Local Consultant: Development and finalization of 4th National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) - 55 Days

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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, a fair chance

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support primarily local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will take into account capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

It has a field office in Cotabato City, the second largest city in Mindanao, southern Philippines, with some 300,000 population. The city is the regional administrative centre of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and over 80 percent of the population is Muslim. Mindanao is both conflict-affected and prone to frequent earthquakes and typhoon storms.

Visit this link for more information on Philippine Country Office: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/

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Scope of Work:

1. Development and submission of inception report which will include:
   1. Methodologies and child safeguarding and protection protocol; and
   2. Schedule of activities following the timeline below as close as possible, including documentation of the activities:

Activity

Schedules and notes

Consultant’s scope of work

Visioning, Prioritization and Planning, TOC

Early May

SitAn will inform the ToC

Process documentation including CWC specific consultation

• Development of process and conduct of visioning, prioritization, planning, and ToC

Children’s participation

Mid-May (linked to the development of the RPAC and NPAC)

Cluster 1 – North Luzon Regions I, II, III, and CAR

Cluster 2 – South Luzon Regions IVA, IVB, V, and NCR

Cluster 3 - Visayas Regions VI, VII, VIII

Cluster 4 – Mindanao 1 Regions IX, X, and BARMM

Cluster 5 – Mindanao 2 Regions XI, XII, and CARAGA

• Provide TA to CWC in the development of the modules and processes. CWC will lead and conduct the child participation activities.

RPAC

April to December 2023, activities/consultations will begin. Include visioning in the methodology

Provide inputs and comments to the RPAC

Guidance to ensure alignment with the NPAC

Validation and

M&E framework

June (includes sharpening M&E framework and methodology)

Development of validation process

Conduct of Validation workshops with stakeholders and children

Writing, editing, finalization

July

Draft the 4th NPAC based on the existing materials including compiling the M&E framework.

CWC TMG review (August) and Board approval (September)

August-Sept

Presentation to the TMG and Board

Finalization based on feedback from both bodies.

Preparation for the launch

October

Children’s month 4th NPAC Launch

November

Task and Deliverables:

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Inception report

Visioning, prioritization, planning, and ToC

1. Approved process guidelines, methodologies, and conduct of visioning, prioritization, planning, and ToC
2. Conduct of workshop

3. Documentation

   Children’s consultation

4. Documentation of TA provided to the development of the processes on consulting children with CWC

   Development of the RPACs

5. Materials and guidelines for the development of RPAC’s. Documentation of TA provided to the development of the processes on consulting stakeholders with CWC

Validation and

M&E framework

1. Approved of module of the validation processes
2. Conduct of Validation workshops with stakeholders and children
3. Documentation of the validation workshops

Approval of the CWC Board

1. Documentation of presentation to the TMG and their recommendations
2. Documentation of presentation to the CWC Board and their recommendations
3. Submission of final revision based on comments of the CWC Board.

Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant

Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant

Knowledge/Experience/Expertise/Skills required:

• Master’s degree Development Management, Social Sciences, Psychology, or related discipline.

• Knowledge and Minimum 3 - 4 Years practical experience in Strategic Planning, Results Based Management, children consultations; Familiarity with various relevant national plans such as the PDP, PPAN, etc. is an advantage.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in Vacancies | UNICEF Careers by 09 May 2023. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 561366 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a COVER LETTER, and the duly filled P 11 form which can be downloaded from our website at https://www.unicef.org/careers/documents/p11-form indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.

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"UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations, 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."