Consultancy Recruitment: National consultancy to support the child protection refugee response, Prague, Czech Republic (45 days from 1 December 2023-30 June 2024)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means quit. 

For each baby, A future 

The marketing consultant will present technical providers to facilitate the implementation of the Workplan signed between UNICEF and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Ministry of Schooling, Youth and Sports activities of the Czech Republic within the areas of (i) baby safety system strengthening, (ii) Social service workforce. capability constructing, (iii) institution of the regional coordination platform to assist UNICEF’s humanitarian efforts in
baby safety.

How are you going to make a distinction? 

1. Baby Safety System Strengthening (35%)

• Assist Baby Safety System Assessments:

• Assist revision of the draft and closing experiences on the evaluation of the kid safety system with the give attention to refugees and the evaluation of the choice care system for refugee youngsters; revise useful resource paperwork and analyses; determine key areas for baby safety system enhancement.
• Counsel suggestions for evidence-based adjustments to strengthen the general Baby Safety framework making certain that UNICEF’s interventions align successfully with the wants and challenges current within the system; present assist to align the evaluation findings and subsequent suggestions with world finest practices.

• Assist Baby Safety System Reform:

• Present technical assist to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and Ministry of Schooling, Youth and Sports activities within the Baby Safety System Reform course of; attend and contribute to the strategic and technical conferences and selections; evaluation analysis and evaluation paperwork, draft summaries of consultations.
• assist and suggest revise insurance policies, practices, and procedures associated to baby safety.
• present suggestions for the Baby Safety system enhancements giving major consideration to the perfect pursuits of the kid and in alignment with world finest practices.

• Develop Normal Operational Procedures on the safety of Unaccompanied and Separated Kids:

• Based mostly on systemic assessments, develop Normal Operational Procedures on the safety of Unaccompanied and Separated Kids and interact meaningfully with MoLSA, MoEYS and MoI for its endorsement.

2. Social Service Workforce Capability constructing (35%)

• Assist the Coaching of Trainers (ToT) for nationwide consultants in baby safety in humanitarian emergency Present assist to the coordination and facilitation of nationwide consultants for coaching of trainers (ToT).

• assist the accreditation of the ToT course; contribute to designing and improvement of the ToT program.

• Assist the cascade trainings

• Present assist to the coordination and supply of cascade trainings throughout the native authorities for social and authorized safety of youngsters (OSPODs); guarantee engagement of native authorities, municipalities and different related state and non-state organizations.

3. Regional Coordination (30%)

• Assist coordination among the many 14 areas of the nation

• Assist communication between regional authorities, organizations, and stakeholders concerned in baby safety efforts; assist data sharing between regional actors; facilitate the change of experience, assets, and finest practice-sharing; facilitate group of high-level conferences within the areas and occasions to showcase UNICEF programming and influence.

• Present technical help to Regional Coordination Platforms

• Present technical assist to regional coordination, figuring out methods and entry factors for the enhancement of the refugee response throughout all areas and making certain alignment with world finest practices and UNICEF agenda in baby safety.

Be aware: The marketing consultant is predicted to collaborate with UNICEF worldwide consultants/consultants and

implementing companions at any time when their experience is related and aligns with the underlying targets of the assignments, equivalent to within the context of Evaluation of the Baby Safety System, Baby Safety System Reform and Social Service Workforce capability constructing, constructing on achievements of the humanitarian response and to make sure sustainability of UNIECF’s interventions.

 

Work Assignments Overview	Duties	Deliverable	Supply deadline
1. Assist Baby Safety System Reform	Develop report on the compliance of the Working Group session findings/drafted amendments to the nationwide legal guidelines with the nationwide baby safety system, the CRC concluding observations of twenty-two October 2021 and Nationwide Technique for the Safety of Kids’s Rights 2021-2029 submitted.	Closing report drafted.	31 December 2023 (5 days)
2. Technical recommendation to the Baby Safety System Evaluation	Develop report on the evaluation of the findings and suggestions ensuing from the Baby Safety System Evaluation examine, analysing their alignment with the present baby safety panorama within the Czech Republic.   Draft/set up Normal Operational Procedures on the safety of Unaccompanied and Separated Kids developed and shared for endorsement by MoLSA, MoEYS and MoI.   Assist the event and execution of a sustainability technique for the phasing-out and legacy facets of the Baby Safety refugee response program for a clean transition and enduring influence.	Closing report drafted.   SOPs drafted and endorsed.	31 March 2024 (10 days)
3. Assist Social Service Workforce capability constructing.	Coordinate the ToT for nationwide consultants and grasp trainers and duly facilitate the method to effectively develop and ship the capability. constructing initiative.   Assist association of ToT coaching and consolidate suggestions.  Assist the method to acquire accreditation for capability constructing.   Develop coaching package deal in collaboration with UNICEF worldwide skilled (who might be main the ToT course).   Coordinate choice and participation of cascade coaching contributors in capability constructing, together with OSPOD (Native authorities for social and authorized safety of youngsters), municipal social employees and different related. stakeholders countrywide.   Put together report on the ToT and cascade. trainings	Coaching package deal for TOT finalised.  Accreditation for capability constructing obtained. ToT organised and accomplished. Report on ToT submitted.	30 June 2024 (15 days)
4. Improve regional coordination in baby safety	Organize and facilitate Workshops/ bilateral and joint conferences with nationwide and native baby safety system representatives.     Present assist to determine regional coordination platform, with the participation of OSPODs (Native authorities for social and authorized safety of youngsters), Integration Facilities, regional coordinators, and different related stakeholders countrywide.    Design regional coordination platform idea, prepare and launch common bimonthly conferences.    Develop suggestions on strengthening horizontal and vertical cross-sectoral coordination throughout the baby safety system.	Workshops with related nationwide and native companions organised.  Regional coordination platform idea finalised. Platform established. Advice on to strengthen coordination throughout the CP system submitted.	30 June 2024 (15 days)

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have… 

• A complicated college diploma (grasp’s or greater) in social science, human rights, psychology, or associated discipline
  required.
• A minimal of [insert years] of related skilled expertise in 
• Not less than 5-7 years {of professional} work expertise within the discipline of kid safety, social and authorized safety of youngsters within the Czech Republic required.
• Demonstrated expertise in working with Czech Authorities and native NGOs within the discipline of kid safety required.
• Data, experience and established file in managing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring baby safety system strengthening, emergency and post-emergency tasks desired.
• Expertise of cooperation with UNICEF or different UN Companies desired.
•  In depth expertise in analysing techniques and applications, ideas, pointers, sensible instruments and manuals desired.
• Expertise in working in emergency and refugee assist context is an asset. 
• Glorious writing expertise.
• Glorious analytical, advocacy, communication and negotiating expertise.
• Glorious staff working expertise and respect for range.
• Skill to work by networking and in partnership.
• Language Necessities: Proficient in Czech (native) and necessary fluency in English

 

The consultancy is open to candidates from the Czech Republic or these with a legitimate Czech Republic work allow, in addition to people with prior expertise in working with the Czech Republic Baby Safety system. Your submission ought to embody:

• A brief cowl letter, highlighting related expertise with comparable sort of assignments (max 300 phrases).
• CV of the person candidates
• Samples or hyperlinks to at the very least 2 associated items of labor beforehand carried out by the marketing consultant, should be supplied in English.
• Technical proposal 2 pages most
• Monetary proposal together with variety of days for enterprise the project, each day payment, journey prices. Journey prices might be pre-approved by UNICEF as per the UNICEF guidelines and rules for journey for consultants i.e., regardless of the space and length of the flight, most direct and economic system flight ticket shall apply.
• The monetary proposal ought to embody all potential prices associated to the implementation of the duties underneath the current TOR together with worldwide, inter-city and in-city journey bills and DSA. UNICEF doesn’t present or prepare medical health insurance protection. The monetary proposal should be submitted in a separate file of non-editable format (e.g., PDF). Consultancy charges must be damaged down to point out the main points for the below-mentioned deliverables.
• As it is a nationwide consultancy, all candidates ought to please point out VAT quantity individually within the Monetary Provide or clearly state if you’re non-VAT payer.
• This consultancy is homebased.

For each Baby, you show… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

  

To view our competency framework, please go to right here. 

  

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should replicate the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This will embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want cheap lodging through 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 baby safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background test. 

 

Remarks:  

 

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “employees members” underneath the Employees Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (equivalent to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service might be ruled by their contract and the Common Circumstances of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the cost 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 complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of totally vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply areas or immediately work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF during their consultancy contracts.