[Hiring] Consultant for Reviewing Harmful Social and Gender Norms @AGORA

Role Description

The consultant will conduct a structured desk review and stakeholder consultations to assess how selected national health and community policies address harmful social and gender norms, including:

• Gender norms
• Adultism
• Stigma and discrimination
• Social inclusion
• Access to services
• Participation and decision-making
• Accountability and monitoring systems

Policies and documents to be reviewed include, but are not limited to:

• SRMNCAH+N Policy/Strategy
• Adolescent and Young Adult Health (AAHA) Policy
• Community Health Policy
• National HIV Policy
• EMTCT Policy
• National Health Policy
• Community Health Strategy
• National Immunization Policy
• National Immunization Strategy

Additional relevant frameworks, implementation plans, guidelines, monitoring frameworks, and operational documents may be reviewed during the inception phase.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Health, Social and Behaviour Change, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Health Policy, Development Studies, Sociology or any other related field.
• At least 5–7 years of relevant professional experience in:
• Demonstrated experience conducting policy reviews and policy analysis.
• Experience undertaking qualitative research, including KIIs and FGDs.
• Experience in SRHR, HIV, adolescent health, gender equality and social norms programming.
• Experience working with government institutions, UNICEF, UN agencies or development partners.
• Strong report writing and facilitation skills.
• Proven experience working with adolescents and youth, particularly young women and/or young mothers, in low-resource settings.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver participatory and inclusive training.
• Language Requirements: English and Sesotho.

Requirements

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.
• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• 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.
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

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.