1. Background:
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/140 on The Girl Child at its sixty-sixth session (a resolution on The Girl Child is adopted every two years). The resolution requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session in 2013 on the implementation of the resolution, including status analysis and emphasis on the importance of implementing policies and achieving targets on water, sanitation and hygiene as they relate to the girl child, using information provided by Member States, the organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations, with a view to assessing the impact of the present resolution on the well-being of the girl child.
The report is to be prepared based on inputs from Member States, UN agencies and NGOs. UNICEF is the lead agency tasked with drafting and compiling the report, in consultation with other UN agencies, departments, funds and programmes.
2. Purpose:
The purpose of this consultancy is to assist UNICEF in drafting the Report of the Secretary-General on the Girl Child. The report will be drafted by the consultant under the overall supervision of the Gender Section, incorporating inputs received from Member States, UN agencies (including from different sections within UNICEF), and NGOs. There will be several stages of internal clearance of the report, following which revisions will need to be made to the report as per comments received.
3. Expected result:
· Draft Report of Secretary General on the Girl Child, focusing on water, sanitation and hygiene: causes, effects and prospects.
4. Duration:
27 March – 30 June 2015 (20 working days within this period)
5. Activities, resources, deadlines:
The main activities to be conducted:
· Draft SG report on the girl child based on inputs received from Member States, UN agencies (including UNICEF) and NGOs
· Revise and finalize the draft report based on the review and clearance process
6. Key skills, technical background, and experience required:
- Minimum Master’s Degree in social sciences or related field; technical knowledge in fields related to child rights and gender equality and women’s empowerment
- At least 7-10 years of experience in the international development field, including with a UN agency; expertise and/or knowledge in relation to the main theme of the report on water, sanitation and hygiene
- Excellent writing skills with experience writing technical UN documents
- Able to provide clear and specific technical inputs in English and to incorporate inputs from varying parties
- Excellent command of English, knowledge of French or Spanish is also desired
- Work effectively through email, phone, and other means of communications
7. Working arrangements:
The consultant based in New York or East Coast based will be preferred. She/he will be mainly working from home with regular communication including meetings via email, phone and/or Skype or face to face with the Gender Section.
8. Reporting and supervision:
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Noreen Khan in the Gender Section.
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