Job Description

Contract Duration – 12 months

Working arrangement: 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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TERMS OF REFERENCE

The objective of this consultancy is to: Design a guideline and a five-day training package on procurement (with emphasis on physical/health service, as well as those conducted by health managers at district and subdistrict levels (including city corporations) for facility level and community level healthcare) and financial management (specifically Public Financial Management or PFM) by adapting existing modules, existing FMAU (Financial Management and Audit Unit) resources from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, updates to the Public Procurement Act (PPA) and Public Procurement Rules (PPR) for strengthening procurement (with emphasis on physical/health service, as well as those conducted by health managers at district and subdistrict levels for facility level and community level healthcare) and PFM improving budget execution capacity among national, divisional, and city corporation health managers. The key focus is to create a guideline and training package which is very easily understandable by medical professionals who are engaged as health managers in the Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) and the Local Government Institutions (LGI) (City Corporations) under the Local Government Division (LGD).

The assignment includes facilitating final review considering the prior DGHS support findings on procurement and PFM challenges and endorsement of the guideline and the training package, conducting two national Training of Trainers (for Director General of Health Services (DGHS) and Local Government Institutions (City Corporations) and supporting eight divisional trainings/ToTs, and providing hands-on technical coaching to designated DGHS and city corporation officials to sustain field-level support and capacity building.

Developing practical learning materials based on real financial management challenges will further help health managers understand procurement processes and strengthen PFM practices. The Consultant(s) will work directly with Planning & Research unit of DGHS, and with coordination and supportive monitoring from UNICEF.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Public Financial Management Consultant.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Minimum Educational Qualification: Master’s degree or an equivalent university degree.
  • Institutional Requirement: The degree must be obtained from a government-recognized or UGC-approved (University Grants Commission) university/institution.
  • Minimum Qualification related to the assignment: Training/Degree/Diploma in Public Procurement; preferably in addition, Business Administration/Financial Management.
• Work Experience:
  • Minimum of Ten (10) years of progressive professional experience in Public Administration, and/or Public Procurement, and/or Public Financial Management, with preferable experience in engagement with large scale government projects, capacity building initiatives for government officials. Experience with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and its operational agencies/directorates is an added advantage.
  • Proven working experience in/with Government of Bangladesh in areas related to Procurement, Public Financial Management, including direct engagement/working relationship with key ministries such as Ministry of Finance, and/or Ministry of Planning, and/or the Ministry of Health and family welfare, etc.
  • Working with Procurement and Public Financial Management related high level GoB officials, and in partnership with international or multilateral agencies like UNICEF or WHO would be an added advantage
• Language Requirements: Good technical writing skills in English and Bengali, and Fluency in spoken English is required
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
  • Specialized Technical Expertise
  • Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public procurement and financial management with policy and operational level engagement.
  • In-depth knowledge of policy and operational details of programme planning and budgeting, budget utilization and reporting and compliance, public procurement system, e-GP, financial management and compliance systems in the government, expenditure processes and reporting.
  • Comprehensive analytical and in-depth understanding of challenges, issues, interventions, current context, and working evidence of public procurement and financial management issues, bottlenecks for government officials, especially the managers working under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, its directorates (DGHS, DGFP, DGNM etc.), Local Government Institutions (City Corporations) and other affiliated/associated institutions, including but not limited to health facilities and health programme implementation at division, district, upazila and community (union) levels.
  • Ability to develop and analyze policy documents related to complex and highly technical matters like public procurement, compliance, budgeting, expenditure planning and operational & financial management and reporting.
  • Ability to develop comprehensive, easy to understand and follow capacity building materials related to complex and highly technical matters like public procurement, compliance, budgeting, expenditure planning and operational & financial management and reporting.
  • Support to and mentoring on budget utilization and reporting and compliance, public procurement system, e-GP, financial management and compliance systems in the government, expenditure processes and reporting;
  • Capacity to mentor and provide in-depth guidance on Tender Documentation & Procurement, planning and budgeting: Demonstrated expertise in preparing and reviewing procurement-related documentation including but not limited to technical specifications, Bills of Quantities (BoQ), bidding documents, and procurement-related technical documentation, including those for health sector and programmes.
  • Technical Evaluation Experience: Experience serving as a technical evaluator or member of technical evaluation committees, including assessment of bid compliance, vendor qualifications, technical responsiveness, and financial evaluation processes.
  • Individual proficiency:
  • Ability to simplify complex technical issues for non-technical personnel (personnel not qualified in the said technical areas) in light of operational realities, real life examples and context.
  • Excellent communication skills in written and verbal form with efficiency and aptitude for rendering effective capacity development with relevant experience.
  • Ability to effectively mentor and provide guidance on complex technical issues.
  • Stakeholder Relations & Institutional Coordination
  • Proven ability to coordinate effectively and maintain professional working relationships with senior officials, directors, and engineering departments under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of Bangladesh (GoB), including DGHS, DGFP, and related institutions, will be considered an added advantage.
  • Previous experience working with or supporting projects funded, implemented, or managed by international development partners such as UNICEF, WHO, or other donor agencies will be considered highly desirable.
• Desirables:
  • High level networking with key government leadership and officials.
  • Experience in Public Procurement Rules, Public Procurement Act, e-GP, Tendering and contracting, Public Private Partnership, Service Procurement, Strategic Purchasing, Outsourcing rules and practices, UN/government work

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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 for Public Financial Management Consultant.xlsx
• A detailed technical proposal about the following:

1. Understanding of Assignment

• Briefly describe your understanding of the objectives and scope of work.

2. Approach and Methodology

• Explain how you will deliver each task and achieve the expected outputs. Including Gantt chart for activity planning

3. Relevant Experience

• Highlight experience in similar assignments (e.g., Public Procurement Rules, Public Procurement Act, e-GP, Tendering and contracting, Public Private Partnership, Service Procurement, Strategic Purchasing, Outsourcing rules and practices, capacity building, mentoring, complex and simplified document preparation, UN/government work etc.).

4. Technical Capacity

• Demonstrate your expertise in areas mentioned as required, expected, desirable etc. in Public Procurement, Planning, Budgeting, Financial Management etc.

Remarks:

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