UNICEF is seeking a local consultant for Child Protection Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism in the Philippines.
Major Tasks
- Technical review and field verification of 2017-2018 cases of grave child rights violations.
- Prepare individual case files of verified grave child rights violations and update MRM database.
- Monitor development and facilitate referral of verified cases to appropriate agencies for response on grave child rights violations.
- Assist in building the national MRM technical and human resource capacity.
- Provide analytical and statistical support for the preparation of MRM reports.
Deliverables
- Updated individual documentation/ case files of grave child rights violations including actions taken (follow-up, referral, advocacy, etc.) on 2017-2018 cases of grave child rights violations.
- Monthly assessment on the data gaps of past and current cases of grave child rights violations, as well as the progress regarding the capacity-building of national partners on MRM.
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Quality inputs for the quarterly Global Horizontal Notes (GHN) for Q2 2018, and 2018 SG Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict.
Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant
- University degree in psychology, social work, or social science or other fields related to social development and humanitarian work.
- At least 120 hours of relevant training on child rights and child protection.
- Understanding of Philippine socio-political context, Child Protection system in the Philippines, knowledge of human and child rights would be essential.
- Experience in conducting field research and advanced skills in the documentation of human rights violations would be an advantage.
- Willing to travel in remote and conflict-affected areas.
- Fluent in English and knowledge of Filipino languages an asset.
- High level of writing and communication and computer skills.
- Dynamic, independent, self-motivated and well organized.
Application deadline is 25 April 2018.