International Consultant for Knowledge Management on Access to Justice, Child Protection Section, UNICEF, Myanmar

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Purpose of the Assignment:

To respond to the cases of arbitrary arrest and detention, to evaluate the access to justice options and processes, and to ensure that children's rights in the criminal justice system are better protected by making legal aid services available to children from Yangon.

Scope of Work:

Under the 2021 Multi-Year Workplan of Unicef, it was planned to generate evidence on key child rights and violence against children in humanitarian/ non-humanitarian settings. In this regards, UNICEF child protection section will hire an international consultant to undertake the following tasks;

1. Assessment/ policy brief preparation

2. Data Analysis/ Data brief preparation

3. Case studies

4. Lawyers personal safety and protection strategy development and implementation including digital security.

5. Development of Guidance Notes for the legal aid service providers on 3 topics.

Duty Station:

Home-based

Duration:

2 months , 42 working days

Work Assignment Overview:

Tasks 1:

Assessment/policy brief preparation

Secondary analysis of the data generated by UNICEF’s legal aid partners and prepare a situation analysis of children’s access to justice, impact of martial law on children’s access to justice, treatment of children in the criminal justice system, especially after the military take-over.

Deliverables 1:

Analysis Report

5 days to review Q1 & Q2 reports.

5 days to write up analysis including consulting with other stakeholders working with children and young people.

Tasks 2:

Data Analysis/data brief preparation

Monthly analysis on the juvenile justice data generated by UNICEF’s legal aid partners (LCM, Thazin, ILF, Network Lawyers) to understand trends and patterns of Juvenile Justice Situation in Myanmar

Deliverables 2:

Monthly analysis report

3 days per months. Analysis will include visualisation.

Tasks 3:

Case studies

Regular preparation of case studies (e.g. at least 2 case studies per month) based on narrative reports submitted by UNICEF’s legal aid partners.

Deliverables 3:

Case Studies

1 days per month per case study

Tasks 4:

Lawyers’ personal safety and protection strategy development and implementation

Development of safety and protection measures for human rights defenders targeting local legal aid lawyers. Consultant will also support implementation of the above safety and protection measures- this will include data security measures as well.

Deliverables 4:

Guidance notes on safety and protection measures and support for the implementation.

5 days to draft the guidance note including translation.

Each partner requires 2 sessions- 1 assessment (3hours) and 1 training (3 hours) – 5 days

Assessments should take place prior to the guidance note being drafted and the training taking the partners through the guidance.

Tasks 5:

Development of Ethical Notes and Deference Lawyer Guides for the legal aid service providers

1. Professional conduct and ethics guidance note for lawyers working with children. including information sharing and data management
2. Defense Lawyer Guide for Children in Conflict with the Law

• For the cases of Children on the Move
• For the cases of Children associated with armed conflict
• For the cases of Child Political Prisoner
  • What are the applicable international standards?
  • What will be the key points for defense lawyers according to the international standards?
  • What are the applicable national laws for children on the move?
  • What will be the key considerations for defence lawyers according to the national laws?

Child Victims and Witness

• For the victim of sexual abuse
• For the victim of emotional or psychological violence
• For the victim of maltreatment
  • What are the applicable international standards?
  • What will be the key points for defense lawyers according to the international standards?
  • What are the applicable national laws for the children on the move?

What will be the key points for the defense lawyers according to the national laws?

Deliverables 5:

One Ethical notes (4 days)

Defense Lawyer Guides for Children in Conflict with the Law (5 days)

Defense Lawyer Guides for Children Victims and Witness (5 days)

Detail Terms of Reference Can be Accessed Here: (3) Terms of Reference_ Knowledge management on access to justice-REV.docx

The Expression of Interest Form to Complete and Include in the Application is Here: (3) Expression of Interest_ Knowledge management on access to justice Intl Consultant (002).doc

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

• An advanced degree in law (or) of Human Rights
• At least 5 years of professional work experience in working for the access to justice for children including understanding on Myanmar Legal System
• Proficiency in analysis of the data and information and technical guidance notes
• Demonstrated experience of working in the area of legal analysis
• Experience of emergency contexts is desired
• Ability to work in sensitive and stressful environment
• Willingness and availability to take up the assignment immediately
• Strong commitment to the UN values of humanity, impartiality, neutrality
• Flexible, adaptability and tolerance
• Good diplomacy and communication skills, can work well with others even from remote
• Good English language skills (oral and written)
• Excellent written and presentation skills

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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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.

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