Recruitment of a National Consultant Responsible for Supporting the Government of... Tender

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Country : Chad

Summary : Recruitment of a National Consultant Responsible for Supporting the Government of Chad in the Development of a National Child Protection Policy SSA NOC

Deadline : 30 Aug 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 35248735

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN`S FUND
Route de l`Aeroport N`Djaména BP. 1146 N`Djaména Tel: 2251.89.89 Fax: (235) 2251.74.65
Chad
Email :ndjamena@unicef.org
URL :http://www.unicef.org/

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Recruitment of a National Consultant Responsible for supporting the Government of Chad in the development of a national child protection policy SSA NOC 6 months.

Context and justification

The process of putting in place a child protection system in Chad started in 2013, with the mapping and evaluation of the child protection system in Chad. This successful process has led to an in-depth analysis of the child protection situation in Chad in general, with a particular focus on child justice, the care of orphans and vulnerable children and birth registration, etc. In general, a detailed analysis of socio-cultural, economic, political, structural and conjunctural factors that explain violence, abuse,

Thus, several achievements have been made since 2013, among others: the development of training kits for trainers of the Police and Gendarmerie, magistrates and social workers and, the training of trainers of these same bodies on rights and protection of the child. In the same vein, there was the development of micro regional plans for the protection of Orphans and Vulnerable Children, the adoption of a road map for the fight against child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation, the adoption of an interim child justice strategy, the adoption of a road map for the protection of children deprived of a protective family environment and an action plan for the improvement of the civil status system. These activities have made it possible to provide an appropriate response to certain categories of the most vulnerable children. Nevertheless, the overall approach of the Government remains fragmented is accentuated precisely on categories of children rather than on a holistic approach based on the vulnerability.

While continuing to respond to child protection needs by strengthening the capacities of the various actors to take care of the standards in the field and this, in the sense of the synergy of action in this area, the reflection was reinforced around the need and the importance of having a national child protection policy.

It is to this end that this consultation is requested according to the present terms of reference to support the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood Protection and National Solidarity to develop and adopt a national policy for the protection of children. child federating all efforts made so far.






2. The objectives of the consultation

Main objective :

The national consultant will support the National Child Protection Coordination under the leadership of the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood Protection and National Solidarity for the development of the national child protection policy in Chad.

More specifically, the consultation will aim to:

• Support the process of elaboration of Chad`s national child protection policy, ranging from a desk review to the drafting of the final version of the document;
• Submit the draft of the policy document for validation and produce an advocacy document to enable the Ministry to present it to the Council of Ministers for its formal adoption by the Government.

3. Responsibilities of the consultant:

Under the supervision of the head of the child protection section, the consultant will have the following responsibilities:

• Propose a scoping note accompanied by a chronogram of the process of elaboration of the national child protection policy;
• Propose to the validation of the coordination mechanism of the child protection system a drafting plan for the policy;
• Conduct a literature review on the child protection system in Chad;
• Consult resource persons from different ministries involved in the child protection system with members of the national coordination mechanism of the system;
• Ensure the technical organization of the technical validation workshop of the Draft National Child Protection Policy;
• Integrate the observations from the technical validation workshop into the national child protection policy document;
• Develop an advocacy document for the official adoption of the policy by the Government;
• Submit the finalized document of the national child protection policy and the advocacy document to the Ministry of Women for the Protection of Childhood and National Solidarity for submission to the adoption of the Council of Ministers.

4. Expected results:

• A national child protection policy document is available and ready for adoption by the Government;
• An advocacy note taking into account the synthesis of the policy document is available to facilitate the Ministry presentation to the Council of Ministers.



Methodology.

The recruited consultant will be considered as a Senior Expert who will be assisted by 2 junior experts to carry out this exercise. The role of the Senior Expert will be to draft the national child protection policy document based on the evidence collected by the 2 expert assistants, one of whom ( e) will undertake the documentary review and the analysis of the legal texts and, the other, the state of the art and the collection of the data.
The consultant and his / her assistants will work under the guidance of the Ministry of Women, Early Childhood Protection and National Solidarity and, in close collaboration with the members of the coordination mechanism for the protection of the child. child to achieve the desired results. In addition, he or she will consult the resource persons of the different Ministries and Civil Society Organizations during the whole process of elaboration and adoption of the document of the national policy of protection of the child.

For every child, Hope

How can you make a difference

The consultant should have the following profile

Profile of the national consultant:
The consultant should have the following profile:

• Have an advanced university degree (Bac +5 or Master) in Law, Social Sciences or any other related field;
• Have at least 5 years of professional experience at national or international level in the development of policies, strategies and action plans related to human rights in general and with the rights and protection of the child in particular .

Experience with the United Nations system will be an asset.

Technical and functional skills

Good knowledge of the rights and issues of Child Protection;
Good computer skills (World, Excel, Power point);
Good ability to analyze consistency of strategic documents;
Good drafting ability of political and strategic documents.







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 in its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy that is incompatible with the aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual abuse. UNICEF also adheres to strict child protection 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 made available to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: 01 Aug 2019 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Aug 2019 12:00 PM W. Central Africa Standard Time

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