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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to sustenance.

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to allow women and children to fully realize their rights to development without restriction, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financial and technical support to Cameroon across seven areas to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include Health, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses mainly on children and the most vulnerable and excluded families. Cameroon’s 2020 population is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates strong socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and the effects of climate change lead to household impoverishment and severe child deprivations. The task is immense but not insurmountable; it requires the energy of all stakeholders in Cameroon and outside of Cameroon: also, women, men, youth and children, government, technical and financial partners, donors, civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone is invited to take part in the struggle to meet the challenges that lie ahead. It is together that we will act for Cameroon, a country that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

To learn more about UNICEF Cameroon, use the link below  

link https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx

How can you make a difference? 

A highly qualified consultant is sought to lead, support, and oversee the implementation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) components within UNICEF's integrated Nutrition and Reproductive Health Project. This initiative is funded by BMZ/KfW. The consultant will be responsible for ensuring effective coordination, providing technical support, and monitoring SRH activities in alignment with the project's result matrix. In addition, the role requires fostering strong collaboration among all relevant stakeholders and enhancing service quality while ensuring compliance with national strategies.

The project is structured around three key outputs:

1. Output 1: Improved knowledge among young women and mothers on nutritional practices to prevent malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, along with enhanced access to related services.
2. Output 2: Increased access for young women and mothers to self-determined family planning and reproductive health services.
3. Output 3: Reduced malnutrition among children under five, supported by optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.

In coordination with stakeholders, the consultant will provide technical support to ACMS and will be responsible for the following deliverables:

1. Detailed Work Plan: Developed and validated within the first two weeks of the assignment: Includes activities, timelines, responsibilities, and how indicators will be monitored.

2. Serve as the primary liaison with ACMS and SRH actors to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the SRH/family planning component. Engage with SRH stakeholders to ensure coordination for effective implementation of the output activities, encompassing supplies, demand, and service delivery.

3. Support coordination of the project activities at both National/Regional and district levels, and provide minutes of Review Sessions with Stakeholders

4. Provide Monthly Monitoring Reports: Presentation of progress achieved, challenges encountered, and recommendations. Analysis of gaps between expected and actual results.

5. Conduct regular monitoring of activity implementation in accordance with the action plan, including periodic field missions (quarterly) to intervention areas.

6. Document Best Practices and Lessons Learned

7. Compile, analyze, and present data related to SRH/FP output, ensuring timely and quality contribution to both Progress and Final Reports

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  20250917_Terms of Reference (Template)_Final.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child, you will have:

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Specialized Training: master’s degree in public health, Medicine, or Social Sciences, with a specialization or additional training in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) or Family Planning.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementing or monitoring family planning, reproductive health, or nutrition programmes.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in French (mandatory) and English (an asset).

• Skills (optional): Proficiency in monitoring tools, indicators, data analysis, and technical reporting, Ability to produce clear deliverables, lead technical meetings, and engage with stakeholders.

Desirables:

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
• Strong command of modern family planning approaches, including community-based distribution, integration into prenatal and postnatal care, and strategies for preventing early pregnancies.
• Coordination Capacity: Demonstrated experience in managing integrated SRH/Nutrition projects, in collaboration with NGOs, health authorities, and technical partners.
• Ability to design performance indicators, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and produce technical reports aligned with international standards.
• Solid understanding of reproductive health policies, decentralized health systems, and challenges related to service access and demand in vulnerable regions of Cameroon.
• Excellent writing abilities, facilitation of technical meetings, and effective engagement with stakeholders at all levels.

To be considered for this consultancy, please submit a comprehensive proposal including the following documents:

1. Technical Proposal:

• A cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the mission.
• Your curriculum vitae (CV), detailing relevant experience and qualifications.
• A detailed methodological note for conducting the mission, including an indicative timeline and a clear description of the expected deliverables.
• A copy of your diploma(s) or relevant certifications. 

2. Financial Proposal:

• A detailed financial offer using the attached  Financial Proposal Template (National).xlsx 

Upon conducting the recruitment process and prior to the signing of the contract, the consultant will be required to complete the following online courses: (1) Ethics and Integrity at UNICEF, (2) Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority, (3) Prevention of Sexual Exploitation Abuse, (3) Fraud Awareness, (4) General Information Security Awareness Course (only for consultants/individual contractors with a UNICEF email address). The above courses can be found on Agora through the following link: AGORA: Log in to the site (unicef.org). All certificates should be presented as part of the contract.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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