JOB DESCRIPTION

How can you make a difference?

Under the direction of the Child Protection Specialist (Child Justice), the consultant will further map and identify specific needs within National Police services across five countries (Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, FSM, and RMI) related to provision of child-friendly services. This includes developing or strengthening training packages for child friendly services and then rolling out training Police across these countries to build the capacity of Police to carry out child-sensitive investigations of crimes against children. Key factors include providing child-sensitive services to child survivors of sexual assault, utilization of child interviewing techniques, making appropriate referrals of children in need of support to other service providers including social welfare and MHPSS professionals, and ensuring child-safe emergency accommodation where appropriate.

Please refer to the ToR ( TOR Regional child justice consultant.pdf) for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS:  

Please submit a separate financial offer along with your application. The financial proposal should be a lump sum amount for all the deliverables and should show a break down for the following:

• Monthly / Daily fees– based on the deliverables in the Terms of Reference above.
• Travel (economy air ticket where applicable to take up assignment and field mission travel
• Living allowance where travel is required.
• Miscellaneous- to cover visa, health insurance (including medical evacuation for international consultants), communications, and other costs.

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

Education:

• An Advanced University degree in international development, human rights, international law, or other relevant field is required.

Experience & Skills:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in child justice, child protection and/or other related areas at the international level, some of which preferably were served in a developing country, is required.
• Relevant experience in building capacity of actors in child justice, child protection, and social welfare sector is an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Experience working in the UN system agency or UN organization is an asset.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements