Individual Consultancy: Development of a comprehensive Child Protection Strategy Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Individual Consultancy: Development of a comprehensive Child Protection Strategy

Deadline : 03 May 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32418973

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATION CHILDREN'S FUND
3 United Nations Plaza 44th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues New York, Tel: 326.7000 Fax: : 887.7465 / 887.7454
USA
URL :www.unicef.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Individual Consultancy: Development of a comprehensive Child Protection Strategy for Chisinau Municipality for the period 2020-2024.

Under the overall assignment to provide Technical assistance for further strengthening the work of Chisinau Municipality General Departments of Social Assistance and Health, of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, and of Child Protection, UNICEF Moldova is looking for an Individual consultant for the Development of a comprehensive Child Protection Strategy for Chisinau Municipality for the period 2020-2024.

The overall objective of the assignment is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the relevant Municipal Departments of Social Assistance, Health, and of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, and develop relevant sector specific, human resource strengthening and communication and visibility strategies as described in Technical Annexes 1 to 5 (see ToR).

The specific objectives of this consultancy are:

Regarding the development of a comprehensive Child Rights Protection Strategy for Chisinau Municipality for the period 2020-2024 (Technical Annex 3)

Review key findings and recommendations of the Assessment report on the efficiency and effectiveness of the Municipal Directorate for Child Rights Protection (2018).
Review the proposed in the completed in 2018 assessment report Roadmap for strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of the Municipal Directorate for Child Rights Protection (2018) and adjust as required in consultation with Chisinau Municipality and UNICEF.
Review respective international guidance on child rights protection, including relevant SDGs and targets (incl. nationalised SDGs), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the CRC Concluding Observations for Moldova from 2017, and other international frameworks as required.
Review respective national policy and regulatory frameworks in Child Rights protection, including key goals of the National Development Strategy “Moldova 2030” and the current National Child Protection Strategy 2014-2020 and its Action Plan for 2016-2020.
Review respective municipal policy and regulatory frameworks in Child Rights protection.
Conduct interviews with key stakeholders, government and municipal counterparts, development partners, CSOs, academia and adolescents to identify the needs in the municipal child protection system.
Based on the collected evidence, including recommendations from the 2018 assessment, develop a comprehensive Child Rights Protection Strategy for Chisinau Municipality for the period 2020-2024 in close consultation with key stakeholders involved.
Definition of supervisory arrangements:

The Child Protection Consultant will report to the Child Protection Specialist of UNICEF Moldova.

Work location and travel involved:

The work will require local travel in mutually agreed locations including in Chisinau. The consultant is expected to cover costs, arrange and schedule such visits, including transportation. The UNICEF office will facilitate introductions to key informants.

Consultant will make and pay for own international travel arrangements for arriving to Moldova including visa costs, insurance, any taxes etc., if applicable.

Qualifications and work experience:

Advanced University Degree in Law, Social Sciences, Human Rights or related field;
Proven experience in policy development;
Experience in working with central and local Government;
Good networking and negotiation skills;
General requirements:

Excellent command of English, both oral and written.
Working command of Romanian is a strong asset.
Experience in working with UNICEF and/or other UN Agencies will be an asset.
Demonstrated experience in the field of the ECA region including Moldova is a strong asset.
For more details on deliverables and minimum requirements, please refer to attached Terms of reference (ToR)

ToR Technical assistance to Chisinau Municipality_va.pdf

HOW TO APPLY: Your online application should contain twoseparate attachments: Technical Proposal and FinancialProposal (templates below). Please secure the Financial Proposal *.pdf document with a password on document view; the password will be requested only from technically qualified candidates.

Technical proposal_Individual_Consultancy.docx

Financial Offer_Individual Consultant_Annex 3.xlsx

Applications for thisassignmentmust be received no later than:3 May 2019.

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:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection process.

How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=521543

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