Consultancy: Emergency Preparedness and Response in the COVID 19 Pandemic, for Children Living in Institutional Care (open for national & international based in Timor-Leste)

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Under supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, provide technical support to the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion through the Child Protection Officers, for the emergency preparedness and response in the COVID 19 pandemic, for children living in institutional care, primarily related to case management and registration process.

WORK ASSIGNMENT

1. Conduct general mapping of residential care facilities

2. Revised, develop or adapt supportive materials and tools for registration and monitoring of children in residential and case management (register and monitoring sheet, record keeping, case management manual. including specific procedures for preparedness and response in emergency and during COVID-19 pandemic, guidelines for children in institutional care, among others).

2.1 Conduct a desk review of:

• The Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS)
• Technical note: Protection of Children during COVID 19 Pandemic
• Other procedures or guidelines to preparedness and response in emergency, including COVID 19
• Existing registration of children in residential care facilitates tools
• Regular monitoring tools to monitor children in residential care facilities wellbeing
• Case Management in residential care tools or files
• MSSI Social Solidarity Institution Decree Law, MSSI policy on residential care facility minimum quality care standard and MSSI Child Protection and GBV Case Management policy.

2.2 Identify, develop or adapt the supportive materials and tools to registration, monitoring and case management for children living in institutional care facilities, including specific procedures for preparedness and response in emergency and during COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Support the Child Protection officers of selected municipalities to register and case management of the children in institutional care facilities.

3.1. Coordinate with the CPOs and develop a work plan to support the registration and case management of the selected institutional care facilities.

3.2. With the CPOs and in coordination with the ICF’s technical team, visit the seven selected institutional care facilities and apply the registration and monitoring tools and case management to all the children living in the facilities.

4. Train MSSI CPOs to administer the developed tools: registration and monitoring of children in residential care tools, case management in residential care facilitates, and the guidelines to preparedness and respond in emergency and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. Support the planning and deliver of the wellbeing kit for COVID-19 mitigation, for children in institutional care.

 

DELIVERABLES:

1.  A mapping document, with the mapping assessment that includes the updated list of Residential Care Facilities in Timor-Leste, with geographical ubication, type of services provided, number of children, number of caregivers, type of administration – for example by NGO, the church or government, among other.

2.1. A brief report of the desk review

2.2 supportive material developed or adapted:

• Registration of children tools developed and tested
• Regular monitoring of children’s wellbeing tools
• Case management tools revised and tested
• Guideline with specific procedures for the preparedness and response in emergency and during COVID-19 pandemic.

3.1. A work plan to support the CPOs to register and case management of the selected institutional care facilities

3.2. A report that includes:

• Residential care profile developed for CPOs
• Children’s case file open in the selected residential care facilities
• Record keeping list developed for CPOs
• Recommendations and best practices

4. Training delivered for the CPOs; the report includes:

• Training agenda
• 10– 15 PowerPoints slides with interactive and engagement activities developed for the training
• the materials and tools developed
• attendance sheet
• one human interested history

5. Report that include the distribution calendar, talking points for the event, list of kits organized for the distribution, reception list signed by the institutions.

CONTRACT DURATION: 90 working days to be started as soon as possible.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, social sciences, community development or another relevant field;
• Minimum of 2 years professional work experience in social issues, case management and child protection is an advantage;
• Have training facilitation skills;
• Proven very good communication skills with government and community members;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Tetun
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Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV, technical and financial proposal by 18 March 2021.

For every Child, you demonstrate UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.