SCOPE OF WORK

Under the overall guidance of the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences (ADG/SHS), the Director for Social Policies and the Chief Executive Officer, and the supervision of the Senior Project Officer, the international expert will:

• Develop, in close cooperation with the in-country teams, the main outputs in the 7 participating countries, including country-specific baseline analysis in relation to in-government consulting capacities, to-be reports, roadmaps/action plans for the implementation of the selected reform scenario, and change management plans.
• Produce, with input from and in close consultations with the in-country teams, the global blueprint for reform that would identify the minimum requirements for the establishment or the expansion of in-house consulting capacities regardless of country or service portfolios/thematic focuses.

Long Description

• Conduct high-quality comparative analysis of institutional, legal and policy frameworks in relation to in-government consulting and analytical capacities within and beyond the participating countries; develop, on the basis of the analysis and the existing good practices, hands-on benchmarks to support assessment and development of analytical and consulting capacities on priority policy issues within the public sector.
• Conduct high-quality analysis and research for the integrated delivery of global and country-specific outputs, ensuring cross-country fertilization and substantive consistency of approaches.
• Build capacity in the 7 participating Member States by providing ongoing technical support to the core teams in the beneficiary authorities, as well as by developing and delivering – with the in-country teams and other contracted suppliers – 2 trainings per participating country on (a) change management and (b) thematic portfolio development of the in-house consultancies.

• Prepare, run and follow-up on 2 horizontal workshops for cross-project learning and cross-country exchange of experiences.
• Provide actionable advice, identify possible membership, prepare TORs and support the establishment of an EU network of experts to share knowledge on in-house consulting across countries.
• Liaise regularly, consult and communicate both internally and externally as required for the delivery of the aforementioned outputs.
• Seek and integrate feedback on the aforementioned deliverables and tasks as required.
• Draft presentations and substantive interventions on the project for internal and external use.
• Undertake missions and travel as required.

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Skills

• Excellent research, writing and analytical skills.
• Solid advocacy, communication and presentation skills adapted to technical and general purposes.
• Familiarity with EU-funded project, including multi-country technical support, considered an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including interacting with various actors and working effectively and respectfully in a complex environment on sensitive issues.
• Understanding and adherence to the UN principles.

Language

• Excellent writing skills in English. Fluency in the language of the preferred country of assignment is an asset.