days)

DELIVERABLES: 

1.1. Inception report (English and Tetum)

2.1. Mapping report and recommendations

3.1. Submitted report and ppt presentation of key findings (English and Tetum version)

4.1. Submitted draft guidelines (English and Tetum version)

5.1. Workshops report submitted

6.1. Submitted PPT presentation for validation workshop (English and Tetum version)

6.2. Submitted revised guidelines (English and Tetum)

7.1. Submitted final PPT for council directorate meetings (English and Tetum)

8.1. Submitted final guidelines (English and Tetum)

8.2. Submitted final consultancy report.

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

• University degree in health sciences, nutrition, Public Health, Health Promotion, Social and Behavior Change Communication or related disciplines.
• Experience working in the development of strategy guidelines, in particular on performance-based incentive and costed plan for community health volunteers/workers would be an advantage.
• At least 1 year’s practical experience in performance-based incentive for community health volunteers programming.
• Have proficiency level of English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation. Knowledge of another UN language and local language in respective municipality is an asset.

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: 

This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants no need to reapply as their original application will be duly considered.

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.