Child Protection Programme Consultant, Athens, Greece, 9 months, (National, Home-based)
Provide technical support for UNICEF's Child Protection programme implementation.
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Overview
Provide technical support for UNICEF's Child Protection programme implementation.
You have:
- Advanced university degree in social work, law, international relations, child psychology.
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience with UNICEF and/or other relevant actors in the areas of child rights, project management, and other relevant fields.
- Fluency in English and Greek (verbal and written).
- Initiative, passion and commitment to UNICEF mission and professional values.
Contract
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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, a chance.
UNICEF became operational in Greece in early 2016 as an outposted team from the Regional Office of Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) to respond to the significant influx of refugee and migrant children and their families at that time. Following several years of engagement with national stakeholders, UNICEF and the Government of Greece made a decision in January 2020 to formalize the agency’s presence in the country as a full-fledged Country Office. The office falls under the auspices of the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia located in Geneva, which supports the work of 22 Country Offices within its geographical scope, reporting in turn to global headquarters in New York. Within the framework of a mandate for all children in Greece, UNICEF and Greece are now working to address the needs of all vulnerable, marginalized and left-behind children in the country.
In the context of the Country Programme for Greece (2022-2026) approved by the UNICEF Executive Board in February 2022, UNICEF and the Government of Greece have agreed on national targets for children, concerning health, education, social protection, child protection, justice and youth employability. Regarding the child protection agenda, UNICEF has planned activities under the following areas:
Strengthened child protection system that ensures the prevention of and response to all forms of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect, enhances gatekeeping to prevent institutionalization, promotes family- and community-based forms of care, and delivers quality gender-responsive protection interventions.
Strengthened national capacities to promote family, child and adolescent mental health and to address stigmatisation and discriminatory social and gender norms.
Strengthened professional capacities to implement child-centered approaches to their field work, such as social workers, journalists, public prosecutors, admin staff.
How can you make a difference?
In close collaboration with the Child Protection team, UNICEF is seeking to ensure technical expertise to support activities under its 2023 Workplan on Child Protection.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the Consultant will support the implementation of Child Protection programme in the context of the Greece Country Programme 2022-2026 already agreed with the Government, and in partnership with all relevant stakeholders and partners.
The Consultant will be responsible for providing technical assistance and support for programme design, planning and implementation, ensuring alignment with plans and agreed specific goals, objectives and targets using results-based approaches and methodologies and provide scientific and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure achievement of results as planned.
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone:
Deliverables/Outputs:
Timeline
Technical and scientific support to child protection programme implementation:
Support the Child Protection team in the design and oversight of programmes on Deinstitutionalization, Violence Against Children and Child Friendly Justice
Support state authorities through capacity building on Child Safeguarding and Child Protection
Support the Child Protection team in coordination and reporting
Review technical documents and provide relevant inputs
Support the Child Protection team in the dissemination of results under CP Programming
Monthly progress report on:
1. Concept note for the development and delivery of training sessions to journalists on child protection
2. Adaptation of the CG Output 1 and Output 2 (DI-Transformation Plans-Family Reunification) deliverables to be reflected in ESF+ activities
3. Input provided on the final report for Child Guarantee pilot program
4. Briefing note following participation in Webinar on the international classification of violence against children (TransMonEE)
5. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End July 2023
Monthly progress report on:
6. Adaptation of the CG Output 3 (Prevention and support at community level) deliverables to be reflected in ESF+ activities
7. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End August 2023
Monthly progress report on:
8. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
9. Briefing note on the dissemination activities for Bebbo app
10. Assessment of capacity building needs of Public Prosecutors offices and municipal social services regarding collaboration for child protection investigations.
11. Methodology on capacity building activities
12. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End September 2023
Monthly progress report on:
13. Adapted training material for introductory Child Protection training to the staff in the shelters of the General Secretariat for Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality
14. Comprehensive concept note on the delivery of training on Child Protection to field staff in the shelters of the General Secretariat for Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality
15. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End October 2023
Monthly progress report on:
16. Needs Assessment Report of training and support needs of the public prosecutors offices and municipality social services
17. Develop a common system for recording and managing information related to child protection cases that fall under the jurisdiction of the local Prosecutor's Offices.
18. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
19. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End November 2023
Monthly progress report on:
20. Drafting and compilation of inputs for final reporting on Violence Against Children
21. Comprehensive concept note of drafting the cooperation protocol between the Prosecutor’s Offices and Municipal social services
22. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
23. Briefing note on the dissemination activities for Bebbo app.
24. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End December 2023
Monthly progress report on:
25. Design a user manual for the delivered common system for recording and managing information related to child protection cases that fall under the jurisdiction of the local Prosecutor's Offices.
26. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
27. Briefing note on the dissemination activities for Bebbo app.
28. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End January 2024
Monthly progress report on:
29. Comprehensive concept note of the cooperation protocol between the Prosecutor’s Offices and Municipal social services (Final Draft)
30. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
31. Briefing note on the dissemination activities for Bebbo app.
32. Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End February 2024
Monthly progress report on:
33. Comprehensive concept note of the training package and guidance tool on the developed cooperation protocol between the Prosecutor’s Offices and Municipal social services
34. Report on the dissemination activities for GBV Programming
Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
35. Briefing note on the dissemination activities for Bebbo app.
Weekly report on action points from Child Protection meetings per project
End March 2024
ToR_Child Protection Programme Consultant.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Advanced university degree in social work, law, international relations, child psychology.
- Minimum of 5 years related work experience with UNICEF and / or other relevant actors in the areas of child rights, project management, and other relevant fields.
- Fluency in English and Greek (verbal and written).
- Initiative, passion and commitment to UNICEF mission and professional values.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are invited to:
a. Complete their UNICEF profile
b. Attach relevant academic degrees, latest CV and motivation letter
c. Indicate a lump-sum amount quoted in Euro/USD for the whole assignment (198 working days). The financial proposal should also include a daily fee
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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you implemented a child protection program? | This question assesses your practical experience in managing child protection initiatives. | Provide specific examples of your involvement, roles, challenges, and outcomes. |
| How do you approach capacity-building within organizations? | The interviewer wants to understand your strategy for enhancing skills in child protection. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your experience with stakeholder collaboration on child rights issues? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure the child safeguarding principles are maintained? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenging case you handled in your previous roles related to child protection. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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