National Consultant for Child Protection in Emergency , Child Protection Section, UNICEF Lao PDR office, Vientiane, 9 months, Home based with trip

Contract Duration – 9 months

Working arrangement: Home Based with trip

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to strengthen child protection preparedness, response and recovery for children and families living in disaster- and climate-vulnerable communities in Oudomxay, Savannakhet and Saravan province. The consultancy will contribute to the Child Protection component of the UNICEF-supported “Disaster Risk Reduction for the Most Vulnerable Children” initiative, which seeks to strengthen child-sensitive disaster risk reduction and the capacity of social service workforce and communities to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This consultancy will contribute to the UNICEF Lao PDR Country Programme Document (CPD) 2027–2031, outcome 4: “By 2031, more children and families in climate- and disaster-vulnerable areas are protected by child-sensitive risk information and early warning systems and use climate-resilient WASH, health and education services,” and outcome 3, which aims to ensure that adolescents, particularly those who are vulnerable and marginalized, use inclusive child protection and social protection services.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  Tor x TMC0007242.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Master`s university degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, Community Development, Humanitarian Studies, or a related field
• Work Experience:
• At least 3 years of professional experience in child protection, social welfare, community-based protection, or humanitarian programming.
• Demonstrated experience in child protection in emergencies (CPiE), disaster risk reduction (DRR), psychological first aid (PFA), and safeguarding.
• Experience in capacity building, training delivery, coaching, and mentoring of social service workforce and community.
• Skills (optional):  
• Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, Community Development, Humanitarian Studies, or a related field.
• Strong coordination, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in Laos and English languages
• Desirables: Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, government counterparts, or development partners is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal TMC0007242.docx

Remarks:  If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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