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Consultancy Title: GBViE Consultant – CCS Dissemination

Section/Division/Duty Station: Child Protection Section, Programme Group, UNICEF NYHQ

Duration: 1 February 2025 to 30 September 2026

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ / Remote

 

About UNICEF 

If you’re a dedicated, inventive skilled and are captivated with making an enduring difference for kids, the world’s main kids’s rights group wish to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been engaged on the bottom in 190 international locations and territories to advertise kids’s survival, safety and improvement. The world’s largest supplier of vaccines for growing international locations, UNICEF helps child well being and vitamin, good water and sanitation, high quality primary schooling for all girls and boys, and the safety of youngsters from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded solely by the voluntary contributions of people, companies, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 employees in additional than 145 international locations.

 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment: 

The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, in all places, in the whole lot the group does – in applications, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all kids have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child has an unequal probability in life – in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions – her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents – addressing inequity – not solely will give all kids the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.

Related to this mission, UNICEF is instantly concerned in addressing gender-based mostly violence (GBV) in among the world’s most intense and complicated conflicts and disasters. GBV in its varied kinds constitutes a world disaster which undermines social and financial progress; as one of many world’s biggest human rights violations, GBV have to be addressed to make sure common rights and rules with regard to equality, safety, liberty, integrity and dignity of human beings. Preventing and responding to gender-based mostly violence in emergencies (GBViE) is acknowledged as a life-saving measure and an integral part of humanitarian motion. As a lead company in addressing GBViE, UNICEF has expanded its on-the-floor programming in recent times and made prevention and danger mitigation of, and response to GBViE certainly one of its focused priorities in its new Strategic and Gender Action Plans (GAP) 2022-2025, in addition to within the new Child Protection Strategy. GBViE contributes to the outcomes below Goal Area 3 and can be now a cross-chopping precedence throughout the brand new Strategic Plan-, making GBV danger mitigation certainly one of UNICEF’s change methods and a key contributor throughout all Goal Areas. GBViE danger mitigation is now additionally throughout all sectors and areas of labor in UNICEF’s up to date Core Commitments for Children. UNICEF can be a number one company within the improvement of programming and instruments associated to GBViE, together with supporting the event of the Call to Action Roadmap rollout of the revised IASC GBV Guidelines (2015), implementation of the interagency GBV case administration capability constructing initiative, administration of the GBV AoR assist desk, in addition to further technical assets for the GBViE discipline throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. On the latter, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on GBV have been effectively documented leading to a rise in wants and technical requests for UNICEF’s experience.

As part of its steady efforts to enhance GBV service supply globally, UNICEF is main on growing, revising and disseminating key assets (steerage, related coaching bundle and e-studying) to strengthen the service suppliers’ capability to supply high quality care to child survivors of sexual abuse. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), UNICEF finalized the second model of the Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse Resource Package (CCS). The intention of the revision was to make sure studying, proof and assets from the previous 10 years had been integrated into the CCS assets, and that the rules and coaching supplies had been tailored for completely different disaster settings, together with compelled displacement contexts and public well being emergencies. In addition, a world CCS e-studying specializing in the essential modules of the coaching packages (i.e. modules 0-2) was developed and examined.

Disseminating the CCS Guidelines (with a particular deal with the native service suppliers, together with Women-Led Organizations) is part of UNICEF’s Global Commitments and of the worldwide GBV AoR Workplan 2024-2025. In 2024, the up to date CCS useful resource bundle was translated into 5 further languages and launched globally and regionally. Over 30 international locations already expressed their curiosity in rolling out the CCS assets in 2025-2026. A world CCS Partner Network was established in September 2024 as an open discussion board of key worldwide, regional and native organizations who’ve particular curiosity within the CCS implementation. The principal targets are to advertise useful resource dissemination, trade on the continuing initiatives, priorities, wants, fund-elevating, create synergies amongst companions and share classes discovered and good practices. Under the umbrella of the worldwide CCS Partner Network, the primary regional CCS ToT co-led between UNICEF and UNHCR befell in December 2024 with ladies-led and refugee-led organizations of 6 international locations. In 2025/2026, additional technical help is required to advance and maintain the dissemination of the revised useful resource bundle in these 6 international locations and past, in addition to to make sure the subsequent section of the CCS useful resource bundle improvement below the umbrella of the CCS Network, via further modules to the e-studying and the creation of a chatbot to help case employees in actual time. The advisor will likely be contributing to a sequence of interlinked and sequenced outputs that can contribute to extend the engagement and uptake at nation, regional and world ranges round CCS and advance the dissemination of the assets all over the world.

During the length interval of the contract, the advisor will help the CCS useful resource bundle (second version) improvement and dissemination, in addition to the UNICEF service supply merchandise improvement and information administration of GBViE assets, via the particular duties listed beneath.

 

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Child Protection Manager (GBViE), the advisor will likely be accountable for completion of the next deliverables:

• Support the CCS useful resource bundle dissemination;
• Support the subsequent section of the CCS useful resource bundle improvement;
• Contribute to the GBViE information administration on Sharepoint;
• Contribute to the event of GBViE merchandise.

The consultancy will likely be home-based with travels to emergency-affected contexts related to the above duties, as possible.

 

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Support the CCS useful resource bundle dissemination. Provide technical recommendation and help to the WLOs who participated to the Regional CCS ToT to provoke in nation dissemination, in collaboration with the COs.            

• 6 nation plans developed and endorsed at interagency degree (30 April 2025)
• At least 3 observe-up calls with every of the 6 international locations held to help implementation of the plans (31 August 2025)
• At least 3 step-down trainings delivered by WLO supported (31 August 2025)

Support the institution of a mentorship programme to construct the capability of native actors (with a deal with WLOs and SSW) to coach their friends on CCS 

• Selection standards for native mentors finalized with the CCS Network (31 August 2025)
• Local mentors recognized and supported to take part in CCS ToT     (30 November 2025)
• At least 2 CCS ToT with native mentors held (2 completely different international locations, with 2 languages most well-liked) and coaching experiences submitted (31 March 2026)
• At least 2 step-down trainings supply by the native mentors supported with establishing the participation choice standards, choosing members, logistics, adaptation of the coaching supplies, figuring out ache factors to pick out subjects for the teaching periods, figuring out enhance of information, and many others (31 July 2026)
• At least 2 teaching periods facilitated for native mentors (based mostly on subjects recognized by them, together with facilitating abilities) (30 September 2026)

Provide help to international locations who confirmed curiosity in rolling out the CCS assets           

• At least 3 nation proposals reviewed and commented (15 September 2025)
• At least 4 further translations supported and printed (15 September 2025)

Facilitate and help quarterly world CCS Partners Meetings together with disseminating assembly notes, recordings and assembly observe up motion objects, to advertise CCS assets dissemination

• 6 conferences held and MOM shared (30 September 2026)
• At least 4 joint initiatives (akin to coaching, webinars, pool of trainers, mentorship periods and many others) recognized, agreed upon and their implementation supported (30 September 2026)

Support the subsequent section of the CCS useful resource bundle improvement. Contribute to the CCS e-studying improvement and pilot     

• At least 2 modules developed, high quality checked and added to the CCS e-studying course (31 December 2025)
• 2 modules translated into at the least 4 further languages (31 March 2026)
• CCS e-studying course piloted in at the least 4 contexts  (30 June 2026)

Contribute to the event and piloting an CCS AI-pushed chatbot to additional help case managers       

• Guidance in chatbot content material and design, together with on safeguarding developed (30 September 2025)
• Feedback supplied to the pilot model of the chatbot (31 December 2025)
• Chatbot piloted in at the least 3 contexts (31 March 2026)
• Feedback from customers collected and shared (30 June 2026)

Contribute to the GBViE information administration on Sharepoint. Review the present GBViE Sharepoint construction and content material (with a deal with the GBViE Service Delivery and Prevention), and recommendation on the creation of a newly structured GBViE Sharepoint as per information administration suggestions         

• A set of suggestions for restructuration and migration of the GBViE Sharepoint submitted for approval (30 June 2025)
• New GBViE Sharepoint finalized (31 August 2025)

Contribute to the event of GBViE merchandise. Provide technical assessment of GBViE Service Delivery world merchandise (this will likely embody proposals, budgets and spending plans, advocacy notes, case research and many others).    

• At least 6 merchandise reviewed and commented (15 September 2025)
• At least 4 further merchandise reviewed and commented (30 September 2026)

 

Qualifications

Education: 

Advanced college diploma (Masters) in public well being, social work, political science, human rights and worldwide legislation or different associated diploma, or equal programming expertise.

 

Work expertise:

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *: 

• At least 8 to 10 years of programme administration expertise, ideally together with at the least 5 years implementing GBV programming and/or partaking with GBV coordination in humanitarian contexts.
• Demonstrated expertise with GBV case administration and its intersections with info administration.
• Demonstrated information of / expertise with the Caring for Child Survivors Resources. Certification as a CCS coach an asset.
• Proven expertise in growing E-studying instruments / distant capability improvement assets for adults. Familiarity with the Agora platform is an asset.
• Experience in growing technical assets associated to GBV/GBViE service provision for adolescent women and girls.
• Experience in Gender or GBV associated information administration and sharing is an asset.
• Experience working with all kinds of stakeholders and capturing of necessities in an inter-company setting
• Ability to work with a group in addition to independently in a multi-cultural setting. 
• Proven capability to work with and lead collaborative groups throughout completely different areas and with completely different technical abilities. 
• Strong interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent communication abilities, written and verbal.
• Creative, modern thinker who can even translate concepts into sensible functions.
• Proven abilities in networking, strategic pondering, downside fixing, advocacy and negotiation.
• Ability to rapidly develop a sound understanding of the processes carried out by UNICEF useful areas, each at Headquarters, Regional and Country Office ranges.
• Excellent drafting abilities and skill to write down successfully for UNICEF exterior merchandise.
• Fluency in English and French is required. 
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Arabic is taken into account an asset for this function

 

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and

– Upload copy of educational credentials

– Financial proposal that can embody/ replicate :

• • the prices per every deliverable and the overall lump-sum for the entire project (in US$) to undertake the phrases of reference.
  • journey prices and day by day subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or journey is required as per TOR.
  • Any different estimated prices: visa, medical health insurance, and dwelling prices as relevant.
  • Indicate your availability

– Any emergent / unexpected obligation journey and associated bills will likely be coated by UNICEF.

– At the time the contract is awarded, the chosen candidate should have in place present medical health insurance protection.

– Payment {of professional} charges will likely be based mostly on submission of agreed passable deliverables. UNICEF reserves the proper to withhold fee in case the deliverables submitted are lower than the required normal or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the advisor.

U.S. Visa info:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, ought to the chosen candidate and his/her family members reside within the United States below a unique visa, the advisor and his/her family members are required to vary their visa standing to G4, and the advisor’s family members (partner) would require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to have the ability to work, even when he/she was approved to work below the visa held previous to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of

For each Child, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF gives reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This might embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your application in case you want cheap lodging in the course of the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict child safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Individuals engaged below a consultancy won’t be thought-about “staff members” below the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (akin to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will likely be ruled by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants. Consultants are accountable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the whole interval of the contract. Selected candidates are topic to affirmation of totally-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF for the length of their consultancy contracts.