Consultant for Life Project approach for the One Million Opportunities (1MiO) initiative, Sao Paulo (remote), Brazil.

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Consultant for Life Project approach for the One Million Opportunities (1MiO) initiative, Sao Paulo (remote), Brazil.

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Brazil

Opportunity Deadline

18/01/2024

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Job Description

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Country: Sao Paulo, Brazil
No of vacancies: N/A
Salary: N/A
Organization: UNICEF
Gender: Both
Deadline: 2024-01-18

Purpose

Under the supervision of the Programme Officer, this consultancy is expected to perform activities to enhance One Million Opportunities (1MiO) initiative to provide skills and employment opportunities and policies for vulnerable young people. The consultant will provide technical support for the implementation of the Life Project methodology on the training front of the 1MiO initiative in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Sergipe and Maranhão (through a partnership with the Institute of Education, Science and Technology of the State of Maranhão – IEMAs).

Expected results:

1. Expected result: Review and adapt the life project methodology of the 1MiO initiative.

2. Expected result: Produce, weekly, up to 10 reports, surveys, diagnostics, and general documents to build, maintain and develop 1MiO partnerships with state governments.

3. Expected result: Produce, monthly, one report on the progress, barriers and opportunities identified in 1MiO’s work with partner state governments.

4. Expected result: Support the engagement and implementation of Life Project Methodology with students of 4 state governments in 1MiO initiative, such as:

Minas Gerais: 100,000 adolescents and young people trained in 1MiO Life Project approach;
Rio Grande do Sul: 10,000 adolescents and young people trained in 1MiO Life Project approach;
Sergipe: 16,000 adolescents and young people trained in 1MiO Life Project approach; and
Maranhão (through IEMA Education Institute): 14,000 adolescents and young people trained in 1MiO Life Project approach.

Deliverables

	Product	Deadline		Payment (% of the contract)
Deliverable 1	1^st Report: *Revision and adaptation of the Life Project teaching material for the 1MiO training platform:* Adaptation of the Life Project material, connecting it to the courses on the 1MiO training platform; Revision and adaptation of the content, based on the needs of the government of Minas Gerais. It is worth noting that in other states it will not be necessary to adapt the material.	1 month	1 month from the contract signed.	10%
Deliverable 2	2^nd Report: UNICEF’s technical support and accompaniment in the dialog with the state’s secretariats Planning strategy: Systematize the information, organize and share the alignments results (partial) with a focus on drawing up UNICEF’s action plan for implementing the Life Project workshops with students, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Technical support during the participation in 4 online meetings to monitor the actions with the focal points of the secretariats (average duration of 1 hour); Support in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life project front with UNICEF, in partnership with the states. Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic meetings focused on planning and aligning goals (one day visit and meetings);	3 months	3 months from the contract signed.	15%
Deliverable 3	3^rd Report: *Training educators and managers on the theme of Life Projects:* Preparing the material for the workshops, which will be validated by UNICEF; Acting as facilitator in 7 face-to-face trainings for managers/educators (average of 4 hours of training), 2 of which in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais); 2 in Aracaju (Sergipe); 2 in São Luis (Maranhão) and 1 in Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul); Acting as a facilitator in 7 online trainings for educators (average of 3 hours of training), 3 trainings in Minas Gerais, 2 trainings in Sergipe, 2 trainings in Maranhão and 2 trainings in Rio Grande do Sul.	4 months	4 months from the contract signed.	20%
Deliverable 4	4^th Report: Campaign facilitator to disseminate 1MiO training courses: Conduct 4 lives of engagement and recognition of the schools that stand out the most in the campaign to publicize the courses; Acting as a facilitator at the educator recognition event (to be defined with the network).	5 months	5 months from the contract signed.	15%

Deliverable 5	5^nd Report: UNICEF’s technical support and accompaniment in the dialog with the state’s secretariats Follow-up strategy: Systematize the information, organize and share the alignments results (partial) with a focus on follow up UNICEF’s action plan for implementing the Life Project workshops with students, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Including technical support during the participation in 4 online meetings to monitor the actions with the focal points of the secretariats (average duration of 1 hour); Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic meetings focused on planning and aligning goals; Support in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life project front with UNICEF, in partnership with the states.	6 months	6 months from the contract signed.	15%
Deliverable 6	6^nd Report: UNICEF’s technical support and accompaniment in the dialog with the state’s secretariats Systematize the information, organize and share the alignments results (partial and final) with a focus on drawing up UNICEF’s action plan for implementing the Life Project workshops, in partnership with the 4 secretariats. Technical support during the participation in 10 online meetings to monitor the actions with the focal points of the secretariats (average duration of 1 hour); Technical support in these meetings. Support in systematizing the strategic planning for implementing the life project front with UNICEF, in partnership with the states. Participation in 4 face-to-face strategic meetings focused on planning and aligning goals;	9 months	9 months from the contract signed.	20%
Deliverable 5	5^th Report: *Production of an end-year report on the status and results of the 1MiO partnership with the four states* that have already signed up to the initiative, showing the bottlenecks and potential of each partnership and estimating the demands for support to improve engagement.	10,5 months	10,5 months from the contract signed	5%

Duration of Contract

320 days (10.5 months)

travel plan

DELIVERABLES	Travel period	Travel destination	Days	Purpose
1^st payment	Feb/Mar Apr	Aracaju (Sergipe)	2	– Educadors and managers training; – Planning meeting with state stakeholder;
2^nd payment		São Luis (Maranhão)	2	– Educadors and managers training; – Planning meeting with state stakeholder;
3^nd payment		Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais)	2	– Educadors and managers training; – Planning meeting with state stakeholder;
4^nd payment		Rio Grande do Sul	1	Planning meeting with stakeholders;
5^rd payment	May/Jun July/Aug	Aracaju (Sergipe)	2	– Follow-up and planning meeting with state stakeholder; – Visit schools (if applicable).
6^th payment		São Luis (Maranhão)	2	– Follow-up and planning meeting with state stakeholder; – Visit schools (if applicable).
7^th payment		Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais)	3	– Follow-up and planning meeting with state stakeholder; – Visit schools (if applicable).
8^nd payment		Rio Grande do Sul	2	– Follow-up and planning meeting with state stakeholder; – Educadors and managers training;
9^th payment	Sept/Oct/ Nov/ Dec	Aracaju	2	– Follow-up and presentation of results to state stakeholder; – Educadors and managers training(if applicable); – Visit schools (if applicable); – Celebration event (if applicable).
10^nd payment		Belo Horizonte	3
11^nd payment		Rio Grande do Sul	2
12^nd payment		São Luis	2

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Punctuality in meeting deadlines;
Quality of the contents;
Timely provision of the deliverables;
Full adherence to the monthly workplans and diligences as agreed with supervisor.

Immediately upon signature of the agreement, the UNICEF supervisor and the selected individual contractor will meet for detailed discussion of the Work Plan and the quality criteria for product delivery. Regular meetings will also be scheduled at a distance or in person to follow up the activities defined in the Work Plan. If needed, revisions and alterations may be requested by UNICEF related to quality and technical depth parameters. Only after final clearance from the UNICEF Brazil will the payment be processed.

Technical background, and experience required

First University or bachelor’s degree in political science, Economics, Sociology, Communication, Public Policy, International Relations or related fields.
Teamwork, and good communication skills.
At least 10 years of experience in public policy, teachers and school managers training, advocacy, project management and related areas.
Availability to perform some punctual activity within one of the UNICEF field offices in Brazil.
Knowledge or interest in topics related to youth and similar.

Language Proficiency

Portuguese and English.

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