Panama: Consultancy: Assessment of “Meld punten” and guide technical discussion at the national Child Protection network meetings

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Panama
Closing date: 16 Oct 2017

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Assignment

To conduct an assessment on the functioning of the current centers, and recommending areas for improvement.

Guiding the technical discussion of the Child Protection Network meeting, sharing good practices of Global Child Protection networks from other countries and guiding the discussion on how Suriname can strengthen its system.

Assignment Tasks

Review of documents related to “Meld punten” and Child Protection related policies and legislation in Suriname.

Conduct interviews and FGDs with practitioners and policymakers in Paramaribo.

Conduct visit to 3 “Meld punten” and conduct interviews with professionals running the center, users, community leaders, practitioners and other stakeholders.

Write a short draft report with clear recommendations on the functioning of the “Meld punten” and suggested way forward.

Prepare and deliver a presentation on best practices of Child Protection Systems which can be used as basis for the discussion by the CP Network.

Guide the technical discussion of the CP Network

Write a report on the CP Network meeting and recommendations on its way forward.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Master’s Degree in Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, or related fields.

At least 8 years’ experiences in child protection including experience of conducting assessments of CP system.

Strong analytical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills English (Dutch is an asset

Please see Terms of Reference ToR .pdf

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Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable). Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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