How can you make a difference?
UNICEF seeks to engage an individual consultant to (1) develop a series of advocacy briefs on tackling child labour and related child rights issues through responsible business conduct, grounded in gaps and needs in existing approaches; and (2) identify and deliver strategic opportunities to position and disseminate these briefs to key stakeholder groups, including governments, private sector actors, industry platforms, and multi-stakeholder initiatives across high-risk sectors.
This consultancy supports UNICEF’s efforts to advance holistic, child rights-based approaches that combine robust human rights due diligence (HRDD) with systems-strengthening measures that address the root causes of child labour in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).
The consultant will produce a series of advocacy briefs and a stakeholder engagement plan built around tailored engagement approaches for relevant governments, companies, industry actors, investors, and other relevant stakeholders. These will set out clear, actionable messages on how business practices, purchasing decisions, investments in social services including social protection, child protection, education, and engagement in community-level systems can reduce the drivers of child labour and help prevent adverse impacts across supply chains while reinforcing alignment with States’ obligations to realise children’s rights and companies’ responsibility to conduct human rights due diligence under the UNGPs. Considerations for measuring and reporting results should be integrated throughout.
Minimum requirements
- Prior work with UNICEF, ILO, or similar international agencies is an advantage.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and receive and integrate feedback from multiple UNICEF teams
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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.
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
The understanding of the objectives and scope of the assignment;
The key child labour and child rights issues that should be considered within a human rights due diligence approach;
The proposed methodology and approach for delivering the assignment;
Any specific insights, challenges, or opportunities they anticipate and how these would be addressed.
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.