Individual Consultancy to design a Gender-Transformative Childcare Model, Nairobi, Kenya, Office-based + travel, 9 months #595000

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Consultant Closes 31 Aug 2026 8 days left

Overview

Consultancy to design a Gender-Transformative Childcare Model in Nairobi, Kenya.


Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct a literature review and contextual analysis.
  • Engage with stakeholders.
  • Perform risk assessment and safeguards.
  • Design the Childcare Model, integrating Feminist and Gender Frameworks and applying the 5R model.
Required Experience

Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in childcare, early childhood development, social protection, gender programming, child rights, public policy, or related fields. Demonstrated experience in the design, implementation, evaluation, or strengthening of childcare, parenting, family support, or community-based care programmes. Strong understanding of childcare systems, care economy, unpaid care work, nurturing care, and child wellbeing frameworks. Experience integrating childcare interventions within social protection, education, health, livelihoods, or gender equality programmes. Demonstrated experience applying gender-transformative, disability-inclusive, and child rights-based approaches in programme design and implementation. Experience facilitating participatory research, co-creation, and stakeholder engagement processes involving caregivers, adolescents, and communities.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in Gender Studies, Social Policy, Development studies, Child Development, Public Policy, or related field.

Other Details
Languages Required
English and Kiswahili
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
9 months
Work Modality
Office-based + travel
Remuneration
Not specified
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