International Consultancy: Innovation Specialist

Purpose of consultancy:
Innovation is recognized as an accelerator to achieve all three transformative
results of the UNFPA Strategic Plan ‎2022-‎2025: a) ending preventable maternal
deaths; b) ending the unmet need for family planning; c) ending all forms of
gender-based violence and harmful practices. To this end, UNFPA Arab States
Regional Office (ASRO) supports ideation, prototyping and piloting of
innovative approaches throughout thematic areas to serve as an incubator for
country-level interventions.
The Innovation Specialist (Consultant) will contribute to promoting innovation
in country programmes and initiatives to deliver better, faster and more
impactful results, and support the development of a regional evidence base to
identify synergies, coherence and learning in the emerging innovation
portfolio.
Scope of Work:
The ASRO Innovation work plan operates across three work streams including: ‎1)
Programme excellence and technical assistance to country offices; ‎2) Learning
and knowledge-sharing to create coherence and synergies on innovation; ‎3)
Partnerships and resource mobilization to promote collaboration with partners
and advance resources for innovation in the region.
This consultancy will support the three work streams with specific
deliverables including in supporting country offices to articulate, scale-up
and deliver innovation; building a regional evidence-base of excelling ideas
and innovations; and showcasing innovation products for scale and visibility.
Deliverables (specific output):
‎1. Provide targeted support to frontrunner COs, including overall programme
technical assistance across select country offices including monitoring
advancement of proposals received under the Call for Innovation ‎2022, as well
as emerging initiatives. ‎20 December ‎2022
‎2. Liaise with programme teams and lead research, analysis and synthesis of
data from pertinent sources for the final summary report of the existing
innovation activities in ASRO inclusive of CO specific innovation profiles. ‎20
December ‎2022
‎3. Proactively engage and lead ASRO innovation visibility efforts to ensure
ASRO participation and representation in global and regional innovation
events, including opportunities as well as region relevant thematic events,
and forums. Some examples include support for a) UNFPA Global Innovation Fair
and Awards ‎2022; and b) Regional joint proposal for the Global Innovation
Fund. ‎30 November ‎2022
‎4. As requested draft, review and provide inputs to innovation documentation
(concepts, briefs, and overviews), including to a) A concept note on ASRO
Thematic Learning Series ‎2023; and b) An overview summarizing SRH Digital
App/Platforms initiatives in Arab States. ‎30 November ‎2022
Duration : (‎3 Months)
Place where services are to be delivered: The consultancy is based in in Cairo
Egypt
Delivery dates and how work will be delivered ( e.g. electronic,
hard copy etc.): All deliverables are subject to supervisor's approval and
clearance
Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements,
periodicity format and deadline: Regular bi-weekly meetings
Supervisory arrangements: The Consultant will report to the Deputy
Regional Director

Education:
An Advanced (Master 's) University Degree in social sciences, innovation,
gender studies, development studies or related field;
Knowledge and Experience:
* Min. ‎2 years of experience in programme/project management, research methodology, data collection and/or coordination within health, gender, or innovation-related fields;
* Experience in management of innovation programmes in low resource and/or humanitarian settings is desirable.
* Excellent knowledge of MS Office Package (Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
* Good familiarity with UNFPA's mandate.
Languages: Fluency in English is required. Arabic preferre
How to apply:
* Please email your CV/Resume along with a cover letter and P11 Form to [email protected] - noting that Form must be submitted
* Please specify the position title in the email subject
* Only applications sent to [email protected] will be considered
* Applications received after the deadline of ‎12 October ‎2022 at 12pm Cairo time, will be disregarded