UNICEF is advertising this individual consultancy for the purpose of putting in place technical guidance note and policy directive in support as well as develop a range of child and family package that will support the family based care of children with disabilities.
Scope of Work:
The consultancy contributes to UNDAF Strategic Results Area 2, Outcome 2.6. By 2022, marginalized and vulnerable people have increased access to and utilize social protection, and services for prevention and response to gender-based violence and violence against children.
In the UNICEF Country Program Document, the assignment contributes to: Outcome 3 (Child Protection ): Children and adolescents are increasingly protected from exposure to HIV and AIDS, violence, abuse, exploitation and harmful cultural practices, and benefit from increased access to prevention, care, treatment, support, justice and other services needed to ensure their physical, mental and social wellbeing. Output 3.4, Activity 3.4.9 on strengthening the care reform mechanisms and interventions in line with National Guidelines for Family Care Alternative for Children in Kenya and soon to be endorsed Care Reform Strategy (2021 -2031).
Goal and Objectives:
The goal of this consultancy is to develop age and gender sensitive technical guidance note, policy directives, standard operation procedures and a range of child and family packages that support children with disabilities to remain within families and for those in residential care to be reintegrated back to their families or placed in alternative family care arrangement. This is within the spirit of the National Care Reform Strategy (2021-2031) that emphasize the prioritization of children with disabilities within the care reform agenda.