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United Nations at UNICEF Tanzania Jobs 2024National Individual Consultant: Development
of the National Strategy and Social and Behavioral Change Package for
Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV for adolescent, in Tanzania. 180 Days.
Job no: 570130
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Level: Consultancy
Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Categories: HIV/AIDS, Social and Behavior Change
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, Support.
Teenage pregnancy rates are high with the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey indicating 22.7% in mainland and 4.1% in Zanzibar. Teenage pregnancies are among the leading cause of maternal complications and early childhood morbidity and mortality. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15- 24 years are three times more likely to acquire HIV compared to adolescent boys and young men of the same age.
Of all people living with HIV in the country, 11.2% are young people aged 10 – 24, the majority of whom are AGYW. 3 out of 10 girls and young women have experienced sexual violence before turning 18. This is compounded by low knowledge and skills levels to reduce risk and vulnerabilities among young people. Malnutrition is still a challenge and affects adolescents more than adults. Notably, micronutrient deficiency especially among adolescent girls is high and has implications on pregnancy outcome and child health. Obesity has emerged as a nutrition challenge especially among adolescents in urban settings.
As part of the UNICEF multisector HIV Programme of its Country Programme Strategy (2022-2027), UNICEF remains committed to supporting those adolescent girls and boys to have access to evidence-based information to make informed decisions about their lives, prevent HIV infections and to seek care and treatment for HIV, if required. This includes to support the government of Tanzania to develop strategies and support interventions that will reduce stigma, promote gender equality, and change negative social norms which drive new HIV infections, other STI infections, teenage pregnancy, and use opportunities for improving knowledge on nutrition, promoting the importance of education and prevention of violence.
Several social and behavioral change interventions are being implemented to address challenges among adolescents, however there is no national generic strategy that could provide guidance on the key behavioral/social change objectives that different sectors can synergize efforts to address challenges faced by adolescents. Currently SBC programs are implemented in silos per individual organizations or sectors rendering it difficult to have significant and sustained impact. A clear vision and framework premised on adequate understating of the issues to be addressed guided by proper coordination and complementarity of approaches, is warranted.
Specifically, a more comprehensive approach to SRH/HIV SBC is required given overarching similarities in vulnerabilities and risks associated with behavior, social norms and structural issues pertaining to teenage pregnancies and new HIV infections. Furthermore, the National Health Sector HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (HSHSP V) has noted several gaps in the Social and Behavior Change, among them is lack of the National SBC strategy and at least the one that focuses on young people as it’s a group that has multiple health challenges that can be reduced by positive behavioral practices and social norms.
The Tanzania National Social and Behavioral Change Strategy SRH and HIV for adolescents will enable all sectors to be more focused and synergistic in consolidating prevention efforts to achieve long term sustainability of prevention of teen pregnancies and HIV Prevention, treatment, care, and support. This strategy also suggests the priority areas for effective and innovative ways of utilizing available resources to reach all communities across the country.
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF Tanzania is seeking for a qualified national individual consultant to Development of the National Strategy and Social and Behavioral Change Package for Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV for adolescent, in Tanzania. The Consultant will support the Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit (HPU) to develop a national SBC strategy that will provide guidance across all sectors to address risks behavior and harmful social norms for the reduction of SRH challenges including HIV infections among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania.
Scope of Work:
The objective of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit (HPU) to develop a national Social and Behavioral Change strategy that will provide guidance across all sectors to address risks behavior and harmful social norms for the reduction of SRH challenges including HIV infections among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania.
Expected outputs/Deliverables.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
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.
ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS
Evaluations: The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposals which clearly stipulate how the work will be conducted. The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA.
Proposals will be both technically and financially evaluated. The technical part will carry a weight of 75%, in which the consultant will put clear his/her technical approach to ensure quality attainment of each deliverable and the consultancy in totality. The financial part will take 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable (fees, travel and accommodation) and eventual total consultancy cost.
LOCATION, DURATION & LOGISTIC
The consultant will be based in Dar es Salaam with scheduled travel to Dodoma, Mbeya/ Songwe and other regions in Tanzania mainland as appropriate. The validity of the contract will be for 180 days.
METHODOLOGY:
The review will adopt a mixed-method approach which may include the following components:
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
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.
Advertised: 05 Mar 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 19 Mar 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Job no: 570130
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Level: Consultancy
Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Categories: HIV/AIDS, Social and Behavior Change
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, Support.
Teenage pregnancy rates are high with the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey indicating 22.7% in mainland and 4.1% in Zanzibar. Teenage pregnancies are among the leading cause of maternal complications and early childhood morbidity and mortality. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15- 24 years are three times more likely to acquire HIV compared to adolescent boys and young men of the same age.
Of all people living with HIV in the country, 11.2% are young people aged 10 – 24, the majority of whom are AGYW. 3 out of 10 girls and young women have experienced sexual violence before turning 18. This is compounded by low knowledge and skills levels to reduce risk and vulnerabilities among young people. Malnutrition is still a challenge and affects adolescents more than adults. Notably, micronutrient deficiency especially among adolescent girls is high and has implications on pregnancy outcome and child health. Obesity has emerged as a nutrition challenge especially among adolescents in urban settings.
As part of the UNICEF multisector HIV Programme of its Country Programme Strategy (2022-2027), UNICEF remains committed to supporting those adolescent girls and boys to have access to evidence-based information to make informed decisions about their lives, prevent HIV infections and to seek care and treatment for HIV, if required. This includes to support the government of Tanzania to develop strategies and support interventions that will reduce stigma, promote gender equality, and change negative social norms which drive new HIV infections, other STI infections, teenage pregnancy, and use opportunities for improving knowledge on nutrition, promoting the importance of education and prevention of violence.
Several social and behavioral change interventions are being implemented to address challenges among adolescents, however there is no national generic strategy that could provide guidance on the key behavioral/social change objectives that different sectors can synergize efforts to address challenges faced by adolescents. Currently SBC programs are implemented in silos per individual organizations or sectors rendering it difficult to have significant and sustained impact. A clear vision and framework premised on adequate understating of the issues to be addressed guided by proper coordination and complementarity of approaches, is warranted.
Specifically, a more comprehensive approach to SRH/HIV SBC is required given overarching similarities in vulnerabilities and risks associated with behavior, social norms and structural issues pertaining to teenage pregnancies and new HIV infections. Furthermore, the National Health Sector HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (HSHSP V) has noted several gaps in the Social and Behavior Change, among them is lack of the National SBC strategy and at least the one that focuses on young people as it’s a group that has multiple health challenges that can be reduced by positive behavioral practices and social norms.
The Tanzania National Social and Behavioral Change Strategy SRH and HIV for adolescents will enable all sectors to be more focused and synergistic in consolidating prevention efforts to achieve long term sustainability of prevention of teen pregnancies and HIV Prevention, treatment, care, and support. This strategy also suggests the priority areas for effective and innovative ways of utilizing available resources to reach all communities across the country.
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF Tanzania is seeking for a qualified national individual consultant to Development of the National Strategy and Social and Behavioral Change Package for Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV for adolescent, in Tanzania. The Consultant will support the Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit (HPU) to develop a national SBC strategy that will provide guidance across all sectors to address risks behavior and harmful social norms for the reduction of SRH challenges including HIV infections among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania.
Scope of Work:
The objective of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit (HPU) to develop a national Social and Behavioral Change strategy that will provide guidance across all sectors to address risks behavior and harmful social norms for the reduction of SRH challenges including HIV infections among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania.
Expected outputs/Deliverables.
| Work Assignments Overview | Deliverables/Outputs | Estimated Days | Estimated Budget |
|
Inception phase:
|
1. Inception report with a detailed work plan
2. Rapid social norms diagnostics assessment and report on the existing SBC packages/ guidelines and recommendation |
One week after signing the contract. 30 April 2024 |
22.9% |
|
1st Draft SBC Strategy:
|
3. 1st Draft of the national SRH/ HIV SBC strategy was produced and reviewed by the technical team, and changes in cooperation. | 30th May 2024 | 22.9% |
|
2nd Technical Review Meeting:
|
4. 2nd draft of the National SRH/ HIV SBC strategy for young people was submitted and endorsed for pre-testing by the technical review team. | 30th June 2024 | 22.9% |
|
Validation Workshops and Final Draft of the Strategy:
|
5. 3rd Draft of the National HIV SBC package for young people was produced and endorsed for validation. 6. The final draft of the National HIV/SRH -SBC strategy for young people and the PPT for |
15 July 2024
30th July 2024 |
22.9% |
| TOTAL | 180 days | 100% |
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.
ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS
Evaluations: The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposals which clearly stipulate how the work will be conducted. The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA.
Proposals will be both technically and financially evaluated. The technical part will carry a weight of 75%, in which the consultant will put clear his/her technical approach to ensure quality attainment of each deliverable and the consultancy in totality. The financial part will take 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable (fees, travel and accommodation) and eventual total consultancy cost.
LOCATION, DURATION & LOGISTIC
The consultant will be based in Dar es Salaam with scheduled travel to Dodoma, Mbeya/ Songwe and other regions in Tanzania mainland as appropriate. The validity of the contract will be for 180 days.
METHODOLOGY:
The review will adopt a mixed-method approach which may include the following components:
- Desk review: Conduct an extensive review of documents related to the strategy, implementation plans, progress reports, relevant literature, existing reports, progress documents, data sets, and other relevant sources to gather data on the strategy's implementation.
- Stakeholder consultations: Engage with key stakeholders both public and private stakeholders through meetings, interviews, and focus group discussions (FGDs).
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in a relevant field, including Public Health, Social Science, Anthropology, Community Engagement and the related.
- A minimum of five years’ experience in SBC and public health interventions in the context of HIV prevention among adolescents and young adults in Tanzania or sub-Saharan Africa.
- Demonstrated experience in designing/implementing/monitoring behavioral and social change communication strategies and/ or interventions inclusive of application of human-centered approaches.
- Strong experience and skills in workshop facilitation and fostering collaborations.
- Experience in social norms mapping, analysis and diagnostics.
- Strong verbal and written communication capabilities both in English and Swahili
- Experience working with MoH and other government entities in the development of guidelines, frameworks, strategies, and other key documents.
- Results-oriented and able to work under tight deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of the Tanzanian context
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
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.
Advertised: 05 Mar 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 19 Mar 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
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