Consultancy for the Child Protection Program (part time), Beijing, China

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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, safety

UNICEF China has been working with the Government of China to strengthen local child protection systems including essential building blocks for preventing, detecting, and intervening in cases of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of children. As one of the core components of the building blocks, a positive parenting program was developed embedded in the country’s family education efforts. The program targets all parents and caregivers with children aged 0-18 years, and aims to support parents and caregivers in strengthening their skills, knowledge and confidence in providing caring and protective environment for children.

UNICEF therefore is seeking a consultant to support scaling up of the positive parenting program and review the resource package and strengthen the gender content to make the materials gender transformative. For more information and detailed terms of reference, please refer to the attachment. TOR_CP consultant_new templete adapted 07122023 updated TMS.docx

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will provide support to the implementation of positive parenting program in China under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist. In particular the consultant will achieve three key objectives.

1. Work with the national and subnational counterparts to scale up positive parenting program by setting up TOT training of master facilitators and mentors for delivery of quality positive parenting sessions in the project sites in three provinces.
2. Update the training resource package for facilitators and mentors with additional gender elements, based on UNICEF’s Gender Transformative Parenting Manual, and provide technical guidance for conducting the training to facilitators and mentors.
3. Supporting the monitoring of the program, including set up baseline, data collection and analysis activities, and promote the use of evidence for effective and efficient programming.

Major Tasks, Deliverables & Timeframe

Activity 1: In close collaboration with national and subnational counterparts and local technical experts, provide strategic direction to scale up positive parenting program through the following key activities.

• Provide presentation on programming approaches, the content and structure of the resource package, requirements set up for the TOT training and mentoring, and monitoring tools.

- Support the development of action plan for scale up, and set up project management procedures.

-Support preparation of ToT training in new locations.

-Conducting 3 master TOT training workshops in the project provinces;

-Support delivery of parenting sessions in community, which will include monthly/bi-monthly follow up calls/on 10 site visits with local implementing partners and technical experts for the first 2 months after the training to review progress, questions on the process, assist master trainers in preparation and conducting their first parenting sessions. Discussions with local technical experts could also be made available to review content and process as well as reflections on learning.

Activity 2: Adapt current positive parenting sessions for parents t be gender transformative.

-Work with national and sub-national counterparts and technical experts to define appropriate gender transformative actions that can be integrated in positive parenting program;

-Review the resource packages of positive parenting sessions and suggest and incorporate strengthened gender elements;

-Update the training materials for facilitators and mentors with additional gender elements and conduct the training to master trainers;

-Support piloting and testing of the training materials in selected project sites;

Activity 3: Support the routine monitoring of the results of the positive parenting program and course correction. Key activities include:

- Support set up baseline for new program;

- Conducting pre and post assessment knowledge survey and training evaluation;

- Assessing the routine data collection pathways, assessment indicators and tools currently used by the project;

- Build the capacity of critical stakeholders and technical staff in implementing the M&E framework;

-Convene and facilitate meetings on M&E within the scope of the project team of the implementing partners, to ensure the process and deliverables outlined above are constantly discussed, validated and approved by stakeholders;

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum Academic Qualifications required and disciplines:

• Master degree in social science, social development studies, humanity or other relevant discipline.

Knowledge/Experience/Expertise/Skills required:

• A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in child protection programming, including positive parenting programmes, conducting training, monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in developing and tracking programme results and M&E frameworks;
• Self-motivated team worker with a clear drive for results;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Strong writing skills in Chinese and English;
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and independently;
• Ability to work in international and multicultural environment, and to work with cultural sensitivity;
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software;

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.

Supervision

The consultant will be supervised by the Child Protection Specialist. The supervisor will ensure a briefing at the beginning of the consultancy and technical guidance for the consultant. In addition, compliance with the TOR and timely delivery of the expected outputs/results will be observed. The supervisor will agree with the consultant on the number of days on a monthly deliverable basis. Upon completion of contract assignments, the supervisor will certify relevant documents; evaluate the consultant's work and process/follow-up on the payments.