PSEA and GBViE Specialist Consultancy

Job Title: PSEA and GBViE Specialist Consultancy

Organization: UNICEF

Job no: 565171
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Suva, Fiji
Level: Consultancy
Location: Fiji/Pacific Island Countries
Categories: Gender Development

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, freedom.

In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria. 

All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here www.unicef.org/pacificislands. 

How can you make a difference? 

In 2018, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) adopted a Plan for Accelerating PSEA at Country- Level, with three main priorities: (i) safe, accessible, and dignified reporting that is gender and child sensitive; (ii) quality SEA survivor assistance; and (iii) enhanced accountability, including through prompt and respectful investigations. To implement the global framework on PSEA, UNICEF Pacific has developed a MCO PSEA Action Plan for 2022. The PSEA Action Plan includes MCO activities such as risk assessments of Implementing Partners (IP), development of internal procedures and training of UNICEF and government and CSO IP personnel and strengthening of the organizational capacity of CSO Implementing Partners (IP) in prevention, reporting, referral and investigation.

GBViE risk mitigation, prevention and response is a new, cross-sectoral, commitment, in the UNICEF Core Commitments for Children (CCC) in Humanitarian Action revised in 2020. The indicator “Number of women, girls and boys accessing GBV risk mitigation, prevention or response interventions” is now mandatory in Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) Plans. Under this commitment, UNICEF aims to (i) mitigate the risk of GBV across humanitarian sectors; (ii) prevent GBV by addressing its underlying conditions and drivers; and (iii) support GBV survivors with access to comprehensive services. As responsibilities for GBViE cut across all sections, UNICEF EAP Regional office has requested each Country office to nominate two focal points for GBViE, one leading on GBViE programming and one working on risk mitigation within sectors (other than child protection).

How can you make a difference? 

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative of Programmes, in close collaboration with the Chief of Child Protection, Emergency Specialist and Gender and ADAP Specialist. The consultant will be based in the UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office in Suva, Fiji. Travel to other Pacific countries may be required from time to time, specifically to conduct capacity-building initiatives.

Please refer to the TOR for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

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

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or above) in Social Sciences, in particular international development, gender and human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant Field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in managing and coordinating programmes related to prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), child safeguarding, and gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE), .
• Demonstrated technical expertise in the areas of PSEA, child safeguarding and GBViE programme development, coordination and implementation.
• Experience developing and conducting trainings related to PSEA and GBViE.
• Experience developing organizational policies and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills: cultural sensitivity; communication; facilitation.  
• International professional experience in several developing countries is required. Experience in working in the Pacific region will be considered to be an asset.
• Proficiency in English

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

Remarks:  

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. 

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. 

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

Advertised: 21 Aug 2023 Fiji Standard Time
Deadline: 27 Aug 2023 Fiji Standard Time

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