National Consultant to Design and facilitate the yoga sessions for LCO Staff in 2024,Maseru, Lesotho (3 months)
Maseru
- Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
- Location: Maseru
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Closing Date: 2024-09-18
UNICEF is seeking services of a highly experienced , qualified and vibrant yoga consultant for UNICEF Lesotho to enhance the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of our staff, thereby improving their overall performance and learning capacity.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, resilience
How can you make a difference?
Backround
- To enhance the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of UNICEF Lesotho staff through regular yoga sessions.
- To stimulate learning and cognitive functions by reducing stress and improving mental clarity.
- To strengthen team dynamics and foster a collaborative and supportive work environment.
- To provide a structured, professional, and inclusive approach to yoga practice that accommodates all staff members.
- Designing yoga routines that cater to varying levels of experience and physical ability.
- Conducting weekly yoga sessions for UNICEF Lesotho staff.
- Providing guidance on proper techniques to prevent injuries.
- Creating a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages participation.
- Offering advice on integrating yoga practices into daily routines for long-term benefits.
WORK ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Tasks | Deliverable/Output | Timeline/Deadline | Payment Structure |
Weekly yoga sessions (1 hour each) for a period of 3 months | Monthly progress reports on staff participation and feedback | October – December | 75% |
Final report summarizing the impact of the yoga sessions on staff well-being and team dynamics | Final report | December | 25% |
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum Qualifications required:
- Bachelors
Enter disciplines:
- Organizational Development
- Communication
- Ethics
- Adult Education and Learning /Facilitation
Relevant work experience required (in years):
- Certified yoga instructor with a recognized qualification.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in conducting yoga sessions, preferably in a corporate or organizational setting.
- Strong understanding of yoga techniques and their benefits for physical and mental health.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to create a positive and inclusive environment
- Experience in team building and group dynamics is an advantage.
- Fluency in English
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.