Consultant for the Integrated Child Protection Services Model, Beijing, China (11.5 months)

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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, advocacy

Child Protection is one of UNICEF China’s programme areas. It supports the Government of China in developing an equitable and integrated child protection system that benefits all children in China.

During the last decade, China has made enormous progress in developing legislation relevant to child protection. Especially the revised Law for the Protection of Minors articulates an ambitious agenda for child protection, including to ensure all children have access to family centered child protection services. In addition, a number of policies and strategic plans have provided opportunities to strengthen services for protecting and caring for children. However, challenges remain regarding the institutional governance of China’s nascent child protection system.

With the aim to develop a child protection system in China and building on existing laws and policies, UNICEF has been working with the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) in generating a model of integrated child protection services in nine counties in the provinces of Guangxi, Jiangxi, Ningxia and Shandong since July 2020. The project seeks to improve the quality and supply of child protection services that provide support and interventions to promote child and family wellbeing, to protect children who are at risk of abuse and neglect within their families or whose families do not have the capacity to provide adequate care and protection and to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect. In doing so, the experiences and lessons learned from this project are being used to inform the improvement and enforcement of laws and policies as well as to inform scale up.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical input and support to the case management and M&E components of the ‘Integrated Child Protection Services Model’.

Please check the TOR for more detailed information on main duties and responsibilities of this assignment - TOR - Individual Contractor- integrated child protection project.pdf

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

• Minimum Academic Qualifications required and disciplines:
  • Advanced university degree in the social work, counseling psychology, social science, or other relevant discipline.
• Knowledge/Experience/Expertise/Skills required:
• • A minimum of five years of relevant work experience in case management, ideally also in a position as supervisor. Previous work experience as a social worker for children will be considered a strong asset
  • Professional work experience in programme planning, management, monitoring and evaluation relevant to child protection
  • 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, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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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 to become a part of the organization.

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.