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Find out how UNICEF programmes drives change for children in Timor-Leste by visiting https://www.unicef.org/timorleste.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of child protection and in close collaboration with the child protection specialist the incumbent will support the child program team and the government partners to approach its data work more systematically. To this end, she/he will be responsible to provide technical support and oversight to Government partners to operationalize and use systems and tools to generate data, to spearhead new solutions to improve data for children as well as provide better services. Internally, she/he will support the child protection section to improve the generation and use of data, by regularly analyzing trends in critical areas, including new and emerging issues (E.g. online sexual abuse and exploitation); and will provide technical guidance to monitor the Child Protection program against outcome and output indicators.

WORK ASSIGNMENT:

I. Inception

1.1.1. Conduct a desk review of existing documents, focusing on the DMIS assessment, concept note on the birth registration programme,

1.1.2. Conduct interviews and consultations with partners and UNICEF.

1.1.3. Develop a workplan and timeline, including monthly deliverables based on the desk review and the consultations.

1.2.1. Conduct a desk review of existing documents, focusing on CPIMS and Primero related documents, child online protection.

1.2.2. Conduct interviews and consultations with partners and UNICEF.

1.2.3. Develop a workplan and timeline, including monthly deliverables based on the desk review and the consultations.

II. Provide technical support to MoJ to strengthen its Demographic Management Information System (DMIS) in line with the recommendations of the assessment of the DMIS conducted in 2023

2.1.  Develop system design document, including inputs from the MoJ, MoJ IT vendor/Department, UNICEF and based on the DMIS 2023 (this should include recommendations for both software development, upgrade and hardware needs, User Guides and User Manuals, as well as enhancement of user interaction and outreach component).

2.2. Prepare Technical support for the implementation of the system design document, including providing training, holding workshops, review, monitoring and reporting.

III. Provide technical support to MSSI to strengthen its Child Protection Information Management System aligned with child protection system strengthening, climate smart social services and social service workforce strengthening

3.1. Provide technical support to MSSI to design and operationalize the CP-IMS, including a monitoring framework for child protection, capacity development plan, specification on the users, functionalities, source of data, processes to obtain data and reports. The CP-IMS will also need to include a specific section dedicated to collating data and monitoring progress on SDG targets and its implementation for the government.

3.2.  Provide technical oversight to Government to operationalize Primero digital case management system, including through capacity building and to strengthen their utilization Social service workforce human resource information system (HR MIS)

DELIVERABLES:

1.1.  Workplan and timeline based on the TOR, desk review and the consultation (including the desk review and consultation report) – 5 days in June

1.2.  Workplan and timeline based on the TOR, desk review and the consultation (including the desk review and consultation report) – 5 days in June

2.1. Presentation of system design document to Ministry of Justice (final after incorporating inputs from a consultative workshop) – 20 days in July

2.2.1. Two trainings conducted to the Ministry and Municipality officials on the improvement of the system (3 days each, total 6 days in October)

2.2.2.  Regular monitoring and oversight of the system with MoJ and relevant Municipalities – Two reports submitted, including based on monitoring from the field (one mid-term and one final) – 14 days in October

3.1.  Presentation of the CPIMS Strategic Plan for the government, including monitoring Framework containing metadata on core indicators and data collection methodology and sources to be endorsed by MSSI aligned with the with child protection system strengthening, climate smart social services and social service workforce strengthening (20 days in November)

3.2. Regular monitoring and oversight of the system with MSSI and relevant Municipalities – Two reports submitted, including based on monitoring from the field (one mid-term and one final) – 20 days in May 2025.

TOR

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

• A bachelor’s degree level in social sciences IT, law, public administration, public management or in an equivalent area.
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in designing, developing and deploying information/data management systems. Experience in the design of CRVS or child protection information management system, Primero or other system of managing data through technology is an asset.
• Experience of data analysis, and providing training to government and end users in data and information management is asset.
• Fluency in English is required.

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 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.