Convocatoria para expresiones de interés: Lista de Pre-seleccionados (Roster) para Consultorías en el área de Protección de la Niñez, Nicaragua

Organizational Context

UNICEF's fundamental mission is to promote and protect the rights of all children and adolescents, ensuring their integral development and well-being without discrimination. The equity strategy emphasizes the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children and families, translating this commitment into action by creating safer environments and improving access to protection services.

Job Purpose

UNICEF Nicaragua seeks qualified Child Protection professionals to join a pre-selected roster for technical support. This roster will be used to contract consultants for both development and humanitarian settings, based on UNICEF's needs and availability. Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee immediate employment but allows candidates to be contacted for future opportunities. Detailed terms of reference will be shared with pre-selected candidates when assignments arise. The roster is valid for 36 months and serves as a pool of experts for short and long-term assignments, supporting UNICEF's mandate to ensure children's rights and well-being.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of consultants on this roster is to provide technical support in Child Protection to UNICEF Nicaragua. This includes contributing to the prevention and response to violence, including gender-based violence, and upholding children's rights. Consultants will work on programs related to gender, positive masculinities, prevention of early unions, mental health, positive parenting and discipline, and birth registration. They will also support efforts to strengthen child protection systems and promote inclusive, equitable, and peaceful societies. Consultants may be involved in designing sustainable and transformative solutions by applying social and behavioral sciences. Specific tasks will vary based on the assignment, potentially involving remote work with possible field travel. The role involves working with child protection programs, child safeguarding, gender issues, violence prevention, social programs, and child protection systems.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience is required in fields such as child protection programs, child safeguarding, gender, violence prevention, social programs, and working with child protection systems.

Skills

Child Protection Programs, Child Safeguarding, Gender, Violence Prevention, Social Programs, Child Protection Systems, Technical Support, Program Development, Humanitarian Response, Development Contexts, Mental Health Support, Behavioral Sciences

Explore related opportunities