Consultancy to Support Cameroon Country Office in the Establishment of a Child's... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Cameroon

Summary : Consultancy to Support Cameroon Country Office in the Establishment of a Child's Rights Monitoring System

Deadline : 16 Jun 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 33704746

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
Opposite British Embassy Winston Churchill Avenue Yaoundé Tel: 222.31.82 / 222.03.93 / 222.11.17 / 222.11.08 Fax: 223.16.53
Cameroon
Email :yaounde@unicef.org
URL :http://www.unicef.org/

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultancy to Support Unicef Cameroon Country Office in the Establishment of a Child's Rights Monitoring System.

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, [insert tagline]

Support UNICEF Cameroon Country Office in the Establishment of a Children's Rights Monitoring System

How can you make a difference?



Results

Deliverables

Payment



Timeline

(Date)

Implementation

Stage(percentage)

1.

Detailed Inception report with work plan and chronogram

Develop detailed work plan and methodology (with clear responsibilities and timeline, outputs, specifying schedule, including field-visits, training sessions, key moments of coordination, briefing-debriefing/ meetings with relevant stakeholders, reports writing will be implemented, etc.)

Within 5 working days from the contract commencement (10.06.2019)

10%

N/A

2.

Desk Review

Conduct a desk review of available resources: administrative statistics, evaluations and reports, as well as records from relevant agencies and civil society organizations. The desk review results will be incorporated into Inception report.

Within 10 working days from contract commencement (17.06.2019)

20%

3.

A Primero-based information management system to document violations against children is rolled-out in line with international guidance

Develop and produce: (i) tailored data collection tools in English and in French as per the regions covered; (ii) verification guidelines in line with standards and available in French and in English; (iii) reporting guidelines in line with standards and available in French and in English; (iv) terminology thesaurus in French and in English.

Within 35 working days from contract commencement (22.07.2019)

35%

20%

4.

A UN inter-agency coordination mechanism is established in Yaounde

A formal and regular coordination system is established with UN agencies which already have, or are in the process of, setting up monitoring mechanisms. Terms of reference are developed and approved by the taskforce/coordination mechanism and two meetings held with meeting notes drafted.

Within 50 working days from contract commencement (13.08.2019)

15%



N/A

5.

80 protection monitors are trained in collection, verification and reporting of children's violations (60 persons in the NSW (in English), and 20 persons in the Far North (in French))

Training modules are adapted to the specific context and available in French or English depending on the regions; Training reports are available, including pre and post training assessment of participants.

Within 65 working days from contract commencement (04.09.2019)

25%

20%

6.

A mapping of actors involved in the documentation of violations against children is available

7.

A working group to coordinate the documentation of child rights violations is established in at least one of the regions Terms of reference are developed, approved by the working group and meeting notes of two meetings are drafted.

Within 75 working days from contract commencement (18.09.2019)

10%

N/A

8.

First reports with verified cases are drafted and commented with recommendations for improvements.

First report on child rights violations is elaborated on the basis of the data collected for North-West and South-West in English and first report on child rights violations is elaborated on the basis of the data collected for Far-North in French, with recommendations for improvements.

Within 80 working days from contract commencement (25.09.2019)

5%

40%

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

§ Masters' Degree, preferably in international law, human rights, political science, or international affairs.

§ Minimum of 5-8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian affairs, human rights, child protection, emergency preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area. Experience on monitoring and reporting on human rights violations/MRM/implementation of the CAAC agenda in the field (experience in Africa is considered as an asset).

§ Fully proficient computer skills, including the use of relevant software and other applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, internal databases, Internet, etc.). Experience in the use and management of Primero modules (CPIMS+, MRMIMS+, GBVIMS+ or previous versions) is a strong advantage.

§ Knowledge of the UN system institutions; ability to work in an international or multicultural environment. Working experience in developing countries.

§ Fluency in oral and written both English and French is essential

CONDITIONS OF WORK

The proposed consultancy duration is 4 months, from early June 2019 to late September 2019. Payment of the different installments will be determined based on the submission of the expected deliverables.

Other working conditions include the following:

§ This consultancy is not eligible to any anticipated payment;

§ The consultant shall equip him/herself with his/her own personal computer;

§ The consultant shall subscribe to an insurance policy which will cover him/her during the implementation period of the mission;

Deliverables which will result from this consultancy are the property of UNICEF and should not in any way be used or disseminated without prior authorization of UNICEF.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Please submit separately a financial offer and a technical proposal:

Technical and Financial Offer

The technical offer must include the following elements:

1. A methodological concept note showing in a clear, precise and concise manner the general comprehension of the expected work, organization modalities, tasks to be undertaken for this consultancy;

2. A presentation of the acquired experience in the field of human rights/child's rights, children and armed conflict;

3. A detailed and signed resume, as well as copies of diplomas;

4. A detailed planning of activities.

The financial offer should be exhaustive and take into account any expense that is necessary for the completion of the deliverables described here (excluding the costs related to the organization of meetings with local partners/implementing partners, and training sessions: DSA for partners, transportation of partners, renting of a room and catering. These costs will be covered by UNICEF.). The financial offer will be submitted in the form of a table, which will distinctly outline consulting expenses (remuneration), and other logistics-related expense (subsistence allowance, travels, car rental, in-country travels).


UNICEF shall not be held responsible for any cost other than those appearing in the financial offer.

The proposed budget in the financial offer will be assessed by UNICEF.

The consultancy expenses will be analyzed based on the UN system remuneration scale.



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.



Advertised: 07 Jun 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 16 Jun 2019 11:55 PM W. Central Africa Standard Time

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