India: (National) Child protection Consultant

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: India
Closing date: 20 Feb 2019

LOCATION: Srinagar, with local travel within Jammu and Kashmir as mentioned against deliverables.

DURATION OF CONSULTANCY: 10 months (Full-time consultancy)

CLOSING DATE: 20 February 2018

BACKGROUND / RATIONALE

UNICEF Child Protection section is working in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014. UNICEF has successfully invested in technically supporting the government of J&K in creating child protection structures in the state in the last five years. These structures are anticipated to deliver the desired service in the form of care and protection of children, juvenile justice and appropriate care options and implementing other provisions of the juvenile justice system and corresponding child protection service. The new child protection cadre in the state needs handholding, mentoring and skills development which shall be the key role of UNICEF with the state Govt in the coming years. As per the RWP signed with the state Govt, there will be enhanced support to technically supporting the child protection structures in enabling them to deliver child protection service to the children in the state. The ongoing conflict in the valley has exacerbated the child protection needs of children due to prolonged unrest and border firing.

In the past five years with the establishment of child protection structures, the rule of law has been to a great degree enforced with the transfer of all cases of children in conflict with law form the normal courts to the Juvenile Justice Boards. There have been increased regulation of various homes run by state and non-state actors. Although many milestones have been achieved so far there is much to be done in the coming years. The focus has to be specialised skill based training of various verticals under Child Protection service for instance on specialised training of counsellors and on protection officer Institutional care has been imparted so far.

In this context, UNICEF, in partnership with Govt of J&K, Govt Medical College and NGOs proposes to scale up the technical support to the department in various ways. Some of the key approaches to this work will be drawn from direct action on ground which UNICEF is implementing with various civil society organizations. A key part of this technical support will be enabling the state to articulate its position with reference to care of children. Preliminary assessment suggests that there are heavy resources which are generated locally but are mostly spent on institutionalization of children. There is an urgent need for proposing an alternative to the existing institutional care models which will be supplemented by various non-institutional care alternatives like sponsorship and foster care. With the child protection service in its nascent stage, there is also need for exploring sustainable rehabilitation, reformation and healing models for both the types of children who are in conflict with law as well as those in need of care and protection.

The proposed consultancy has been designed to provide technical oversight and monitoring of the implementation of the ICPS and Juvenile Justice and initiating care reforms for children in the state which will include shift from institutional to non-institutional care. A consultant would be recruited to provide the following full time support to the programme:

PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT

Consultant – Child Protection System

Providing support to the CP section (J&K) of the UNICEF India Country office for technical oversight on the planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme activities in Jammu and Kashmir with the Social Welfare Department, Govt of J&K and High Court Committee on Juvenile Justice.

Provide technical support and guidance on the work being done by District Child Protection Units and responding to the program requirements based on emerging needs.

Travelling extensively to programme implementation sites to support counterparts, monitor the quality of programme implementation and suggesting corrective measures

Providing technical assistance to the implementation of programme monitoring and reporting

Assist C.P Section in planning and effective implementation of child protection programs in the state and support the implementation of the same across state

Initiating a state level care reforms plan and assisting the child protection specialist to implement the same in collaboration with ICPS and social welfare department

Developing a plan which will guide the state to bring a shift in care practices from institutional to non-institutional care options focusing on non institutional alternative care models both in govt and private run orphanages/institutions.

Participate in relevant meetings and events at the district state level and submit the minutes as required

3. OBJECTIVE/S

Given the increased focus to programming in J&K built on last five years of work especially in the area of Strengthening the systems and initiating Care Reforms, it is expected that the consultant will support the CP J&K programme for technical oversight on the planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme activities in the state especially in areas of Child Protection Systems and Care reforms.

4. MAJOR TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED

Major tasks to be accomplished:

Support developing annual and rolling workplans with various Govt departments including Social welfare, Health, Police and Judiciary.

Support C.P section in J&K in regular and timely coordination with various partners for implementing the ongoing RWP between J&K Govt and UNICEF.

Support in planning and execution of various capacity building programs based on agreed workplans.

Extensive travel (60% of the time)to the programme sites and provide supportive supervision to the partners and the team and submit timely trip reports

Coordination with other line departments (Social Welfare, ICPS, police and district administration)

Monitoring of the programme implementation

Consolidate inputs and provide the required reports and documentation

Planning, capacity building and Co-ordination support

Under the supervision of C.P Specialist initiate planning child protection programs with various state departments and support in implementation of same.

Provide assistance to coordinate the rollout of implementation of the new programme components in Jammu & Kashmir especially streaming the child protection structures in the state so that desired service are delivered by them for the children in the state.

Assist partners in implementing the programme based on mutually agreed workplans strengthening community based child protection program with increased focus on non-institutional care options for the children in the state.

Coordination with various agencies including Social Welfare Department, ICPS, Govt Medical College and J&K High Court committee on Juvenile Justice

Monitoring, and Documentation

Travel extensively to programme implementation sites to support the CP Specialist and partners in monitoring the quality of programme implementation and suggesting corrective measures

Regularly update the programme process related data and support CP Specialist in monitoring the activities

Consolidate required inputs from across partners for the CP activities

5. DELIVERABLES AND DEADLINES.

1 Provide assistance to the CP Specialist in planning and execution of quality programs in Child protection

Support provided in implementation and monitoring of Annual plans /Rolling workplans approved especially with reference to Child Care Institutions and care reforms in J&K 31st March 2019 12 days Jammu

2 Coordinate with Social Welfare Department for implementation of activities

Implementation plan developed, SOE submitted.

30th April 2019 12 days Jammu

3 Coordinate Judiciary for planning and implementation of activities on Child Protection

Training calendar developed, and implementation started

31st May 2019 6 days Srinagar

4 Coordinate with various departments for capacity building programs and carry the same in accordance to the approved work plans

Training on Alternative Care delivered.

30th June 2019 10 days within Kashmir

5 Coordinate with various departments for capacity building programs and carry the same in accordance to the approved work plans

Training on CCIs and MIS delivered

31st July 2019 10 days within Kashmir

6 Coordinate the rollout detailed activity plan with SWD, High Court, and other partners of the

programme

Detailed implementation plan developed.

31st August 2019 10 days within Kashmir

7 Update the programme process related data and progress reports

Compilation of programme monitoring reports – and Development of Annual and Rolling workplans with various partners.

30th of September 2019 10 days within Kashmir

8 Regularly update the programme process related data and support CP Specialist and developing a strategy for development /implementation of activities as per RWP.

Strategy developed, and approved strategy note submitted

31st October 2019 10 days within Kashmir

9 Consultation with the State for the drafting of new action plan on child protection

Consultation held and draft action plan developed.

30th of November 2019 12 days Jammu

10 Collect, aggregate and submit report on MRM in J&K

Inputs compiled from the partners and other sources and submitted on monthly basis.

31st December 2019 12 days Jammu

6. DUTY STATION

Srinagar with frequent travel to Jammu

7. SUPERVISOR

Child Protection Specialist, J&K

8. OFFICIAL TRAVEL INVOLVED (ITINERARY AND DURATION)

Local Travel within Jammu and Kashmir largely need based. Any travel to districts within Kashmir will involve day trips and will have no DSA implication

9. ESTIMATED DURATION OF CONTRACT (PART TIME / FULL TIME)

March1 2019 to Dec 31 2019 (Full-time)

10. QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

• An advanced degree in social sciences or Bachelors Degree in Law

• Five years of experience in the area of child protection/child rights

• 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:

A Cover letter explaining the motivation for applying and also explaining how the qualifications and skill-set of the candidate are suitable for this position (to be uploaded online)

Curriculum Vitae (CV) (to be uploaded online)

A financial proposal indicating deliverable-based lumpsum fee as per template attached below. Please do not forget to specify your name in the file and include your signature, while saving. (to be uploaded under other supporting documents).

FINANCIAL BID TEMPLATE CP Consultant Systems and Care.docx

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.

Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

The financial proposals of only those candidates who are found technically appropriate will be opened.

Joint applications of two or more individuals are not accepted.

Incomplete applications, submissions without all required documents or submissions after the deadline will be invalidated.

Please note, UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the process.

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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