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UNICEF works in over 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. For every child, quality health. Health | UNICEF South Africa - committed to ensuring that every child survives and thrives. Maternal and neonatal health care services in South Africa have had several related successes. Maternal HIV testing and access to ART has significantly reduced deaths from non‑pregnancy related infections and new HIV infections in children, with the vertical transmission of HIV programme (VTP) reporting a reduction in infant PCR positivity at ten weeks of age, however there is a resurgence of non‑pregnancy related infections (NPRI) as the leading causes of maternal deaths. Savings mothers highlighted that pneumonia, TB and meningitis were the leading causes of death underscoring the importance of good quality ANC care. The newly approved South African Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Health Policy identified skilled workforce for maternal and newborn health as one of the policy statements that enables the country to further reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. The policy highlights that all health care workers providing maternal and peri‑natal services must be trained, competent, certified and registered with a regulated professional health body, exercising their full set of skills at the appropriate level of care as defined in the relevant scopes of practice of professional councils and regulatory bodies. This means that capacity‑building efforts should be accelerated. To improve the capacity of health care workers and to support health facilities to provide good quality maternal, child and women's health services; Kwa‑Zulu Natal has employed 44 maternal, child and women health (midwives) mentors also known as wedge midwives to provide the desired capacity building, mentoring in order to improve the quality of MCWH services. The wedge midwives will provide ongoing mentorship and quality improvement initiatives in subdistricts. UNICEF provides technical support to improve mother and child services at the national level as well as in selected provinces. Kwa‑Zulu Natal is one of the provinces that UNICEF continues to support, to improve the quality of vertical transmission, maternal and child health services. Therefore, UNICEF seeks to contract the services of a national individual consultant to capacitate the MCWH mentors / wedge midwives in clinical leadership, mentorship and coaching in the MCWH environment. Responsibilities Under the supervision of the UNICEF HIV / AIDS Manager, and in collaboration with the Kwa‑Zulu Natal Provincial Department of Health and the Regional Training Centre, develop an outline of the training; Develop interactive training materials that cover clinical leadership, mentorship, coaching and the district health system; Facilitate a 3‑day training for 44 MCWH mentors. Objectives Capacitate 44 MCWH Mentors on clinical leadership and mentorship; Coaching and quality improvement methodology; Overview of the district health system. Deliverables Inception report including activities and timelines; Training materials, training outline of the topics to be covered, and training modules; Training reports including pre‑ and post‑training knowledge assessment; final training report with progress, challenges and recommendations; Number of MCWH mentors trained and narrative results from the training (pre‑ and post‑training assessment and analysis); Specific indicators to report on results from the training. Qualifications Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in Public Health, Mentorship; Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in facilitation and development of training materials; Specialised training and experience in development of health‑based training materials and adult learning; Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency situations considered an asset; Fluency in English required; Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. Application Requirements and Conditions Applicants must submit a technical proposal and a financial proposal in ZAR to undertake the terms of reference above (including admin cost if applicable). Proposals submitted without a detailed financial proposal aligned to the assignment will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. UNICEF does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. For details, visit UNICEF’s flexible work arrangements, well‑being, and benefits information page. 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. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Consultants and individual contractors are not considered staff members under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and are not entitled to benefits provided therein. Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. 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