UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
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The consultant will provide the necessary technical expertise in justice tailored to the specific Ukrainian context.
The consultant will support the coordination between implementing partners and state counterparts at the national and sub-national levels to implement specific project activities. The Consultant will deliver expert services in the spheres of the Rule of Law, Access to justice, and Child rights protection, and is required to have cross-sectoral knowledge and competencies in order to complete the requested services.
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, hope
How can you make a difference?
Please find the attached ToR for details of the assignment.
All applications must include an all-inclusive proposal to be considered.
ToR_Consultant_Justice for Children_2024_CP.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
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Minimum requirements: |
Education
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Master’s degree |
Advanced degree (Master’s or equivalent) in one of the following fields is required: law, human rights, international relations. |
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Professional experience
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Minimum five years of work experience in justice and child protection. Experience in the development of the national child protection system with a focus on justice. Experience in coordination and cooperation with high-level national, and sub-national governments and with international/local CSOs working in the sphere of justice and child rights. |
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Language |
Ukrainian |
Proficient/Native [C2] |
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English |
Upper-intermediate [B2] |
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Skills and competencies |
The ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and deliver under pressure is a requisite. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organization tailoring language, tone, style, and format to match the audience. |
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.
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 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.
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