Consultant – SEA investigations capacity building, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) in Bangkok
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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 fulfilling 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 better future
UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:
- survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
- development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
- protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
- participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them
How can you make a difference?
The Child Protection Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is seeking an individual consultant to undertake SEA investigations capacity building for UNICEF Implementing Partners in 4 countries and develop contextualized SEA investigations policies and protocols, documenting good practices and recommendations to sustain SEA investigations capacity for IPs
Work Assignment:
As part of training preparation, conduct needs assessment to ensure that the training package to be developed is customized to address specific capacity needs of UNICEF partners and contractors. During the assessment, establish existing investigations systems and gaps in each of the organizations to inform tailored approach. Other methods used in the preparation of the training should include meeting with UNICEF Country and Regional PSEA Teams, meeting with management of UNICEF Implementing Partner Organizations.
Training Package
Develop a standard SEA investigation capacity training package covering the following core elements and additional issues identified as a result of the needs assessment:
- What is SEA / Sexual Harassment/ Safeguarding
- Who should conduct SEA investigations, accountabilities, specialized skills
- Complaint intake and review
- Core Principles of investigations– survivor centred approaches, safety, due process, confidentiality, and impartiality
- An overview of the investigations process and steps
- Investigations planning
- Risk Management during the investigation process
- Evidence Collection and Storage, different types of evidence that may include digital/electronic, medical, physical etc.
- Conducting investigations remotely
- Interviewing – Adults, Children and Vulnerable persons, interviewing offenders, interviewing victims, interviewing witnesses,
- Child Survivors of SEA, vulnerability factors, impact, interviewing of children, support system
- Referral and role of national law enforcement systems
- Investigations report writing
- What happens after investigations
This package should be developed in a way that allows delivery by other facilitators.
Training and awareness
- Deliver the training package for each priority country (Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Pacific Islands). Given the current context in the region, the training should be deliverable on virtual platforms.
- Conduct awareness sessions for management of the Implementing partner organizations in each of the 4 countries on their roles on investigations and on managing outcome of investigations.
Coaching and mentoring
- In consultation with the implementing partners (including the trained SEA investigators) and in coordination with the Country offices and EAPRO PSEA Lead, develop and deliver a coaching and mentoring plan for personnel working in investigation units using contextualized methods including by use of SEA investigations simulations and scenarios to impart hands-on, practical investigation skills to participants.
- Provide on-call support and technical guidance to UNICEF Implementing Partners during the period of the consultancy.
Investigations Policy and Protocol
- Develop/write one contextualized generic SEA investigations policy and protocol per country to be adapted by the Implementing Partners for their internal SEA mechanism.
Recommendations
- Provide recommendations for sustaining SEA investigations systems and capacity among UNICEF Implementing Partners and best practices for replication.
Work Schedule:
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Tasks
Timeline
No of days
1
Needs, capacity and investigation systems and gaps identified
November 2021
7 (includes development of tools, consultation with COs)
2
Contextualized SEA investigation training package for UNICEF Implementing Partner Organizations developed
Dec 31st, 2021
12 (includes consultation with IPs, CO and RO team)
3
Time bound training plan on SEA investigation in collaboration with EAPRO PSEA Lead and country offices developed
Dec 15th, 2021
2 (includes consultation with CO and RO team)
4
4 SEA investigation training conducted for UNICEF IPs
Jan 2022
Feb 2022
28 (7 days training for each country. Face to face in person training would be 5 days but considering online training constraints, more time is required)
5
Carryout training/awareness for management of participating UNICEF Implementing Partners
Jan 2022
4 (1 day for each Country, spread over two days)
6
Development of plan and provision of mentoring, couching and on-call support for SEA investigators, including development and rollout of contextualized SEA investigations simulations and scenarios for imparting practical investigations skills to participants
Jan 2022
20 (5 working days for each Country, spread throughout the consultancy as necessary)
7
Contextualized generic 4 internal investigations policy and protocol developed to be used as a tool by IP investigators and management for investigations and for managing investigations outcomes
Feb 29th, 2022
12 (3 days for each country, includes consultation and review by CO and RO teams)
8
Provide recommendations on PSEA policies and best practices for replication
Mar 2022
1
9
Produce final report of the assignment that should include all activities undertaken including coaching and mentoring activities, on-call support provided conducted, recommendations on way forward for the investigative capacity-building work of the UNICEF Implementing Partners
Apr 2022
3 (includes review by CO and RO Teams and final production by Consultant and debrief)
Deliverables:
- Needs, capacity and investigation systems and gaps identified.
- Contextualized SEA investigations training package for UNICEF Implementing Partner Organizations developed.
- 4 SEA investigation training conducted for UNICEF IPs.
- 4 Training/awareness conducted for management of participating Implementing Partners.
- Mentoring and couching for SEA investigators provided and producing a minimum of 4 contextualized SEA investigations scenarios.
- On call support provided to IPs in 4 country offices.
- 4 contextualized generic internal investigations policies and protocols developed.
- Recommendations on PSEA policies and best practices for replication documented.
- Final consultancy report detailing all activities undertaken and recommendations for Country Offices and Regional Office produced.
Duration of Contract: November 2021 – April 2022 (88 working days)
Working Location: The consultant will work remotely.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
An advanced degree in Human Rights, Law, International Development, Child protection, Social Protection, Gender or other related fields.
A minimum of eight years’ professional work experience on SEA Investigations, SEA Investigations training and capacity building, child protection or GBV programming;
- Experience in working in humanitarian contexts;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Excellent facilitation, training, networking and advocacy skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work across country and cultural contexts on sensitive issues;
- Demonstrated ability to work independently;
- Sound knowledge of PSEA protocols and procedures is an asset
- Experience in working directly on the PSEA framework is an asset.
- Experience in working in the East Asia Pacific region is desirable; and
- Experience in working with the UN/UNICEF an asset.
- Knowledge of another UN language will be an added advantage.
Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 15 November 2021****.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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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.
UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
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