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BACKGROUND
UNICEFs Strategic Plan (2022-2025) recognizes the impact of migration and displacement on children. The Strategic Plan renews the commitment to combat xenophobia and discrimination; ensure access to basic services without discrimination based on a childs migration status; prevent and mitigate harmful practices like child immigration detention and family separation; and ensure that migrant and displaced children are engaged and empowered to reach their potential. UNICEFs Child Protection Strategy (2021 2030) also recognizes the focus on strengthening gender-sensitive national child protection systems that promote continuity of care for children throughout their migration journey, including in the country of origin, transit, and destination. In line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEFs Child Protection Strategy reaffirms that the principle of the best interests of the child is a guiding principle for all child protection interventions.
UNICEF South Africa has been implementing a programme entitled as The EU Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration programme, funded by the European Union (EU), and co-funded and implemented by a partnership between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to the effective protection of children on the move and the realization of their rights through child protection systems that provide quality integrated services, alternative care and mental health and psychosocial support. The programme seeks to document and share lessons learnt and best practices towards the use of alternative care options to replace immigration detention. The programme focuses on two regions and four countries: El Salvador and Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LACR); and South Africa and Zambia in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR).
UNICEF South Africa is thus seeking an expert EU Reporting Consultant who will lead the development of the final reporting on programme implementation of the EU Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration programme, as well as the management response to the final evaluation of the programme and build capacity of implementing partners on donor report.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Under the supervision of the Child Protection Manager, the consultant will lead the final reporting on programme implementation in South Africa for the Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration programme in line with the EU reporting regulations. Further, the consultant will 1) conduct a desk-review of existing donor reports from implementing partners and global reports to identify what information we already have for the EU final report template and external report, and 2) identify what the information gaps are the consultant may need to ask for additional information from implementing partners to fill the gaps. Finally, the consultant will develop a concept note for fundraising.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will help UNICEF South Africa, in collaboration with the two regions and four countries: El Salvador and Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LACR); and South Africa and Zambia in Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) to develop a final donor report in line with the global EU reporting regulations, UNICEF regional and global reporting frameworks.
Outputs/Deliverables
- Conduct a desk review of existing information, identify information gaps and develop a template for collecting missing information
- Develop final narrative report of the EU Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration programme
- Draft a Concept note for children on the move fundraising
Tasks Deliverable/output Timeline/deadline Payment schedule Conduct a desk review of existing reports, collect missing information Desk review report 15 working days
(August) 17% Develop final narrative report of the EU Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration programme 1. EU final narrative report submitted to the donor
- External country level report for internal advocacy 20 Working Days
(October) 25%
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
- A Masters degree (or higher) in International Development, Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, Social Science, Statistics, or other relevant field.
- At least ten years of relevant work experience in areas of child protection reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
- Extensive experience in EU reporting, monitoring and evaluation standards is added advantage
- Excellent research, analytical, documentation and report writing skills.
- Minimum four years' experience in research and statistics on migration/forced displacement
- Proven experience in developing analytical works in the field of migration or related domains.
- Excellent knowledge of migration data sources at global, regional and national levels is required.
- Experience delivering results independently and at a distance in a timely fashion.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the worlds most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How To Apply
Qualifying candidates should respond to the advert online indicating their ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in USD) to undertake the terms of reference above (including admin cost if applicable), as well as your proposed plan on how you would undertake this assignment as part of the cover letter.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered staff members under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEFs policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
