Individual Contractor – Child Online Protection and Schools, UNICEF Thailand Country Office, Bangkok

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 fulfil 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, hope

UNICEF Thailand Country Office works to ensure the rights of all children in Thailand. 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 Thailand Country Office (TCO) is seeking an individual contractor to contribute to UNICEF’s effort to strengthen the child protection system in school and support the child protection section to implement some immediate projects, including global UNICEF research, as well as to assist the section, in close collaboration with other sections, to build its approach to the child online protection and child protection in schools.

Work Assignment:

Under general guidance of Child Protection Officer (Justice), the individual contractor is accountable for the following tasks:

• Conduct desk review and provide technical support on programme planning and development.
• Support development of partnerships and coordination with government, NGOs, private sector, and/or academic institutions in the thematic areas.
• Support in monitoring and provide and solicit technical inputs into the implementation of child protection projects activities on the protection of children online, including providing support for research projects. Provide technical support as an expert from UNICEF and represent in inter-agency and private sector meetings on online protection. Provides technical support for policy advocacy on related issues. The support includes the provision of inputs on the national survey questionnaire, liaise with key stakeholders, and organization of consultation at national level.
• Develop guidance note/protocol/policy brief on issues concerning child online protection and protecting children in school.
• Ensure relevant reports and programme documents concerning child protection online and protecting children in school in Thailand are the latest. Provide comprehensive analysis on issues affecting children with recommendations and milestones contributing to programme management and planning.
• Identify, capture, document, synthesize and share lessons learned for knowledge development.

End Product(s):

• Progress report at the end of every month: Progress reports should include reference to overall progress in implementation of UNICEF-supported activities vis-à-vis the plan, constraints and challenges, recommended actions by UNICEF to ensure achievement of desired results. The report will also highlight emerging areas requiring policy and technical support and progress in networking with partners and expansion of alliances on the related issues.
• Establishment of information and document database on the child protection online theme.
• The issue guidance/research papers/policy briefs on child online protection and protecting children in school.
• Final report at the end of contract.

Estimated Duration of Contract: 11 May 2021 – 25 April 2022 (11.5 months).

Official Travel: Official travel both domestic and international may require upon necessity in discussion and agreement with contract’s supervisor.

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

• University Degree in law, social work, social science, public administration, or related field.
• Robust Knowledge and understanding of child protection concepts, issues, and approaches, especially how those would be applied in online and school settings. Understanding and ability to analyze child protection issues, including on strengthening of systems.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in professional work of related field.
• Adaptability and flexibility, knowledge of ethical approaches to working on sensitive issues and vulnerable children.
• Experience with and ability to conduct and oversee research.
• High fluency in written and verbal Thai and English required. Must have strong English writing skills.
• Computer and MSOffice literate.
• Familiarity in working with UN or Non-profit organization, a plus.
• Thai Nationality.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed monthly professional fee in THB 5 May 2021

FORM P11.doc

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.