Consultant - Senior Technical Support Global Initiative to Support Parents at World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - Senior Technical Support Global Initiative to Support Parents

Job ID: 2500073
Location: Anywhere
Job type: Part-time
Contractual Arrangement: External consultant
Contract Duration: 4 months
Organization: HQ/PVL Violence Prevention

Purpose of consultancy

• To contribute to scaling up the efforts of Global Initiative to Support Parents.

Background

• The Global Initiative to Support Parents (GISP) aims to increase access to parenting and caregiver support so that every child can receive the support they need during the first two decades of life and across the life course. GISP works with governments, civil society partners, researchers, donors, and other partners to ensure all parents everywhere get the support they need when they need it.
• GISP is coordinated by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), Parenting for Lifelong Health at the University of Oxford, and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). GISP works with partners to scale parenting support worldwide through taking the following collective actions:
• Scale: Invest in proven, cost-effective parenting interventions while building capacity to sustain delivery of the services.
• Innovate: Design new digital and hybrid approaches that leverage technology to lower costs, increase uptake and reach underserved populations.
• Generate Evidence: Test innovation through real-world trials, optimization studies on core components, and implementation research across contexts at scale.
• Advocate: Investing in advocacy for the uptake of parenting interventions through policy advocacy and public and private financing. 
• GISP consists of multiple working groups of the coordinating agencies (including technical, advocacy, communications, and senior management groups), regional organizing teams, and a Donor Advisory Group. GISP is coordinated by a Global Coordinator on behalf of all agencies to support GISP’s ongoing maintenance and platform. With coordinating partners’ grants continuing into future years, there is need for a sustained GISP coordinator for the first four months of his/her contract.

Deliverables
The consultant will be responsible for the following key tasks: 

• Develop and finalize country parenting pledges analysis for GISP partners and potentially the GISP website.
• Contribute to the Common Elements project with Harvard University and develop the next steps of the initiative in collaboration with GISP partners and Harvard University.
• Facilitate the planning and implementation of GISP's quarter 1 townhall/webinar.
• Facilitate GISP in-person annual meeting and follow-up.

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications:
Essential:

• First university degree especially related to parenting or a similar field.

Desirable:

• Advanced university degree especially related to parenting or a similar field.

Experience:
Essential:

• 5 to 10 years of work experience in a similar role, including partner coordination and working at global level.

Desirable:

• Experience in building and managing partnerships to advance collaboration strategies.

Skills/Knowledge:
Essential:

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build consensus and manage conflict of interest
• Strong conceptual/analytical skills with the ability to analyze data and information and produce coherent reports and frameworks
• Exceptional writing and verbal skills for communicating with broad and diverse stakeholders
• Project management and organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Knowledge and experience with international organizations and/or global partnerships
• Ability to work autonomously combined with experience working remotely and in support of programs abroad
• Proven ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail when working to tight deadlines
• Passion for WHO’s mission to end all forms of violence against children

Languages and level required:
Essential:

• Expert knowledge of English

Desirable:

• Intermediate knowledge of French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

Remuneration

• Band level B: USD 350 - 499 per day.
• Living expenses (A living expense is payable to on-site consultants who are internationally recruited).

Application Closing Date
24th January, 2025.