For every child, the right to Education
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) opened its office in Kyiv in 1997. Over the years, UNICEF has supported the Government of Ukraine in developing health, water and sanitation, education and protection programmes for children.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The purpose of the assignment is to support UNICEF Ukraine Country Office in transitioning the diversion to services model for adolescents in alleged conflict with the law from a conceptual and design stage to initial piloting across a number of selected Oblasts. The consultant will be expected to use the established legal, institutional and methodological basis to support with planning out and implementing the diversion to services mechanism by introducing practical tools, SoPs and procedures for consistent application across selected pilot sites. The consultant’s work will include facilitating discussions across key stakeholders, development of policy documents, strategies, operational plans and protocols for coordinated implementation. The key purpose of the consultancy is to facilitate preparation and stress-testing of the model prior to its pilot implementation; to ensure implementation of legally sound, robust and feasible model, which is based on relevant international standards, practices of other states and is child-centered. The consultant will aim to strengthen inter-agency cooperation and agency-level capabilities for fast, effective and quality decision-making in line with the diversion trajectory. Finally, the consultant will strengthen human and institutional capabilities of UNICEF’s implementing partner to plan, implement, assess the impact and expand the diversion mechanism. The ultimate purpose of the assignment is to ensure that diversion to services model is operational and scalable across Ukraine to be available to all children in alleged conflict with the law.
Minimum requirements
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
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