National Consultant for Legal Aid services for the Children and Young People Outside Yangon, UNICEF, Myanmar (Open to Myanmar Nationals Only)

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 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, help

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

To Respond the instances of arrest and detention, to 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.

Duty Station/ Geographic Area:

Home-based with travel to Chin, Magway, Bago, Kayah, Tanintharyi, Mandalay and Sagaing regions as required.

Duration of the Consultancy:

6 months, part-time, flexible hours managed by the consultant.

How can you make a difference?

Description of Assignment:

Tasks:

• Legal Aid support for the children and youth outside Yangon
• Social support for the children and youth who detained and recently released from detention
• Mentoring local lawyers for referring child cases to Case Management System.
• Data collection and management

Deliverables:

• Representing (20) children and young people (under 25) at the police station.
• Representing (50) children and young people (under 25) at the courts.
• Providing legal advice to (50) children and young people (under 25)
• Providing Social support for (20) the children and young people (under 25) who detained and recently released from detention
• (15) mentoring session with legal aid partners.
• Weekly report for Legal case management data sheet and
• Weekly report total number of the clients

Detail Terms of Reference can be accessed here; Terms of Reference (Template)- 2021 for Lawyer_ outside Yangon(rev) (003).docx

The Expression of Interest form to complete and include in the application can be accessed here; EOI - outside Yangon_rev.doc

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

• Bachelor of Law (L.L.B)
• Holding valid Lawyer’s License
• At least 5 years of professional work experience in practicing law in Myanmar - including experience in court representation.
• Demonstrated experience of working in the area of providing legal services for the children.
• Experience of emergency contexts is desired
• Ability to work in sensitive and stressful environment.
• Willing and availability to take up the assignment immediately

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.