National consultant to develop child friendly Botswana Children’s Act, Gaborone Botswana (30 days) Opened to Batswana Only

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment: To develop a child friendly version of the Botswana Children’s Act

Scope of Work

Working under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist in UNICEF Botswana Country Office and in close consultation with the Department of Social Protection, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. the objective of the consultancy is to develop a child friendly version of the Children’s Act of Botswana of 2009. The act will be used as a tool to increase knowledge of children on the legislation aimed at protecting their rights.

Guiding Principles for the development of the children’s Act are as stipulated below. a) Consideration of the Best Interest of the Child b) Upholding Children’s Rights c) Adopting a Child-friendly Approach d) Protection of Privacy and Confidentiality

Work Assignment Overview:

The consultancy is expected to take 30 working days. Overall, the consultant will be expected to deliver a child friendly version of the children’s act. It will further recommend effective methods to disseminate the act to children across the country. The scope of the assignment will include, reviewing of the current children’s act, consultations with key stakeholders being children to inform the development of a child friendly children’s acts and the submission of the draft and the final child friendly act. Furthermore, they will conduct interviews with key informants from the Department of Social Protection in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and social workers, and UNICEF programme staff.

Deliverables

Tasks/Milestone:****Deliverables/Outputs:****Timeline****Payment Schedule1. Review the existing children’s act and submit an inception report

2. Consult with some children from the NCCF

3. Submit and present a draft child friendly version of the children’s act to the TWG

1. Inception Report

2. Meeting report

3. Draft child friendly version of the act

25 days60%Present and submit Final Child Friendly Children’s Act

Final Child Friendly Children’s Act5 days40%Administrative issues and conditions

1. Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant. 2. 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 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. 3. Consultant will be required to complete online courses related to Ethics, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Security related trainings prior to taking up the assignment and/or travel. 4. Consultant will be required to sign the Health Statement for consultants/individual contractor prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation

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

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Social Work, Communication Studies, or related field

Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience developing content for children is required
• Fully knowledgeable on the Botswana Children’s Act
• Excellent writing skills
• Produce a sample of their recent written work

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

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HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an application including profile to the respective advertisement online. Please indicate your ability, availability and financial proposal/quote to complete the terms of reference above.

Rates must include all expenses related to the assignment (e.g. consultancy fee), quoted in BWP

Applications submitted without a fee/ rate will not be considered.

If you have not been contacted within 2 months of the closing date please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Regret emails will be sent only to shortlisted/contacted candidates.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).