International Consultant Team Leader
Organizational Context
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) seeks an International Consultant to lead a study on children's rights violations in Guinea-Bissau's Bolama-Bijagós Region, focusing on sexual exploitation. This role supports the PAPEV Project by providing recommendations for prevention, protection, and accountability.
Job Purpose
The International Consultant, serving as Team Leader, will spearhead a comprehensive, evidence-based study on children's rights violations, with a specific focus on sexual exploitation, within Guinea-Bissau's Bolama-Bijagós Region. This initiative aims to produce validated findings and practical recommendations to enhance prevention, child protection, referral mechanisms, accountability, and institutional responses. The study's outcomes will directly support OHCHR programming, government actions, and advocacy efforts under the PAPEV Project, contributing to improved child protection systems and the overall human rights landscape in the region. The consultant will ensure the study's methodology and analysis are contextually relevant and ethically sound, particularly concerning research involving children.
Responsibilities
The Team Leader will provide overall technical leadership for the study, ensuring effective coordination with the National Consultant. Key duties include conducting a thorough desk review of relevant legislation and data, developing the study methodology and research tools, and adapting them to the local context. The consultant will lead field research in the Bolama-Bijagós Region, supervising data collection through interviews and focus groups while adhering to ethical standards. Responsibilities also encompass coordinating and supervising all technical aspects of the study to ensure quality and timely delivery, integrating child protection, human rights, and gender equality perspectives. The role involves leading data analysis, preparing draft and final analytical reports, and presenting preliminary findings at validation meetings. Ensuring compliance with ethical research standards for children and submitting all deliverables on time are critical aspects of this position.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of extensive professional experience in child protection, human rights, or research is required. Demonstrated experience in conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research and producing policy-oriented analytical reports is essential. Previous experience in West Africa or similar contexts, and with UN agencies or international organizations, is highly desirable.
Skills
Technical leadership, study planning and organization, research methodology development, qualitative and mixed-methods research, policy-oriented report writing, child protection systems knowledge, human rights expertise, gender equality integration, ethical research practices, team coordination, stakeholder consultation, data analysis, project management.