Type: Individual Consultancy 
Duty Station: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Closing Date: 21 August 2023, midnight Sri Lanka time (GMT + 5:30).
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Purpose of consultancy: 

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the leading UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA works in partnership with governments, civil society, and other key stakeholders to promote reproductive health, gender equality, and the rights and well-being of young people.

UNFPA country office in Sri Lanka is organizing a 4-day staff retreat from 29 August - 01 September 2023 to strengthen staff commitment towards organization goals, take stock of performance and prepare for future challenges, boost team morale, strengthen relationships, collaboration and build trust. The workshop will be held in a hotel outside Colombo with the participation of 35 staff from the Sri Lanka country office. A planning committee has been set up to organize the workshop. The planning committee has conducted a survey to gather ideas and expectations from all staff and developed an outline of the programme for the workshop and the CO is looking at hiring an international consultant to design and facilitate the retreat.

The expected outcomes of the staff retreat are;

• Strengthen our understanding on the work of the Country office and identify areas for improvement and collaboration to achieve a common understanding of Country programme results while identifying innovative pathways and accelerators to achieve results
•  Identify barriers in internal and external communication and co create solutions to improve communications in complex and uncertain situations to demonstrate UNFPA value addition in both countries
•  Repurposing health and wellbeing and promoting work life balance to improve productivity, efficiency and fulfilment
• Create a sense of safety and belonging among staff to increase creativity and develop new skills for personal and professional growth