Individual International Consultant-Protection Monitoring and Family Preservation toolkit Development and Roll out (Home Based)

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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.

The purpose of this consultancy is to systematize and support the scale-up of the PMIR system and revise and support implementing the Child Protection Family Preservation operational tools including vulnerability assessment, cash plus programming framework based on existing government’s regulations.

How can you make a difference?

The consultant will support the adaptation, scale-up and consolidation of Protection Monitoring and Incident Reporting and application of Family Preservation operational strategies.

RESULT 1: A training module on Management and Implementation of the Protection Monitoring system is developed and rolled out among Child Protection staff

RESULT 2: Standardized information analysis, follow-up and dissemination formats and SOPs are available for the Protection Monitoring system and UNICEF staff are trained to use them

RESULT 3: Harmonized SOPs and tools for vulnerability assessments, scoring, prioritization, social monitoring tools are available to support the implementation of the Family Preservation strategy

RESULT 4: Staff and partners have the resources, tools and capacities to operationalize the tools and methodologies developed

Deliverables.

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

Proposed Fee (USD)

Develop standard Protection monitoring tools including data quality assurance, protection monitoring toolkit and implementation; qualitative data collection; data review, analysis and dissemination – Provide first draft of synthetic analytical review of data collected to date.

10 December 2021

Review, existing family preservation (vulnerability assessments, targeting, cash + delivery) operational tools and develop standard operational procedures and tools (targeting, prioritization, monitoring) to support program implementation. Finalisation of the 2021 analytical review of the PMIR.

10 January 2022

Develop and build capacity to operationalize an adapted Family Preservation strategy (cash and vulnerability assessment methodologies) among Child Protection staff

10 February 2022

Provide training, capacity building and coaching to staff on key tools, standards and monitoring activities of the protection monitoring, including data quality assurance, protection monitoring toolkit and implementation; qualitative data collection; data review, analysis and dissemination

10 March 2022

Test, pilot resources package for finalization, adaptation and support appropriation by staff

10 April 2022

Total Professional Fee

USD

Duration of the contract:

The duration of the assignment is for 100 days between the period of 5 Months

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

Minimum Qualifications Required

Master’s degree in relevant field (preferably social studies including social work) legal studies) and minimum 5 years of field-based experience.

• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

1. Demonstrated expertise and previous experience in setting up and adapting protection monitoring and incident reporting systems
2. Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring of Cash+ and Care programs
3. Expertise in case management, protection, child protection, GBV
4. Proven experience of and understanding of vulnerability assessment methodologies including scoring systems
5. Experience in coordinating integrated approach protection responses and addressing intersecting vulnerabilities
6. Excellent oral and written communications skills and demonstrated ability to write and produce operational documents under deadline pressure from a diverse range of stakeholders, organizations, and technical experts from multiple sectors.
7. Experience developing monitoring strategies and multisectoral protection strategies in emergency and development contexts
8. Demonstrated capacity and experience developing, rolling out and monitoring training methodologies with a focus on skills development and capacity to replicate training
9. Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English
10. Knowledge of Nepali is an asset

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.