Development and delivery of capacity building programme on public–private partnerships in early childhood education and care, Education Section, 1 year,Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Home based

Contract Duration: 1 year

Working arrangement: Home Based

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For every child, the right to protection

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to develop and deliver an introductory capacity building programme on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC), followed by municipal mentoring. The assignment will strengthen public officials’ ability to understand partnership options, assess their relevance to local ECEC needs and identify practical steps for incorporating suitable options into ECEC expansion plans.

Partnership approaches in ECEC remain insufficiently explored in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Municipal officials need a practical understanding of how public resources, private providers and other partners may contribute to expanding access, alongside the financing, legal, quality and accountability requirements involved. UNICEF’s existing PPP mapping and analytical resources provide a starting point for a new capacity building package tailored to participating jurisdictions.

The programme will cover formal PPPs under applicable legislation and broader arrangements, including subsidies, purchase of preschool places and service contracts. It will distinguish their legal and financial characteristics rather than assume that every arrangement involving a private provider constitutes a formal PPP.

The intended audience is approximately 40 public officials from four locations included in the Joint UN Programme Accelerating Agenda 2030 through Governance and Sustainable Growth (SDG 2030 BiH). Participants will include municipal staff responsible for economic development, social affairs, education and finance, together with relevant education and finance ministry officials. UNICEF will confirm the participating locations, coordinate nomination of participants and provide logistics support in organizing capacity building sessions.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  External ToR TMC0007297.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master's degree in economics, public finance, law

• Work Experience:
• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in PPP and/or public finance, including substantive work on PPP structuring, implementation or regulatory frameworks;
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering practical training for public authorities in the areas of PPP and public finance.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
• Ability to analyze applicable BiH legal and institutional arrangements and translate them into clear, jurisdiction-specific guidance for public officials;
• Strong ICT skills, including the use of MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to work independently and proactively;
• Excellent professional writing skills.
• Desirables: Prior work experience with UNICEF or other UN organization is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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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 TMC0007297.xlsx