Home-Based Consultancy: Working Across Sectors – Global CP AoR Child Protection Consultant (100 working days between February and December 2022) - Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS), Gen

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Analysis of technical support requests coming to the Global CP AoR from country-based child protection coordination groups has underscored a clear need for tools related to increased collaboration and capacity building with other sectors on child protection risk assessment and mitigation, appropriate responses, child safeguarding, child participation, and safe identification and referral of children in extremely vulnerable situations. In 2020 and 2021, there were over 85 requests from coordination groups specifically related to child protection mainstreaming and integration with other sectors, most commonly focusing on health, education, food security, nutrition, and camp coordination/camp management sectors.

Countries requesting support on child protection mainstreaming and integration as well as child safeguarding typically were also seeking materials on safe identification and referrals, tailored for other sectors that were encountering children frequently, such as those in schools, health facilities, and isolation and quarantine centers. The majority of these queries involved requests for training materials and presentations that could be easily adapted to specific contexts and geared for non-CP actors.

Purpose of the assignment

The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a ready-to-use, easy-to-contextualize workshop package, including PowerPoints, checklists and tip-sheets, case studies, and videos, to support the application of Pillar 4 in the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action: Standards to Work Across Sectors. Sectors of focus will include Education, Health, Food Security, Camp Coordination and Camp Management, and Nutrition. The workshop package will include the following components:

1. Child Protection Mainstreaming and Integration across specific sectors: This element will include a brief overview of child protection and its core principles, rationale for risk mitigation and incorporating child protection in humanitarian response, consequences of not considering child protection issues, and key tips, strategies, and actions clusters/sectors can take to protect children and support their health and safety. Key considerations related to disability, age, and gender will be incorporated throughout this module.
2. Child Safeguarding and Child Participation: This section of the package will complement current guidance by consolidating key concepts, standards, practical steps and recommendations, and tools and templates to reference into two brief modules, making content more digestible and interactive.
3. Safe Identification and Referral: Frontline workers in other sectors are often a first point of contact or entry for children facing violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, family separation, and other concerns. Therefore, it is essential these actors know how to interact appropriately and sensitively with children and their families and feel confident in how to refer a case and to whom to refer for safe, ethical referrals.

Following development of the workshop package, the Consultant will work with the Global CP AoR to test materials in three countries, then revise and finalize materials based on country feedback.

Scope of Work

The specific objectives of this consultancy are:

1. Develop an interactive, easily adaptable workshop package, using multimedia, to support the implementation of Pillar 4 in the “Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action: Standards to Work Across Sectors” in collaboration with the Global Child Protection AoR and relevant sectors, including Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Education, Food Security, Health, and Nutrition
2. Support the Global CP AoR in testing, revising, designing, and disseminating finalized workshop materials

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks / Milestone******Deliverables / Outputs******Timeline / Deadline• Gather and review existing materials on child protection (also GBV and general protection as relevant) mainstreaming and integration across sectors, child safeguarding and participation, and safe identification and referrals, including country, agency, interagency, and other sectoral examples• Examples to inform the workshop package are organized into a resource library3 working days: February 2022• Consult with Case Management Task Force members on the Safe Identification and Referrals module• A minimum of 4 key informant interviews and groups consultations are conducted with case management task force colleagues to inform and get feedback on draft workshop materials23 working days between February 2022 – April 2022• Draft the Safe Identification and Referral module of the workshop package, in consultation with select members of the Case Management Task Force, complete with PowerPoint presentations and handouts or other supplementary materials. Presentation should include facilitator notes, activities for remote or Face-to-Face delivery, pre- and post-session knowledge questions, resource lists, and other tools.• Safe Identification and Referral module completed• Consult with country-, regional-, and global-level colleagues from Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Education, Food Security, Health, and Nutrition sectors along with Child Protection to introduce the workshop package and discuss essential key messages, outputs, good or promising practices, challenges, and other aspects to feed into the materials• A minimum of 15 key informant interviews and groups consultations are conducted with other sectoral, child protection, and case management task force colleagues to inform and get feedback on draft workshop materials38 working days between April 2022 - June 2022• Draft child protection mainstreaming and integration, child safeguarding, and child participation modules of the workshop package, complete with PowerPoint presentations, checklists and other handouts, and case studies from both child protection and other sectoral actors and perspectives. Presentations should include facilitator notes, activities for remote or Face-to-Face delivery, pre- and post-session knowledge questions, resource lists, and other tools.• An interactive, easily adaptable, multimedia module related to child protection mainstreaming and integration, tailored for the 5 selected sectors, is completed• Consult with UNICEF, Global Education Cluster, and other relevant colleagues to discuss essential key messages, good or promising practices, challenges, and other aspects to feed into the materials related to child safeguarding and child participation• A minimum of 3 key informant interviews and group consultations are conducted with UNICEF, Global Education Cluster, and other relevant colleagues to inform and get feedback on draft child safeguarding and participation module8 working days between June 2022 - July 2022• Draft child safeguarding and child participation modules of the workshop package, complete with PowerPoint presentations, checklists, and other handouts. Presentations should include facilitator notes, activities for remote or Face-to-Face delivery, pre- and post-session knowledge questions, resource lists, and other tools.• An interactive, easily adaptable, multimedia module related to child protection mainstreaming and integration, tailored for the 5 select sectors, is completed• Work with the selected video company and Global CP AoR to develop at least 3 informational videos to use with other sectors, consisting of interviews, success stories, promising practices, and key messages for 3 sectors; this includes developing scripts, conducting interviews and case studies, video outline, and reviewing drafts• Content and materials for the development of 3 videos is completed in collaboration with select video company.8 working days between June 2022 - August 2022• Discuss with the Global CP AoR which country coordination groups will be selected to use, adapt, and test materials• Workshop package is edited, designed, and finalized after feedback is obtained from countries using the materials.20 working days between September 2022 - December 2022• Consult with coordination groups using the materials to make revisions to the workshop package materials• Edit and finalize materials based on country feedback; ensure attractive, user-friendly design of final materials• Support the translation of materials as neededEstimated Duration of the Contract

100 working days (between February and December 2022)

Consultant’s Work Place and Official Travel

The Consultant will be home-based.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. Please indicate a daily fee based on 100 working days to undertake this assignment.

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

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, or Organizational Development
• At least 5 years of experience in child protection in emergencies and/or coordination or related fields
• Experience in learning and development, including good working knowledge of adult learning and experience developing training curricula and workshop materials for audiences with various sectoral backgrounds
• Solid understanding of child protection case management and working with other sectors for safe identification and referrals
• Ability to document good practices and lessons learnt in a practical case study format
• Excellent understanding of the humanitarian architecture at global and field level
• Proven ability to work independently and deliver results
• Excellent communication skills
• Significant experience working with other sectors preferred
• Experience in creating short videos, including animated, informational, and interview-format videos preferred
• Fluency in English; French or Spanish also preferred

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and 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

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Please include a full CV and Financial Proposal in your application. Additionally, indicate your availability and daily rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered. 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.