Country: India
Closing date: 20 Feb 2019
LOCATION: Srinagar, with local travel within Jammu and Kashmir as mentioned in against deliverables.
DURATION OF CONSULTANCY: 10 months (Full-time consultancy)
CLOSING DATE: 20 February 2018
UNICEF Delhi Office is working on implementing the programme for children affected by the unrest in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, specifically in the Kashmir Valley.
With Kashmir’s history of political conflict, a significant portion of children have been affected/ stressed due to exposure to traumatic events in the Valley. In the present cycle of political crisis which is very distressing, children are now struggling with avenues to find play and learning opportunities and socialize with friends. Schools are closed for long periods of time and the external environment is not conductive for children to learn or play.
In this context, UNICEF, in partnership with NGOs proposes to continue and strengthen the existing intervention to engage with children, youth and community-based functionaries and provide opportunities for play and learning in their own communities and a platform to share their experiences and talk to their friends. The intervention will also focus on building a conductive environment for children through interaction with parents, conducting life skills courses and well as psycho social interventions with children. The intervention is implemented in highly affected 7 districts of Kashmir division. Keeping in view the disturbance as a regular feature in valley there is a need to have an ongoing program which will offer Safe Spaces for children during peace and normal times.
The proposed consultancy has been designed to provide technical oversight and monitoring of the implementation of the programme and is in continuation with the technical assistance plan developed in 2018.
The proposed consultancy has been designed to provide technical oversight and monitoring of the implementation of the programme and is in continuation with the technical assistance plan developed in 2017. Consultant would be recruited to provide the following full time support to the programme:
Consultant – Community based child protection program Psychosocial Support (PSS)
3. OBJECTIVE/S
The consultancy is related to the increased focus to programming in J&K build on last two years of work in the area of creating a preventive community based child protection mechanisms with focus on Community based child protection work including the child friendly spaces and especially work on PSS. It is expected that the consultant will support the outpost section CP J&K for technical oversight on the planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme activities in the state in the specific area.
4. MAJOR TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
Major tasks to be accomplished:
5. DELIVERABLES AND DEADLINES.
S. No.
Major Task
Deliverable
Specific delivery date/deadline for completion of deliverable (please mention as date/no. of days/month)
Estimated travel required for completion of deliverable (please mention destination/ number of days)
1
Provide assistance in coordination of Child Protection activities especially in PSS.
31st March 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
2
Monitoring and documentation
30th April 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
3
Technical support provided to implementing partners on PSS
31st May 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
4
CFS 2nd Phase program roll out completed
30th June 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
5
Replication and Scale up strategy
31st July 2019
10 days within Kashmir
6
Coordinate detailed activity plan with line department , and other stakeholders for sustainability
31st August 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
7
Update the programme process related data and progress reports
30th of September 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
8
Program review conducted with focus on PSS
31st October 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
9
Establishment of PSS referral System
30th of November 2019
12 days within 7 districts of Kashmir
6. DUTY STATION
Srinagar.
7. SUPERVISOR
Hilal Bhat, Child Protection Specialist, J&K
8. OFFICIAL TRAVEL INVOLVED (ITINERARY AND DURATION)
Local Travel within Jammu and Kashmir as mentioned in against deliverables.All the travel to districts within Kashmir will involve a day trip and will have no DSA implication.
9. ESTIMATED DURATION OF CONTRACT (PART TIME / FULL TIME)
1 March 2019 to 31 Dec 2019 (Full Time)
10. QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
• Masters degree in social sciences
• Five years of experience in the area of child protection/child rights/psychosocial programmes
• Ability to travel frequently (60% of the time)
• Knowledge of the local language
• Experience in working with government systems is an advantage
• Experience of having worked in a UN agency /International development organisation will be an added advantage
• Any experience of work in humanitarian situations will be additional
11. HOW TO APPLY:Your online application should contain fourseparate attachments:
Without the financial proposal template your application will be considered incomplete.
The selection will be on the basis of technical evaluation & financial offer in the ratio of 80:20.The criteria for technical evaluation will be as follows:
1. Relevant educational qualifications of the candidate (30 Marks)
3. Relevant work experience (50 Marks)
Total technical score – 80. Minimum overall qualifying score is 56. Only those candidates who meet the overall qualifying marks of 56 will be considered technically responsive and their financials will be opened.
For any clarifications, please contact:
UNICEF
Supply & Procurement Section
73, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Telephone # +91-11-24606516 (Direct)
Fax # +91-11-24391410; Email: barora@unicef.org
How to apply:
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