National Consultant - Capacity Building PSEA for Government Ministry

Contract Duration - 5 months

Working arrangement: Office Based with travel

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

This role will provide newly designated PSEA Focal Points within government ministries with essential knowledge, practical skills, and tools to prevent, detect, and respond to SEA in a survivor-centered, confidential, and coordinated manner, in line with inter-agency and national frameworks.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0001901 External ToR Template NEWW.docx

Minimum requirements:

Education: Advanced university degree (bachelors) in social sciences, law, protection, public administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in PSEA/GBV/protection programming and capacity building in humanitarian or public-sector contexts. Prior engagement with government counterparts on PSEA is key.
• Proven experience designing and facilitating Arabic-language PSEA/GBV/GENDER training for government counterparts; ability to adapt materials to context.
• Demonstrated knowledge of inter-agency PSEA standards, survivor-centered approaches, and safe disclosure and referral procedures.
• 8 years of experience in violence prevention and positive parenting responsive programming at the national and international level, preferably served in a developing country, is required.
• Consultant must have completed at least two high-quality research reports in that period, at least two of them being related to early childhood or violence-related response.
• Demonstration of excellent writing skills and strong communication, particularly for the development of technical documents, is essential.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the latest developments and issues related to violence against children and/or parenting are essential.

Skills:

Familiarity with Syrian government and public institutions and referral pathways; strong coordination skills with government and UN/INGO partners is key.

Language Requirements:

Excellent Arabic writing and facilitation skills; working proficiency in English is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) TMC0001901 Financial proposal template NEWW.docx

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advanced to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.