# Individual Consultancy to Design a Gender-Transformative Childcare Model, Nairobi NGO Job UNICEF Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/individual-consultancy-to-design-a-gender-transformative-childcare-model-nairobi-ngo-job-unicef Company: UNICEF Category: NGO, Non-Profit & Development Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-08-10 Expires: 2026-08-31 ## Job Description ### Key Tasks - Literature Review and Contextual Analysis - Stakeholder Engagement: - Risk Assessment and Safeguards - Design of the Childcare Model In carrying out the above tasks, the Consultant will integrate Feminist and Gender Frameworks, e.g. by applying the 5R model (Recognise unpaid care as work; Reduce time spent on it through services; Redistribute responsibilities to males/households; Reward care providers via incentives; Represent caregivers in decision-making) to design gender-responsive elements. The work including proposals should align with UNICEF’s Gender Policy 2021-2030 and Action Plan 2026-2029, emphasising targeted investments in adolescent girls’ health, nutrition, education, skills, and protection, while promoting norms change and male involvement. ### Minimum requirements ### Work 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. ### Language Requirements - English and Kiswahili ### Knowledge/Expertise/Skills - Advanced degree in Gender Studies, Social Policy, Development studies, Child Development, Public Policy, or related field. - Experience in designing gender-responsive social protection or childcare programmes or feminist economics or unpaid care work, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa. - Experience working with adolescent populations, including adolescent mothers and disability-inclusive programming. - Strong analytical, research, and facilitation skills. - Familiarity with Kenyan social protection system is an asset. - Excellent communication skills; ability to engage diverse stakeholders, including males in gender dialogues. - Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, or similar organizations is an asset. - Experience in East Africa or comparable contexts is strongly preferred. ### Desirables - Experience in designing community-based childcare models and care services. - Experience integrating childcare within social protection, education, health, or livelihoods programmes. - Experience working with adolescent mothers, young caregivers, and marginalized populations, including persons with disabilities. - Experience developing costing frameworks, investment cases, financing strategies, or scale-up roadmaps for social services. ### 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)  A detailed technical proposal not exceeding 20 pages (excluding annexes, e.g. for CVs): - Understanding of assignment - Proposed methodology/ approach to assignment - Evidence of meeting the required qualifications (this may include links to or annexes of relevant past work and CVs of all consultants engaged as annexes) - Draft workplan - Proposed budget Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 E. Africa Standard Time ### How to Apply Click Here to Apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.