Job title: Individual National Consultant to provide professional technical and implementation support to child protection programme and measures to strengthen child justice

Job no: 579828

Contract type: Consultant

Level: Consultancy

Location: Turkmenistan

Categories: Child Protection

The National Consultant is expected to perform the below specific tasks in collaboration with the UNICEF team and international experts:

1.   Provide technical guidance and support to the national partners in strengthening child protection in the country:

• Support in developing the Child Protection system architecture, inter-agency coordination mechanism, and referral and service delivery mechanism at all levels in line with the UNCRC Recommendations – 20 working days;
• Support in strengthening the gatekeeping mechanism of the statutory referral bodies (Commission on Minors, Guardianship and Trusteeship bodies, Medical-pedagogical Commission) in collaboration with UNICEF international consultants– 15 working days;
• Support in strengthening family-based alternative care for children. Support UNICEF international experts in reviewing current adoption and guardianship practices and examining the reasons for placing children in all types of residential institutions– 15 working days;
• Support in further strengthening special measures to protect children in contact with the law, including participation in advocacy for the introduction of special courses for police investigators and prosecutors on a child-friendly approach into the curriculum and in-service training– 10 working days;
• Support in piloting diversion measures in the Kopetdag district of Ashgabat, including monitoring visits and support for the UNICEF international expert in developing recommendations based on the results of the pilot– 15 working days;

2.    Provide technical guidance and implementation support to the UNICEF TCO Child Protection section:

• Support in collecting, analyzing, verifying and synthesizing information to support programming, designing and preparing child protection programmes– 15 working days.
• Technical and implementation support throughout all stages of the programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentation, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning– 20 working days.
• Support in organizing and conducting meetings, workshops, trainings and round tables to implement planned programmes. Prepare the necessary documentation for this purpose– 20 working days.
• Assistance in organizing study tours on international best practices in the field of child protection– 10 working days;
• Undertake field visits and organise events in the regions, including with the involvement of local communities– 5 working days.
• Participation in raising awareness among bodies implementing policies to provide state support to children in difficult life situations. Participation in the development of information printed materials for consultations– 15 working days.
• Work closely and collaboratively with UNICEF colleagues and UN sister agencies on the implementation of child protection programmes. Submit proposals to inform relevant stakeholders on interventions and/or solutions– 15 working days.
• Participate in review, monitoring and evaluation activities of ongoing programmes with national partners and prepare minutes/results reports for follow-up by UNICEF management and other stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues in programme implementation and propose solutions– 15 working days.
• Prepare inputs for programme reporting– 10 working days.

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

• University Degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, social sciences, law, economics, or other related fields. Advanced University degree in Social Sciences will be an asset.
• At least two years of professional experience in the area of social development, law, planning and management in child protection-related areas.
• Fluency in Russian and Turkmen is required; working knowledge in English language is asset

To get additional information and apply for the position, please follow the link.