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WASHINGTON, September 28, 2017 –With 1.5 billion people covered globally, food and voucher programs provide an important lifeline for the poor and vulnerable. Understanding how those programs work, and how they connect to wider social protection systems is key to ensuring food security and helping the poor, says a new World Bank report. Social protection systems include programs that help manage shocks, connect vulnerable people to jobs, and address poverty and food insecurity. Food, which claims about 61 percent of the poor’s expenditures, is a pressing daily concern for people at the bottom of the income ladder. An effective food-based social assistance program can make a critical difference and help release household resources for other needs. The study – The 1.5 Billion People Question: Food, Vouchers or Cash Transfers? –reveals that while countries increasingly support people with cash as a form of safety net, food-based programs are still important interventions in some contexts. The analysis highlights how food and voucher programs remain relevant, and in most circumstances, have improved over time. “This report explores how to successfully integrate social protection mechanisms and food assistance,” says Michal Rutkowski, Senior Director for the World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice. “Understanding how programs have evolved and learning from different country experiences enables us to adopt an evidence-based approach to protecting the poor and vulnerable, and helps policymakers deliver effective interventions.” The study shows that cash, vouchers, and food transfers are effective in improving food security, with the former two more likely to achieve these goals at lower costs. The report also discusses how the use of modern technology in food programs shows enormous potential for improving these delivery systems. For example, in some low-income states in India, technological tools helped to expand the coverage of food distribution and curb rates of exclusion of the poor from the program. Vouchers and cash transfers are shown to complement food-based transfers to support additional policy goals such as in nutrition and agriculture. “Food and cash-based assistance are often portrayed as alternatives. Yet no social protection system is entirely in one form or the other. The report sheds light on why that’s the case, and what factors shape decisions around food based programs” says Ugo Gentilini, World Bank Senior Economist and one of the co-editors of the study. The diversity of contexts within countries – for example the availability of food in local markets–  may call for maintaining flexibility in program choices. Political and economic factors, past practices, and the multiplicity of objectives can also help explain why governments retain food-based interventions. Case studies of programs in six countries, namely Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and the United States are presented in the study. Although these include middle- and high-income countries, the lessons are relevant to lower-income countries as well.

WASHINGTON, September 28, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Dominican Republic – Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option IBRD Loan: US$150 million Terms: Maturity = 19 Years, Grace = 12 Years Project ID: P159351 Project Description:  The objective of the project is to support the efforts of the Government of the Dominican Republic to quickly mobilize resources in the aftermath of a natural catastrophe including public health-related events and to strengthen the government’s capacity for disaster risk management, climate adaptation, and financial resilience. Contact: Christelle Chapoy +1(202) 458 2656  More information:  http://projects.worldbank.org/P159351?lang=en  

Download (pdf): Full Report Introduction Preface, Acknowledgments, About the Editors and Authors, Abbreviations Chapter 1 The Evolution of Food as Social Assistance  Chapter 2 The Public Distribution System  in India Chapter 3 The Tamween Food Subsidy System in Egypt  Chapter 4 Food-Based Social Assistance Programs in Sri Lanka Chapter 5 From Food Subsidies to Targeted Transfers in Mexico Chapter 6 Evolution and Implementation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States Chapter 7 Evolution and Implementation of the Rastra Program in Indonesia

Primera línea de crédito de contingencia en el Caribe para garantizar acceso a financiamiento inmediato por US$150 millones luego de un desastre WASHINGTON, 28 de septiembre de 2017 – El Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Mundial aprobó hoy un préstamo de US$150 millones para la República Dominicana (RD) para proveer financiamiento inmediato luego de un desastre natural o una emergencia de salud pública. Esta Opción de desembolso diferido ante catástrofes, o Cat DDO por sus siglas en inglés, le brinda a países afectados financiamiento inmediato sin tener que utilizar recursos destinados a programas sociales o de desarrollo. “Dado que la República Dominicana y sus vecinos caribeños viven las consecuencias directas del cambio climático y seguirán siendo vulnerables a los eventos climáticos extremos, nuestra prioridad es estar mejor preparados para salvar vidas, asistir a las comunidades afectadas y asegurarnos que obras de infraestructura clave como hospitales, escuelas, carreteras, puentes y viviendas se construyan de mejor manera para resistir estos desastres naturales. Este financiamiento del Banco Mundial nos ayudará a mitigar los riesgos derivados de eventos climáticos y desastres naturales, así como pandemias”, dijo Danilo Medina, Presidente de la República Dominicana. De acuerdo a un reciente estudio del Banco Mundial y el Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo, se estima que el impacto económico de los desastres naturales ha promediado en unos US$420 millones por año durante el período 1961-2014.  La República Dominicana se ubica en el puesto 27 entre 171 países en el Índice de Riesgo Global 2016 de las Naciones Unidas, que clasifica los riesgos de los países ante desastres naturales. “La enseñanza más importante de nuestra experiencia mundial en respuestas ante desastres es la de invertir en prevención y preparación para poder responder más rápido cuando un desastre ocurre”, dijo Tahseen Sayed, directora del Banco Mundial para el Caribe. “Este es el primer préstamo de su tipo en el Caribe, y se centra en una serie de reformas destinadas a fortalecer la capacidad del gobierno en gestión del riesgo, adaptación al clima y resiliencia financiera”. Las reformas de política respaldadas bajo el Cat DDO: ·         Incorporarán riesgos ante desastres y aquellos relacionados con el clima a la gestión fiscal y de deuda; ·         Harán cumplir los reglamentos de zonificación, códigos de construcción y normas de seguridad en infraestructuras públicas, en particular escuelas e instalaciones de salud; ·         Fortalecerán las medidas de reducción de riesgo ante inundaciones y sequías como parte de una estrategia nacional de gestión integral de los recursos hídricos; y ·         Seguirán desarrollando la resiliencia de las inversiones públicas integrando el análisis de desastres y riesgos relacionados con el clima. El Cat DDO es un préstamo flexible con un vencimiento final de 19 años, incluido un período de gracia de 12 años. Antecedentes respecto a cómo el Banco Mundial está respondiendo a los huracanes Irma y María En el período inmediatamente posterior a los huracanes Irma y María, el Banco Mundial movilizó a un equipo de gestión del riesgo ante desastres para ayudar a los gobiernos de los países afectados a realizar una evaluación rápida de daños y necesidades, en colaboración con las Naciones Unidas, la Unión Europea, la Agencia del Caribe para la Gestión de Emergencias y el Banco de Desarrollo del Caribe. En Barbuda, un proyecto de recuperación de emergencia está siendo acelerado con el fin de construir la infraestructura pública afectada. En Dominica se canalizó apoyo inmediato a través del actual proyecto para reducción de desastres y la Facilidad de Seguros contra Riesgos Catastróficos en el Caribe (CCRIF SPC por sus siglas en inglés), desarrollada con ayuda del Banco Mundial, desembolsará un pago de $19 millones a Dominica en los primeros 15 días. Se dispondrá apoyo adicional luego de una evaluación de daños y pérdidas. En la República Dominicana y Haití, el Banco ha estado trabajando de manera estrecha junto a agencias nacionales y socios en desarrollo para mejorar el nivel de preparación y la rapidez de la respuesta. Asegurar el acceso a recursos financieros antes que un desastre golpee también es importante. Esto abarca instrumentos como fondos de emergencia, mecanismos de seguro y líneas de crédito contingentes como la Opción de desembolso diferido ante catástrofes, o Cat DDO. Asimismo, seis países del Caribe, Antigua y Barbuda, Anguila, Haití, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Bahamas y las Islas Turcos y Caicos, estarán recibiendo pagos por un total de US$29.6 millones por parte del CCRIF SPC, menos de quince días después de que los huracanes Irma y María azotaran el Caribe. Este mecanismo de seguro regional hace uso del reparto de riesgos para brindar liquidez y responder rápidamente a desastres. ———————- Para conocer el trabajo del Banco Mundial en América Latina y el Caribe visite: www.bancomundial.org/alc Visítenos en Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bancomundial Manténgase informado via Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WorldBankLAC Nuestro canal de YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldbank

 

Organization: HumanSurge
Country: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Turks and Caicos Islands
Closing date: 31 Oct 2017
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Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Cuba
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

Post Title:Human Resources AssistantProposed Level: G-6Duty Station: La Habana, CubaSupervisor: Operations Officer

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

For every child, a champion

Under the supervision and guidance of the Operations Officer, the Human Resources Assistant provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery, whilst promoting a client-based, quality and results orientated approach to the unit and ensuring compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.

How can you make a difference?

The efficiency and efficacy of the support and assistance provided by the Human Resources Assistant supports the strengthening of the offices’ capacity in attracting, retaining and motivating staff of the highest caliber within his/her office, which in turn strengthens UNICEF’s capacity in helping the most vulnerable women and children in a particular country programme.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative Human Resources Assistant to support UNICEF’s Cuba programmes in the following areas:

• Support in processing of entitlements and benefits• Support in recruitment and placement• Support in learning and development• Support in organization design and job classification• Time Attendance• Support in change management• Staff performance management and career development

Support in processing of entitlement and benefits

In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research, verify, and compile data and information on cases that do not conform to UN or UNICEF’s HR Rules & Regulations, to support consistent and equitable application of decisions and implementation of agreed upon action.

In consultation with supervisor, analyze, research and verify information for the purpose of responding to staff queries on areas related to benefits and entitlements.

Processes entitlements and benefits for local staff in accordance with UNICEF rules and regulations, by ensuring all relevant forms are completed by staff and data is entered into VISION.

Maintains and prepares all personnel-related records and files, ensuring all information on each staff member is up-to-date and accurate.

Support in recruitment and placement including Consultants

Drafts vacancy announcements for positions within his/her office for review by supervisor to help attract ideal candidates.

Ensures timely and efficient screening of applications for minimum eligibility, taking into account qualifications, competencies, and post requirements.

Analyze, research, verify, and compile data which facilitates preparation of workforce planning reports for supervisor to review against benchmarks i.e. Gender and geographical balance and other recruitment related key performance indicators.

Liaises with candidates in the various stages of the recruitment process.

Prepares formal acknowledgement, offer and regret letters.

Records and maintains recruitment files, ensuring all necessary documentation has been prepared.

Monitors life-cycle of recruitment process to update supervisor as necessary.

Support in learning and development

In consultation with supervisor, researches and analyses data and information to help identify training needs within his/her country office for the development of learning plans and other targeted training interventions.

In consultation with supervisor, researches, analyzes, verifies, and compiles information on external training courses available and educational institutions to help supervisor decide on learning programmes that address learning gaps in his/her country office.

Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by participating in exercises which aim to build capacity of stakeholders.

Develops and processes contracts for institutions providing training and courses, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations.

Assists team in organizing and conducting courses, workshops and events by preparing and organizing distribution of materials for participants, ensuring availability of training venues and required equipment and supplies, while providing logistical and secretarial support at workshops and events as necessary.

Support in organisation on design and job classification

Participates in the review of GS positions specific JDs, ensuring effective application of ICSC methodology.

Drafts and edits job descriptions to be submitted for classification for review by supervisor.

Follows up and liaises with HQ and RO over status of requests to ensure timely completion.

Compiles and analyses information and statistics related to posts and staff for reports on staffing trends.

Prepares documents to be submitted for classification to RO and NYHQ, ensuring completeness of documentation.

Monitors life-cycle of all job classification requests to facilitate recruitment and organization planning.

Time Attendance

Maintains and updates a system which monitors the absence of staff.

Support in change management

Support in the implementation of change management activities, such as implementation of new HR systems and policies, PBR processes, etc.

Staff performance management and career development

Support Monitor completion of the Performance evaluation of the Country Office.

Supports supervisor in promoting a culture of candid, positive and timely feedback in the office.

Reviews and analyses information regarding career development and supports supervisor in identifying career development challenges and opportunities.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

Core Values:

Commitment

Diversity and inclusion

Integrity

Core competencies

Communication (II)

Working with people (II)

Drive for results (II)

Functional Competencies

Analyzing (II)

Applying technical expertise (II)

Planning and organizing (II)

Following Instructions and Procedures (II)

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have:

Education: Completion of university education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the Human Resources work.

Experience: A minimum of 6 years of progressively responsible human resources, administrative or clerical work experience required.

Language: Fluency in Spanish and English required.

General Service Staff are recruited locally. Candidates must be in possession of an existing work permit or resident/citizen of Cuba to be considered eligible for this post. Please note that General Service (GS) staff are locally recruited staff and therefore, candidates are personally responsible for any travel and accommodation arrangements.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507256

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 17 Oct 2017

La Oficina Regional de UNICEF para América Latina y El Caribe invita a firmas, organizaciones o instituciones elegibles a aplicar a la realización de la Evaluación Formativa de la Respuesta de UNICEF al Virus Zika en América Latina y el Caribe.

En este momento se precisa hacer un balance general de la respuesta, iniciada en febrero de 2016, para conocer los avances hacia la obtención de los resultados de la respuesta al Zika, valorar el alcance logrado, identificar factores de éxito y limitantes, y modificar su dirección en adelante si es necesario.

La Evaluación tiene como objetivo valorar la acción de UNICEF en América Latina y el Caribe como respuesta a la propagación del virus del Zika en la región, y la afectación que tiene este virus en niños y niñas. Cabe señalar que la respuesta de UNICEF ha sido multisectorial y abarca más de 30 países y territorios de América Latina y el Caribe, en acciones de prevención y cuidado de los niños y niñas afectados por el Síndrome Congénito del Zika y el apoyo a sus familias.

Los resultados de la evaluación serán utilizados para orientar la acción programática de UNICEF para abordar acciones futuras relacionadas con este virus o en situaciones de epidemias similares en salud pública y aquellas intervenciones que impliquen abordajes en atención a la niñez con discapacidades.

Para obtener mayor información y aplicar acceda al siguiente enlace: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/62418

Propuestas serán recibidas hasta el 16 de octubre de 2017 a las 23:59 hrs. (Time zone (GMT -5.00) Central Time (US & Canada), México City).

TDR Consultoria para Evaluación de la Respuesta Zika en LAC UNICEF_FINAL.docx

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507525

Organization: UN Children’s Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

Background

The new UNICEF Strategic Plan (2018-2021) highlights the importance of evidence and data. UNICEF needs to be able to understand the situation of all children and provide the conditions so that governments have the capacity to understand it as well, with solid and timely information. We need to be able to measure the situation and progress of the Agenda 2030. As a first step, we need to understand who are the most vulnerable and why, and secondly why and how results for children are being achieved or not.

As part of the advocacy upstream role, UNICEF requires a solid foundation of data and evidence to: i) position children’s rights at the top of development agenda in high and middle income countries, ii) prioritize programmatic areas of focus that use and create evidence, and iii) strategically document “what works” and “what does not work” to achieve results for the most disadvantaged.

UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACRO) contributes to the generation of quality knowledge products that use data, analyze the situation of children identifying barriers and bottlenecks for the realization of their rights (Situation Analysis of Women and Children), analyze the results of interventions/models and national policies and programmes (Evaluations), and explore hypothesis that may proove or not prove to be correct to generate new knowledge (Research). In some cases, knowledge products may involve the use of methods that include participation of children and/or address sensitive issues that should have the right approach and the most adequate ethical considerations.

In 2013, the UNICEF Executive Board approved the ‘Revised Evaluation Policy’ to ensure that UNICEF has timely, strategically focused and objective information on the performance of its policies, programmes and initiatives. The policy defines evaluation as “an assessment, as systematic and impartial as possible, of an activity, project, programme, strategy, policy, topic, theme, sector, operational area or institutional performance”. All evaluations in UNICEF are supposed to follow the same guiding principles of rigour and transparency and share the same purpose of organizational learning and accountability. UNICEF provides guidance on the format and content of all evaluation terms of reference and report and UNEG (United Nations Evaluation Group) Norms and Standards are the basis for an independent grading system for all final reports (GEROS).

In 2015, UNICEF has also approved the ‘Procedure for Quality Assurance in Research’ to guide UNICEF’s research and to support the quality. As per the procedure, research is “the systematic process of the collection and analysis of data and information, in order to generate new knowledge, to answer a specific question or to test an hypothesis. Research 0methodology must be sufficiently documented to permit assessment and replication. Research in UNICEF should examine relevant issues and yield evidence for better programme and policy advice”. All research activities in UNICEF are supposed to follow the aforementioned research quality procedure.

The Director, Division of Data, Research and Policy at UNICEF approved the UNICEF Procedure for Ethical Standards in Research, Evaluation and Data Collection and Analysis to guide UNICEF’s evidence generation activities and to support the integrity of UNICEF’s evidence base in order to ensure that UNICEF’s programmes, policy and advocacy activities are grounded in ethical principles and practices. All evaluation and research/studies in UNICEF involving human subjects or analyzing sensitive secondary data are supposed to follow the aforementioned ethical standards procedure.

Situation analysis of women and children are key knowledge generation product in which country offices analyze, at the national or subnational level, the situation of the children and women’s rights in different child-related areas. In 2012, UNICEF published a guidance to conduct a rights-based, equity-focused Situation Analysis (SitAn). The guidance defines the SitAn as a disaggregated assessment of the status of children and a trend in the realization of children’s and women’s rights. The SitAn is intended to make an important contribution to shaping national development strategies to accelerate achievement of the child-related goals with equity. The SitAn is also part of the UNICEF country programme preparation, and is therefore done in collaboration with counterparts, as part of UNICEF advocacy strategy in the region.

Between 2016 and 2017, UNICEF Country Offices in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region have planned to conduct 183 knowledge generation-related activities, including Evaluation (14%), Research (25%), SitAns (14%), and other studies and M&E capacity building activities. According to UNICEF policy and procedures, one of the Regional Office functions is to ensure that evaluations and research reach the expected quality (Quality Assurance function).

As part of its quality assurance and oversight function, UNICEF LACRO supports the creation of quality evidence through evaluations that feed into programming, assess models that are working or not working, communicate solid evidence, and contribute to the corporate agenda for evaluation with models that can be scaled up and adapted in other country/regional realities. Since mid-2015, the LAC Regional Office has established a quality assurance system for terms of references and evaluation reports. The quality assurance system has interesting results and has, in general terms, contributed to increase the quality of evaluations in the region. For SitAns, the LAC Regional Office provides quality assurance support to all COs conducting SitAns. For research, the Regional office needs to implement a system that enforces quality of research products. Ethics reviews are conducted in specific cases where there is participation of children, and when sensible issues have been addressed. In addition, in order to enforce the quality of all knowledge generation products and encourage office to use knowledge generation as a strategic management tool to support the UNICEF advocacy agenda and programmatic work, the LAC Regional Office has made available three different templates for the preparation of concept notes for evaluations, studies and research since January 2017.

Objective

With the objective of reaching the highest quality of research, SitAns, evaluations, and studies that also include ethical standards, when applicable, the LAC Regional Office intends to reinforce the existing quality assurance system for evaluation and SitAns and propose a system for research and studies, and also to include ethical reviews in knowledge products when needed. This consultancy has three main sections:

An assessment that includes specific analysis of existing quality assurance systems for different knowledge products:

Evaluations: A specific analysis of the current quality assurance system for evaluations, including: a) analysis of the quality mechanism in place; b) review of templates, procedures, guidance, current financial arrangements, feedback from country office colleagues using the current system, etc.; c) review and comparison of quality assurance system of the current LAC system vis a vis GEROS review; and d) identification of lessons learned and good practices.

SitAns: A quick review of the current status of the quality assurance of national, sub-national, and thematic SitAns in the region. The assessment includes: a) analysis of the current quality assurance system of SitAns, according to the guidance received and documentation available; b) review of templates, procedures, guidance, etc.; and c) identification of lessons learned and good practices.

Recommendations for a) a reinforced quality assurance system for evaluations b) a reinforced quality assurance system for SitAns, c) the establishment of quality assurance system for research knowledge products; d) the establishment of a quality assurance mechanism for studies that promote higher quality, but also focuses on the use of these knowledge products.

Preparation of practical tools for the use of quality assurance system for each type (Evaluations, SitAns, Research, studies) of knowledge products and Ethical reviews (both in English and Spanish), including:

Template for ToRs, inception reports, and final reports

Template for quality review of ToRs, inception reports, and final reports

Quality Assurance procedure and guidelines

A list of potential centers of excellence, academic organizations, research centers or other organizations, institutions, or companies that may be suitable to implement quality assurance reviews for each or all specific products or a set of products (considering the language needs of UNICEF LAC – Spanish capacity is a must).

Estimated cost of the proposed quality assurance systems by knowledge product, considering the Latin American Region context.

In order to benchmark from different experience, the assessment should include the review of knowledge generating mechanisms in two other UNICEF regional offices.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

Under the supervision of the UNICEF Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (for evaluations, research and ethical reviews) and the Regional Monitoring Specialist (for SitAns), the professional consultant will undertake the following outputs:

Assessment report of current quality assurance system for Evaluations. This assessment should include a review of a sample of Draft ToRs and Draft Evaluation Reports and final versions (since mid-2015), a comparison with GEROS review, mechanisms in place, tools and procedures, and financial arrangements.

A proposal of a quality assurance system for evaluations, research, SitAns, studies, and Ethical reviews. It should include clear guidelines and procedures for their implementation, and proposed costing of quality assurance system (based on the number of working days needed for conducting the reviews).

A toolkit with practical tools, as specified in paragraph 13 of this document (in English and Spanish). Be aware that most of these tools already exist and only need to be refined.

Scan of centers of excellence, academic organizations, research centers or other organizations, institutions, or companies that may be suitable to do quality assurance reviews for specific products or a set of products (considering the language needs of UNICEF LAC-Spanish is a must).

These outputs should be based on the UNICEF’s Evaluation Policy, Policy of Research and will be conducted in accordance with guidance, norms and standards defined by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG, ethical considerations guidelines, SitAns guidelines, etc.). The Institution/organization/company must commit with the ethical Code of Conduct for Evaluators in the United Nations System.

Approval of Products

The Regional M&E Specialist and Monitoring Specialist will review products delivered by the Consultant and will approve their final version. The consultant will inform the M&E Specialist and Monitoring Specialist of any remarks on the product, within five (5) working days after the product has been delivered.

Qualifications

The required consultant will be a qualified professional with the following characteristics:

Excellent and proved knowledge of Evaluation methods and approaches

Excellent and proved knowledge of Research and Ethical Reviews and approaches

Previous experience with Quality Assurance systems

At least 10 years of proven professional experience in designing and conducting evaluations, research, situation analysis, and/or ethical reviews.

Excellent analytical and writing skills in Spanish and English

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Post-graduate University degree in subject related matters

Working knowledge in the LAC region

Familiarity with UNICEF programmes

Duration of contract

The implementation of this consultancy has a duration of 3 months.

To Apply

Applicants will submit their proposals which should include:

A CV and/or P11

A short technical proposal (2 pages max.) describing methodology, timeline, and workplan

An economic proposal including a total fee to conduct this consultancy, and disaggregated by product, as described in paragraph 17.

Incomplete proposals (technical and economic) will not be considered.

Additional considerations

UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if outputs are incomplete, not delivered of for failure to meet deadlines

All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=507526

Un latinoamericano puede llegar a perder entre tres y cuatro horas al día en viajar desde casa al trabajo o viceversa. Esto le puede costar el equivalente a dos horas de su salario, según los expertos. Para aliviar el problema del tiempo de viaje y de la contaminación, diferentes ciudades en la región, algunas en cooperación con el Banco Mundial, han desarrollado sistemas de Buses de Tránsito Rápido, que, al contar con estaciones a lo largo de una vía exclusiva para su desplazamiento, facilitan la rapidez en el abordaje y en el transporte, similar a los procedimientos que se usan en los sistemas de metro y de trenes ligeros. Estos sistemas de transporte público también reducen la contaminación local y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero promoviendo el desarrollo inclusivo. En México, por ejemplo, el Sistema de Transporte Rápido por Autobús fue el primer corredor de transporte masivo en superficie de la capital mexicana. A fines de 2012 y debido a la demanda, el sistema había alcanzado picos de más de 300.000 viajes diarios. En Colombia, el TransMilenio cuenta con 138 estaciones y 84 kilómetros de líneas segregadas para buses y, a diario, transporta a más de 2 millones de pasajeros.

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