National Consultant for Risk Communication, Community Engagement and Health Promotion (RCCE and HP), 12 months ( Office based) – Rwandan Nationals Only at UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund: (Deadline 4 April 2023)

National Consultant for Risk Communication, Community Engagement and Health Promotion (RCCE and HP), 12 months ( Office based) – Rwandan Nationals Only at UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund: (Deadline 4 April 2023)

RHCC has requested partners including UNICEF to support with a consultant. The proposed consultancy will strengthen capacity of the RHCC and co-chaired by UNICEF to coordinate the relevant efforts of COVID-19 and address misinformation and community perception on routine vaccination (e.g. AEFI, HPV), EVD demand generation, water-borne diseases eg. cholera as well as other potential public health emergencies, as necessary and contribute to system strengthening to improve behavior and social change.

Scope of Work:

Under the overall guidance of SBC Specialist and day-to-day management of RHCC Division Manager, the consultant will support the coordination, design, monitoring and reporting of social and behaviour change communication, risk communication, community engagement and advocacy activities that aim at promoting lifesaving behaviours with focus on the following priorities:

• Strengthen the capacity of the National Risk Communication and Community Engagement Technical Working Group led by Rwanda Health Communication Centre (RHCC) and co-chaired by UNICEF to plan and coordinate the relevant efforts for vaccine demand generation, potential public health emergencies including measles/ Ebola Virus/cholera
• Facilitate coordination of relevant RCCE partners and RCCE and Health Promotion TWG members’ interventions from the national to the sub-national levels including the relevant cross restoral partners
• Facilitate national system strengthening and capacity building/mentoring for rumor tracking and timely crisis communication with UNICEF, WHO and other development partners, Rwanda Biomedical Center and NGOs eg. Red Cross
• Support RHCC with other RBC divisions requests related to SBC ‘interventions and events/campaigns

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

• Development of the inception report for the implementation of the consultancy with detailed activities and timelines.
• Coordinate the design of the IEC materials with the selected vendor and implementation for the national RCCE and vaccine uptake campaign Phase II.
• Review, adapt and maintain regular social listening and rumor tracking mechanism to inform routine vaccine uptake interventions, including support remaining round(s) of community rapid assessment planned by RHCC, UNICEF and VIAMO.
• Support UNICEF communication efforts around humanitarian activities including the asylum seekers responses/interventions
• Dissemination report of Data from community rapid assessment disseminated among RCCE partners to inform interventions.
• Provide support for training of Ministry of Health staff, Community Health Workers in charge of health promotion and other frontline workers in understanding and addressing SBC approach and vaccine hesitancy, rumors and misconceptions and Human Centered Design (HCD).
• Coordinate documentation of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out case study for Rwanda as per the pillars of the National Deployment and Vaccine Plan.
• Support RHCC with other RBC divisions requests related to SBC ‘interventions and events/campaigns.
• Facilitate in collaboration with the RBC/MCCH, the SBC UNICEF team, the implementation of the recommendations resulting from the findings from Rinda Ubuzima and Rwanda Interfaith Council for Health (RICH) surveys and community engagement and diagnosis.
• Support UNICEF communication efforts around humanitarian activities including the asylum seekers responses/interventions
• Support systematic capacity building initiatives on HCD/others
• Support RHCC with other RBC divisions requests related to SBC ‘interventions and events/campaigns.
• Support RHCC with coordination of Technical Working Groups
• Support RHCC with other RBC divisions requests related to SBC ‘interventions and events/campaigns.
• Support RHCC with coordination of Technical Working Groups
• Support RHCC with other RBC divisions requests related to SBC ‘interventions and events/campaigns.
• Ensure appropriate reporting to RHCC, UNICEF and other relevant partners

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Inception report and comprehensive action plan endorsed by RHCC and UNICEF.
• All communication assets agreed by RHCC, UNICEF and RCCE partners are developed in a participatory manner and endorsed by RCCE and UNICEF.
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Monthly report of Red Cross related activities in the Nkamira transit center including communication materials development endorsed by RBC/RHCC and disseminated
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Organize dissemination event and report
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Training plan, module and report submitted to and endorsed by RHCC and UNICEF.
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• A case study and a corresponding video documentary of vaccine roll-out in Rwanda is completed and endorsed by RHCC and UNICEF.
• Report of SBC interventions and plan for Breast feeding week
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• The final report on the implementation of the recommendations generated by the findings from the partnership is submitted and endorsed by RHCC and UNICEF.
• Monthly report of Red Cross related activities in the Nkamira transit center
• Report of SBC interventions and plan for MCH week
• Reports
• SBCC plan for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
• National level HIV prevention among youth campaign plan,
• SBC interventions and plan for Global Hand Washing Day,
• SBC interventions and plan for HIV international Day,
• SBC interventions and plan for Implementation of the Anti-Drugs abuse national level campaign
• SBC interventions and plan for awareness campaigns on Mental Health amongst youths in partnership with other key Government stakeholders.
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Meeting report of the HP, SD and EH TWGs quarterly meeting detailing key takeaway points
• Implementation report of SBC interventions on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
• Implementation report of SBC interventions during the Anti-Drugs abuse national level campaign
• Representing RHCC and UNICEF to other TWGs meeting with scope of activities relevant to mandates of RHCC and/or UNICEF
• Working closely with specific and strategic groups (Media, Civil Society etc.) to advance Health Sector messaging and disseminate health messages.
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Implementation report of SBC interventions on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
• Implementation report of SBC interventions during the Anti-Drugs abuse national level campaign
• Report on meetings and outcome in the monthly report
• Produce progress report on regular basis and as requested by RHCC and UNICEF (Inception report and final consultancy report endorsed by RHCC and UNICEF

Selection Criteria

Applications shall be assessed based on their technical and financial proposals. Maximum scores for technical and financial applications will be 75% and 25%, respectively.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in the social/behavioural sciences, public health, mass communication or other relevant field.
• A minimum of three years of experience in planning, implementation, and evaluation of social and behaviour change and/or mass communication interventions, involving advocacy, social mobilization and community participation; training in interpersonal communication and social mobilization.
• Previous proven experience in the development and management of formative research, monitoring and evaluation for behaviour change or mass communication programmes is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda is a must; Knowledge of French is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

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