Consultancy, State of the Art of Violence Against Children (VAC)/ Child Protection Observatories in Latin America and the Caribbean

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Develop a data observatory methodology for child protection in LAC.

You have:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences and related fields.
• Minimum of 10 years professional experience working in the social sectors of international development.
• At least 5 years of demonstrable professional experience working on data.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of French or Portuguese will be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work virtually and establish virtual working relationships with many partners.
• Understanding of statistics and indicators.
• Work in observatories or with observatories or any other organization focus on data collection and analysis will be considered an asset.
• Ability to clearly define objectives and plan activities.
• Previous work with UNICEF will be considered an asset.
• Fluency with ICT tools such as email, Teams, Skype, Zoom.

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.

UNICEF promotes the rights and welfare of all children and adolescents in everything we do. Together with our allies, we work in 190 countries and territories to transform this commitment into practical actions that benefit all children, especially focusing our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded, worldwide.

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices.

UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children.

For information of the work of our organization in the LAC Region, please visit our website: UNICEF LAC Region

For every child, happiness The 2022-2026 new UNICEF Strategic Plan as well as the ROMP (Regional Office Management Plan) maintain the End of Violence against Children (EVAC) as a priority. The UNICEF Strategic Plan details UNICEF’s future direction and strategic priorities over the coming four years. It provides a vehicle to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and responds to its call to ‘leave no one behind’.

The protection of children from all forms of violence is a fundamental right enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The inclusion of a specific target (SDG 16.2) in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to end all forms of violence against children gives renewed impetus towards the realization of the right of every child to live free from fear, neglect, abuse and exploitation. Several other SDG targets address specific, and gendered, forms of violence and harm towards girls and boys including, violence against women and girls including sexual exploitation (5.2). It is also recognized that children in different situations such as child marriage (target 5.3) and child labour (target 8.7) as well as in places separated from their families such as when migrating (SDG 10.7) or in care outside of the family (e.g., 16.3) may be more at risk of violence.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the most violent region and unequal in the world; violence, gender and ethnic inequalities are normalized. Violence is seen in the communities and also, in spaces considered to be ‘safe’ such as the home, schools and childcare services. And yet the availability of consistent and reliable data that is comparable is limited at the regional level. At the country level while there is some administrative data it is not necessarily shared with other countries.

When looking across other sectors, systemic information systems have been developed, which not only looks at harmonized and non-harmonized indicators but provides a wealth of information from which to probe or respond to different policy issues. All of these systems evolved over time, with concentrated efforts. Many of these systems compile different types of information and data sources in one place, and in a public setting. With violence and child protection so high on the agenda, it is not acceptable for the sector to continue to claim there is no data.

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices. The UNICEF offices in the region have prioritized the ending of violence against children, recognizing this as critical for the fulfilment of all child rights. The types of violence that is of specific focus is ending armed violence, corporal punishment and sexual violence.

Job Context Under the overall guidance of the Regional Advisor of Child Protection, the purpose of this assignment is to develop an options paper for a child protection statistical data observatory in LAC. In doing so it will identify and analyze the different observatories or data-hubs in the region, to reflect on how they were established, organized and maintained. It will also look at observatories, data-hubs and national statistical institutes and other national administrative data collections, to identify the extent of child protection related indicators gathered, and any common indicators.

How can you make a difference? Specific Tasks The assignment will include: 1 – Develop a methodology for the assignment. This should include participation of the relevant stakeholders, especially from UNICEF LACRO and COs, at relevant points. 2 –Draft paper that is in 3 parts – review of the observatories, of the national statistic and administrative hubs; review of the types of indicators; and recommendations on options and considerations for a data hub in LAC and potential common indicators, with a child protection focus. 3– Final documents in Spanish and English 4– PPT in Spanish and English and webinar to share results

Expected Results

The following results are expected at the end of the consultancy:

• State of the art of the observatories or data-hubs in the region focus on violence against children or that have data on violence against, • Analysis of indicators, • PPT, and • Webinar

Deliverables

Description

Duration in

Working Days

Expected

Deadline

Methodology

4 days

9 August 2022

Draft state of the art of the observatories or data-hubs in the region focus on violence against children or that have data on violence against

24 days

22 September 2022

Draft analysis of indicators

20 days

14 October 2022

Final documents, PPT and Webinar

15 days

30 November 2022

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… Education: Advanced university degree [Master’s or higher], in social sciences and related fields.

Experience • A minimum of 10 years professional experience working in the social sectors of international development • At least 5 years of demonstrable professional experience working on data • Understanding of statistics and indicators • Knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean region • Understanding of organizational development and analysis

Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of French or Portuguese will be considered an asset.

Technical knowledge: Expertise on data analysis.

Other skills and attributes: • Demonstrated excellent skills in verbal and written communication. • Demonstrated ability to work virtually and establish virtual working relationships with many partners. • Work in observatories or with observatories or any other organization focus on data collection and analysis will be consider an asset • Able to work effectively in a multicultural environment. • Ability to clearly define objectives and plan activities. • Previous work with UNICEF will be considered an asset. • Fluency with ICT tools such as email, Teams, Skype, Zoom.

Duration: This consultancy has an expected duration of 4 months, with an estimated start date of 1 August 2022.

Workplace: This is a remote, home-based consultancy. The consultant is expected to have own resources [internet, etc.] and equipment [laptop, etc.] and to deliver these products.

Supervision: The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the UNICEF LAC Regional Adviser, Child Protection.

How to Apply: Application should be submitted online and should include: Resume, Cover Letter, Technical and Financial proposals. Qualified candidates are requested to submit daily and monthly fees in their financial proposal.

For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and the following core competencies: Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness, Works Collaboratively with others, Builds and Maintains Partnerships, Innovates and Embraces Change, Thinks and Acts Strategically, Drive to achieve impactful results, and Manages ambiguity and complexity.

To view our values and competency framework please visit the following links: Our Values and Our Competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply.

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.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.

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