National consultant to support implementation of child protection activities in preventing harmful practices and violence against children (Homebased with occasional office presence as required)

Contract Duration – 10.5 months

Working arrangement: Remote with occasional office presence as required.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

UNICEF is seeking to recruit a national consultant to provide technical support in preventing harmful practices and violence against children. The consultant will support these efforts by strengthening national and community capacity, including assisting the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) and the Ministry of Population and Family Development (BKKBN) in improving family-based services and parenting programs that address child marriage, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and violence against children, while also engaging children and youth organizations for advocacy. The role will involve mainstreaming violence prevention in education by coordinating with relevant ministries, contributing technical inputs to key documents, and advancing policy discussions. Moreover, the consultant will support efforts to generate demand for child protection services by reducing stigma against women and child survivors of violence through community-based social and behaviour change interventions, strengthening the capacity of service providers to deliver inclusive and sensitive care, and enhancing coordination between community mechanisms and UPTD PPA and other child protection services to improve case management, referral mechanisms and build community trust.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Consultancy for Harmful Practices.pdf

Minimum requirements:

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• Education: Bachelor’s in social work, psychology, development studies, gender studies
• Work Experience:
  • At least 5 years of working experience in child protection, particularly on prevention of harmful practices and violence against children
  • Extensive technical and practical expertise on capacity building; good communication and facilitation skills are an asset.
  • Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia
  • Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: 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 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 persons 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 promote 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): 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 advance to the next stage of the selection process. Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
    • Good understanding of government mechanisms at national and subnational level
    • Strong analytical and writing skills in English
    • 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) Financial proposal for the Consultancy for Harmful Practices.docx