Home-based Consultancy: GBV Risk Mitigation and Child Safeguarding Consultant (93 Working days), ECARO, O/P Italy

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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, Protection

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist the consultant will be responsible for the following activities:

Programme Development:

• Support the roll out of the field coordinators package and the GBV safety audit within the formal reception system and ensure relevant follow up with national institutions
• Update/development of information and awareness raising materials on GBV risk mitigation as relevant, for integration into all partners’ interventions.
• In close collaboration with the Child Protection team, develop and support the roll out of a GBV risk mitigation training module to be integrated into UNICEF partners’ family care programme;
• Integrate the GBV risk mitigation into the Expedited Foster care for migrant and refugees' UASC program and the Voluntary Guardians’ Model Locations;

Capacity Building:

• In close coordination with other UN Agencies, develop an e-learning module on GBV risk mitigation
• Development and roll out of capacity building activities on GBV risk mitigation targeting national institutions’ partners involved in formal and community-based reception; UNICEF personnel and UNICEF’s partners

Technical Assistance:

• Coordination with national institutions and other UN Agency for the development and integration of a package of risk mitigation measures within formal and community-based reception system
• Provision of technical support to national institutions on the integration of a GBV risk mitigation and safeguarding approach into their networks of volunteers deployed in the emergency response

Payment modality:

• The consultant will be paid upon timely and satisfactorily submission of deliverables.

How can you make a difference?

Work assignment overview

Task

Deliverables/ Outputs

Timeline/Deadline

Programme Development

1. Support the roll out of the field coordinators package and the GBV safety audit within the formal reception system and ensure relevant follow up with national institutions

2. Update/development of information and awareness raising materials on GBV risk mitigation as relevant, for integration into all partners’ interventions

3. In close collaboration with the Child Protection team, develop and support the roll out of a GBV risk mitigation training module to be integrated into UNICEF partners’ family care programme;

4. Integrate the GBV risk mitigation into the Expedited Foster care for migrant and refugees' UASC program and the Voluntary Guardians’ Model Locations;

BV safety audit rolled out in 4 formal reception centers

Information and awareness raising package on GBV risk mitigation is developed and tailored to all partners’ interventions

A GBV risk mitigation training module is developed and integrated into UNICEF partners’ family care programme

GBV risk mitigation considerations are integrated into the Expedited Foster care for migrant and refugees' UASC program and the Voluntary Guardians’ Model Locations

December 2023/ 13 days

October 2023/ 3 days

December 2023/ 15 days

December 2023/ 4 days

Capacity Building

1. In close coordination with other UN Agencies, develop an e-learning module on GBV risk mitigation

2. Development and roll out of capacity building activities on GBV risk mitigation targeting national institutions’ partners involved in formal and community-based reception; UNICEF personnel and UNICEF’s partners

One e-learning module on GBV risk mitigation is developed

1 training package on GBV risk mitigation targeting national institutions’ partners involved in formal and community-based reception is developed

2 training sessions on the GBV risk mitigation package are delivered to national institutions’ partners

December 2023/ 20 days

December 2023/ 17 days

December 2023/ 3 days

Technical Assistance

1. Coordination with national institutions and other UN Agency for the development and integration of a package of risk mitigation measures within formal and community-based reception system

2. Provision of technical support to national institutions on the integration of a GBV risk mitigation and safeguarding approach into their networks of volunteers deployed in the emergency response

One package of risk mitigation measures within formal and community-based reception system is developed in Coordination with national institutions and other UN Agency

1 operational tool of the national institutions’ networks of volunteers deployed in the emergency response are reviewed and integrate of a GBV risk mitigation and safeguarding considerations

December 2023/ 8 days

December 2023/ 10 days

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

• Master’s degree in law, migration studies, gender studies, sociology or other relevant fields.
• In depth technical knowledge of GBV risk mitigation and child safeguarding;
• At least 5 years of professional experience in risk mitigation/child safeguarding with technical assistance provided, direct engagement with national institutions in a technical role;
• Familiar with the Italian protection and reception system for migrants and refugees;
• Excellent planning and organizational skills;
• Strong communication skills - both oral and written;
• Fluency in Italian and English;
• Good team player.

Desired:

• Previous experience with UNICEF or other UN agency;
• Previous experience in gender-based violence and Child Protection programming
• Experience in working with migrants and refugees;
• Familiarity with HACT standards

Note the contract is between July and December

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.