Job Vacancies at UNICEF February, 2023

 National Consultant at UNICEF February, 2023

Job Description

Job no: 559205

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam

Level: Consultancy

Location: United Republic of Tanzania

Categories: Health

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, opportunity

Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is an essential aspect of health and hygiene for women between menarche and menopause. Menstrual Health and Hygiene implies that, adolescent girls and women can access accurate, timely, age-appropriate information as well as safe and friendly infrastructure and materials throughout their life-course. It also implies getting timely diagnosis, treatment and care for menstrual cycle-related discomforts and pain; free from stigma, discrimination, and psychosocial stress to enable menstruating women and girls to participate in education, cultural, economic, social, and political activities during all phases of the menstrual cycle. Globally, more than 300 million women between the ages of 15 and 49 years are menstruating on any given day.

Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is a crucial element for the fulfilment of girls’ and women’s rights, a vital objective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a component of gender-responsive WASH services. The SDG 6.2 acknowledges the right to MHH with the explicit aim to “achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, by 2030”. Women and girls’ access to MHH is also central to achieving other SDGs as lack of basic knowledge about puberty and menstruation may contribute to early and unwanted pregnancy; stress and shame that can negatively affect mental health. Lack of safe menstrual products and sanitation and hygiene services may lead to health risks (SDG 3). Girls might be absent or less attentive in school during menstruation due to lack of WASH facilities or support care from the school community, which affects quality of education as per SDG 4. Insufficient MHH services impacts women and girls’ participation at work affecting their access to gender equity and equality on social and economic opportunities (SDG 5, 8, 12). Poor disposal systems for menstrual wastes can adversely affect the environment (SDG 15) and sustainability of cities and communities (SDG 11).

There has been significant progress on MHH in Tanzania, with increasing collaboration and action between diverse partners, who formed the Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) Coalition. Parliamentarians have been engaged to become MHH Champions and MHH is increasingly discussed in Parliament. VAT on sanitary products was removed in 2018 and whilst it was put back on a year later, it was still a significant progress. There are a range of MHH related publications being used across sectors that provide guidance on MHH – including girls books; a National School WASH Strategic Plan and a National SWASH Guidelines and Toolkits; School Life Skills Guidelines; Safe School Program; MHH Coalition Strategy; National Accelerated Investment Agenda for Accelerated Health and Well-being; National Health Sector Strategic Plan; and National Strategy for Accelerating Sanitation and Hygiene for All (2020 – 2025).

Whilst significant progress has been made in raising MHH as a political agenda, barriers are still being faced in prioritization, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of MHH services thus calling for development of comprehensive MHH guidelines to address the challenges. In comparison to other East African countries, Kenya unlike Tanzania, has made a step forward in developing specific national policy, strategy, and guidelines for MHH. This has led to provision of free sanitary towels to all girls in public primary schools, and some secondary schools as well as removal of VAT and Excise Duty on sanitary pads and materials for making sanitary pads. Likewise, Uganda, developed a five-year national strategic plan for Menstrual Health and Hygiene in 2020 and has provided standards for manufacturing of MHH products.

This consultancy is expected to travel for a minimum of 21 days. All the cost should be included in your financial proposal.

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

MoH is looking for an expert in MHH and who has an immerse and extensive knowledge on public health guideline development. 

The consultant must have:

• Masters’ degree and above in public health, sociology, community development, anthropology, social welfare, gender and development or any other relevant field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ work experience in public health, MHH, SRH, WASH and SBCC
• Evidence of prior experience in developing national guidelines and technical capacities on key pillars by presenting at least two sample writings (e.g., WASH, SBCC, SRHR, M&E, Supply chain/ social marketing)
• Extensive experience in coordination multisectoral programs with close collaboration with the government.
• Thorough knowledge of the MHH agenda from global, continental, regional and national level
• Analytical and writing skills in English
• Understanding of the Tanzania context and cultural diversity.To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
• MoH is looking for an expert in MHH and who has an immerse and extensive knowledge on public health guideline development. 

PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

• Payments will be made upon submission and acceptance of the specified deliverables in the table above under section TASKS, DELIVERABLE AND TIME FRAME. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/output is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.

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.
• UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.
• “The UN system in Tanzania provided a work environment that reflects the value of gender equality, teamwork, diversity, integrity, a healthy balance of work and life and equal opportunity for all, including persons with disabilities”
• Qualified persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply for UN vacancies and are protected from discrimination during all stages of employment.”

Deadline: 21 Feb 2023 E. Africa Standard Time

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