Work assignment: hybrid (remote + office-based with travel)

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 for 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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How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a package of practical, user-friendly training tools and materials to support effective understanding and implementation of the RISE Inclusion Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) across all responsible implementers.

The consultancy will translate the SoP into accessible training content tailored to different user groups and will strengthen users and implementers’ capacity to operationalize inclusion standards across the RISE learner journey, from outreach to certification. The tools will also build a common understanding of key concepts including gender equality, young people, disability inclusion and refugee inclusion

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0005874.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master`s degree in Development Studies, Gender Studies (with a strong Gender, Child Protection, Safeguarding and inclusion background)
Work Experience:
Advanced degree in education, social sciences, gender studies, development studies or a related field.
At least 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in training design, curriculum development, facilitation and/or capacity strengthening.
Demonstrated experience in gender and inclusion programming, including gender-transformative approaches and young women-centered design.
Demonstrated experience developing tools for multi-stakeholder programmes, community-based interventions and/or education programmes.
Strong knowledge of disability inclusion, accessibility, safeguarding and PSEA frameworks.
Experience working in Rwanda or similar contexts is an asset.
Strong instructional design, facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to translate technical frameworks into practical, accessible tools for different user groups.
Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high-quality deliverables
Skills:
Demonstrated expertise in disability inclusion, inclusive education
Strong understanding of Rwanda's inclusion policies and socio-cultural context related to gender, disability inclusion, and the rights of marginalized populations, including refuges.
Proven experience designing and facilitating inclusive training tools, facilitator guides, and capacity-building programmes that integrate disability inclusion, gender equality, adolescent participation, and safeguarding principles.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with government institutions, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), youth-led organizations.
Strong understanding of Social and Behaviour Change approaches to address stigma, discrimination, harmful gender and disability norms, and other barriers to inclusion.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English (spoken and written). Knowledge of Kinyarwanda is an added advantage.
Desirables: Experience working with in Rwanda and with UNICEF on similar programs.

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

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 reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal template TMC0005874.xlsx
A detailed technical proposal: Methodology and workplan aligned to the ToR deliverables (including capacity strengthening and handover approach).

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Consultancy to develop training tools to operationalize the RISE Inclusion Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) , Kigali, 3.5 months, (Remote + office-based + travel)