UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Protection!

UNICEF, in collaboration with the inter-Government and UN Taskforce on the Handover Protocol, is looking for a consultant for six months to develop a training manual on Child Rights and Child Protection for commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the Nigerian Army, to be integrated and institutionalized in the relevant training curriculum on the relevant military training entities across Nigeria. The training manual strives to make Child Rights and Child Protection an integrated part of the general training military staff receives.

How can you make a difference?

Scope of Work

The Consultant working under the supervision of the UNICEF Child Protection Chief, in close collaboration with the Child Protection Manager in Maiduguri and the Child Protection Officer in Abuja, will be responsible for the following:

• Develop an inception report that outlays the methodology for the assignment and data collection.
• Conduct a desk review of existing national and international handbooks and training manuals and materials for military entities on Child Rights and Child Protection.
• Hold technical and stakeholder consultation sessions with relevant military, government and child protection institutions, including at the field level.
• Draft a training manual, curriculum and tools (incl. trainers’ guide) based on the existing materials and consultation sessions, applicable to the Nigerian context.
• Identify and train the lecturers who will be providing the training, with the trainers guide, in each of the military institutions.
• Pilot the Child Protection training within the military institutions.
• Obtain feedback from the rollout and incorporate it into the training module.
• Finalize and validate the training manual, curriculum and tools by the relevant military and government institutions.
• Develop a training role out strategy for each army training facility

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here  TOR _Consultancy contract – Training Manual-.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) or academic background in international law, child rights, international development, international relations, or conflict studies.
• Minimum of 7 years experience working on relevant topics, including child protection, international law, education, and Civil military affairs.
• Ability to work with and manage various stakeholder expectations, such as government officials, and work within strict timelines – Experience working with the military preferable.
• In-depth understanding of the national and international Child Rights legislation and frameworks.
• Work experience within the context of Northeast Nigeria – Strong communication capacity in written and spoken English.
• Excellent research and analytical writing skills.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Applicants must submit their financial and technical proposals along with this application. Applications without these will not be considered. Use this form to provide your financial proposal. 

 All-Inclusive Financial Proposal Form-Current.docx

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.